<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Atlanta-waives-Chandler-Parsons-and-his-25.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Hawks waive Chandler Parsons and his $25.1 million deal to complete 4-team trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-02-05T08:09:24-08:00">February 5th, 8:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-02-05T08:09:24-08:00">February 5th, 8:09am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks are waiving Chandler Parsons in the wake of Wednesday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-news-rockets-hawks-timberwolves-nuggets-agree-to-4-team-trade/" rel="noopener noreferrer">four-team mega-deal</a> in order to complete the trade, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1225072187276775425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1225072187276775425&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D717725%26action%3Dedit" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</a> Parsons is making $25.1 million this season in the final year of his contract, and he’s currently out indefinitely <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-chandler-parsons-involved-in-car-crash-following-practice/" rel="noopener noreferrer">after suffering serious injuries in a car crash.</a></p><p>The Hawks finally got their man in Clint Capela, as they now have a legitimate center to pair alongside cornerstone superstar Trae Young. In the process, they parted ways with Evan Turner and his expiring deal, as well as a 2020 first-round pick (from the Brooklyn Nets). That’s quite the steal for Capela, who averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/capelca01.html#all_per_game">13.9 points</a> (on 62.9 percent shooting), 13.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.8 blocks in 39 starts for the Rockets this season.</p><p>Veteran big man Nene is also heading to Atlanta in the deal, so the Hawks had to clear up a roster spot to bring in two new players, regardless if they intend to waive Nene. With Parsons sidelined, it only made sense to remove him from the books.</p><p>Parsons made only five appearances for the Hawks this season after coming over from the Memphis Grizzlies in a trade involving Solomon Hill and Miles Plumlee. Parsons averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parsoch01.html#all_per_game">2.8 points</a> and 1.4 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game of action. He will be turning 32 this season, and at this point, his time in the NBA may be over.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Hawks waive Chandler Parsons and his $25.1 million deal to complete 4-team trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Hawks-news-.3Austin-Rivers-says-Chandler-Parsons-is-_doing-better_-after-scary-car-accident.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Hawks’ Austin Rivers says Chandler Parsons is ‘doing better’ after scary car accident</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-20T19:17:50-08:00">January 20th, 7:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-22T11:57:12-08:00">January 22nd, 11:57am</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers shared that Chandler Parsons of the Atlanta Hawks is ‘doing better’ after his scary car accident.</p><p>Last week, Parsons was involved in a car accident as he was driving home from practice in the Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven. According to his lawyers, he was hit by a driver who was reportedly charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Rivers said that he reached out to Parsons’ friends and family.</p><blockquote>“I called and talk to his friends and family last night,” Rivers said, per <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Austin-Rivers-says-Chandler-Parsons-car-wreck-14990214.php">Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle</a>. “It’s scary what happened to him. It’s very unfortunate what happened. They seemed in good spirits last night about the fact he’s doing better. I didn’t talk to him, obviously.”</blockquote><h2>Parsons Reportedly Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury</h2><p>According to his legal team, the 31-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury, disk herniation, and a torn labrum. The Hawks, for their part, said that Parsons has been diagnosed with a concussion and whiplash. He’ll undergo the league’s concussion protocol.</p><p>The main focus lies on regaining his health. Whether or not he’ll suit up again in still unclear. Parsons and his crew are going through the recovery process step by step.</p><p>Parsons joined the Hawks this season following a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. In five games donning the Hawks jersey, Parsons averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parsoch01.html">2.8 points</a> and 1.4 rebounds. The forward was drafted 38th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Tagged as a journeyman, the Florida native has played for the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks before joining the Grizzlies in 2016.</p><p>–</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on <a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, and like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>. 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Hawks’ Austin Rivers says Chandler Parsons is ‘doing better’ after scary car accident

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Hawks-news-Atlanta-spoke-to-Evan-Turner-Chandler-Parsons-about-being-inactive-for-foreseeable-future.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks spoke to Evan Turner, Chandler Parsons about being inactive for foreseeable future</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-03T15:56:40-08:00">January 3rd, 3:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-03T15:57:11-08:00">January 3rd, 3:57pm</time><address><a>Ashish Mathur</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Atlanta Hawks veteran small forward Evan Turner says the Hawks spoke to him and Chandler Parsons about being inactive for the foreseeable future.</p><p>Atlanta wants to play its young guys more moving forward:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Evan Turner is not active tonight for the <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hawks</a> and said the team talked to him and Chandler Parsons, who has played in six games this season, about being inactive for the foreseeable future as ATL goes with younger players. Turner is a definitely buyout candidate.</p><p>— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/1213236696696991745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>The Hawks acquired Turner this past summer from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/portland-trail-blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> in the Kent Bazemore trade. The Chicago native has appeared in 18 games this season for the Hawks and is averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/turneev01.html">3.3 points</a>, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 38.1 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>Turner is making $18,606,557 this season, the final year of his contract. Parsons meanwhile, is making $25,102,511, also the final season of his deal. Atlanta can’t wait to get Parsons’ contract off its books.</p><p>A report from ESPN on Friday said the Hawks have had talks with the Detroit Pistons about possibly acquiring All-Star center Andre Drummond. Atlanta could build a trade package around Turner and Parsons for Drummond since the Pistons would love to get expiring contracts in return for their All-Star big man.</p><p>Turner, the second overall pick in the 2010 draft, has career NBA averages of 9.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 704 games with the Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Blazers and Hawks.</p><p>Parsons, 31, has played in just five games this season for the Hawks. He’s been a shell of himself over the past few seasons because of knee injuries. The swingman has career numbers of 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists with the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Hawks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks spoke to Evan Turner, Chandler Parsons about being inactive for foreseeable future

