Heading into his 17th season in the league, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker is dealing with much uncertainty surrounding his career.
Parker is currently recovering from a ruptured left quadriceps tendon that he suffered in the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. Since then, he has been steadily recovering from the injury with eyes toward returning at some point early this upcoming season.
The 35-year-old recently gave an update on his rehab to Tom Osborn of MySanAntonio.com with eyes toward making a return around late November.

“I think I need another two months,” he said. “My goal is to come back at the end of November, which would be almost two months ahead of what was announced just after the operation, where we were talking about mid-January.”

This would put him about a couple of months ahead of the original timetable while missing just a few weeks of the regular season. However, the Spurs are likely to take the precautionary route with Parker given the severity of the injury and his age. The franchise can ill-afford for him to suffer any setbacks because of his important role on the team.
Parker is coming off another campaign where he experienced a drop in production to 10.1 points per game, which is the lowest total since his rookie campaign. He is also set to head into the final year of his deal with San Antonio where he will make $15.4 million.