The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most decorated franchises in NBA history, and their domination over the league has been on and off for the last 20 years. There were many parts of that domination, from executives like RC Buford and Gregg Popovich, to legends of the team like Tim Duncan. One of those legends is certainly the French veteran point guard Tony Parker.
Parker was the integral part of almost all championships in San Antonio (except the first one in the Popovich era), and he has been an integral part of the Spurs in the first round of these playoffs. However, he fell against the Rockets with a serious left quadriceps injury, and he is projected to be out until January of 2018.
Along with the injury, he could face some contract uncertainty, as he is entering the last year of his current contract. However, he has never been a free agent in the league, always signing the extension before the season starts, and he hopes this trend continues. In an interview with French RMC Sport, he talked about his future in the league.
“I hope that the Spurs will offer me a final contract.” Parker said. “I will be entering my final contract year, it will be the first time in my career that I will be free-agent. I've already said it several times, I want to play three more seasons, do the 20 seasons with the Spurs, and I think it's two decades. I want to continue to perform well on the floor.”
Parker also shared some words about his injury.
“Mentally, you must be strong to come back from an injury like this. I do not want people to think it was my last game, that I was not going to come back, because in my head, I will come back.”
If there is anything well known about the Spurs, it is the health of their organization, and that health can best be seen in their treatment of their legends, such as Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili who retired and will retire, respectively, as members of the Spurs. Parker will end his career as a Spur, even though there are talks of Chris Paul considering them in free agency this summer.
The amount of money he receives will probably lean towards five to seven million per year, or even less, but Parker will without a doubt retire as a Spur.
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