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chandler_Parsons_says_not_being_able_to_play__sucks__insists_he_s_healthy_and_ready.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Chandler Parsons says not being able to play ‘sucks’, insists he’s healthy and ready</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-12-23T07:49:47-08:00">December 23rd, 7:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-12-23T07:50:15-08:00">December 23rd, 7:50am</time><address><a>Bruno Manrique</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Chandler Parsons has been cast out since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/atlanta-hawks/">Atlanta Hawks</a> traded for Solomon Hill and Miles Plumlee after spending his last three seasons with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/memphis-grizzlies/">Memphis Grizzlies</a>. Derailed by a wave of injuries and poor performance upon his return, Parsons has been unable to regain his footing after inking a four-year, $94.4 million deal with the Grizzlies during a wild 2016 free-agency period.</p><p>Now he’s struggling to get on the court, appearing in only four games this season and averaging 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. The Hawks could have used some help at power forward after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/john-collins/ad8f09b5/">John Collins</a> was suspended for 25 games due to use of a banned substance, but head coach Lloyd Pierce chose to go with a committee while starting Jabari Parker, leaving Parsons very little room to prove himself.</p><blockquote>“It sucks. It really sucks,” Parsons told <a href="https://hoopshype.com/2019/12/23/chandler-parsons-interview-max-contract-playing-time-new-deal/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bryan Kalbrosky of HoopsHyp</a>e. “Obviously, I want to play. I want to help. I’m healthy and I’m in a contract year, so I want to show the team that I’m healthy and I can play and I can definitely help this team win. But at the same time, I understand the objective here and I understand the operation and knowing that development, so I’m just staying ready. Like I said, I’m being a leader and being a good locker room guy. Whenever he wants to play me, I’ll be ready.”</blockquote><p>Parsons is unlikely to get a contract as massive as the one he secured after a successful stint with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/">Dallas Mavericks</a>, and his future could be in serious jeopardy if he can’t find a team willing to give him minutes to prove his worth in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Chandler Parsons says not being able to play ‘sucks’, insists he’s healthy and ready

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Chandler-Parsons-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Chandler Parsons Yet To Make Decision About Option For 2016-17</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2016-04-07T08:40:35-07:00">April 7th, 8:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-04-27T19:39:42-07:00">April 27th, 7:39pm</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>With the salary cap set to boom this offseason, it seems like a foregone conclusion that every quality player with an opt-out clause will utilize it in order to make more money on the open market.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/chandler-parsons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chandler Parsons</a> of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/mavs/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dallas Mavericks</a> doesn’t seem too sure just yet.</p><p>“That’s something that we’ve got to figure out,” Parsons told <a href="https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/QAMavs040616-15144693/dallas-mavericks-chandler-parsons-recovery-recruiting-looming-opt-decision">Tim MacMahon of ESPN</a>, when asked if he’ll be back with the Mavs. “Obviously, I’ve been extremely happy here, and I think I’ve made it very vocal that I love Dallas. I love the organization.”</p><p>Parsons has $16 million on the table for the taking, but he expects to make quite a bit more as a free agent. Apparently, he’s looking at the max.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chandler-parsons-out-for-year.jpg"><figcaption>USA Today</figcaption></figure><p><b>RELATED: <a href="https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1001176" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dallas Mavericks Make Hilarious “Zoolander” Parody</a></b></p><p>“We’ll see what the value is,” said Parsons. “Obviously, the market is going very high up, and a lot of guys are getting paid a lot of money. You see where your value is, you see what the market is for free agents this summer around your caliber and your position. Last (contract), it was max, so we’ll see what it is this summer.”</p><p>It’s important to note that Parsons opting out doesn’t necessarily mean he’s leaving Dallas. In fact, it might lead to him continuing his career with the Mavericks for many more years to come.</p><p>“Free agency is a fun time, and obviously I have the opportunity here to opt out,” Parsons said. “That’s not necessarily to leave Dallas. That’s maybe to sign a longer-term deal here. There’s a lot of options.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>