{"id":16123,"date":"2018-07-06T17:20:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T21:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=16123"},"modified":"2018-07-06T17:21:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T21:21:24","slug":"report-tony-parker-charlotte-hornets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/07\/06\/report-tony-parker-charlotte-hornets\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Tony Parker Signs With Charlotte Hornets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, point guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/parketo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Parker<\/a><\/strong> has signed a two-year, $10 million deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/charlotte-hornets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a>. After Parker&#8217;s teammate from international play, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/batumni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicolas Batum<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; who also plays for the Hornets &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicolas88batum\/status\/1015313250739785728\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hinted at the signing<\/a> on Twitter, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN officially broke the news and contract details:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tony Parker has agreed to a two-year, $10M deal with Charlotte, league source tells ESPN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1015316805596930048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Until this point,\u00a0the six-time All-Star and four-time NBA champion spent his entire career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/san-antonio-spurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>. However, that tenure has come to an end. Parker, a 17-year veteran in San Antonio, is one of the best point guards to ever play in the NBA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Tony Parker Signs With Charlotte Hornets<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Parker\u2019s contract will carry him through the 2019-20 season. The Hornets are in need of a point guard amidst trade talks of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkeke02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kemba Walker<\/a><\/strong>. Parker fits Charlotte\u2019s system very well.<\/p>\n<p>Over his career, Parker has become one of the best players to ever wear a Spurs uniform. He has been injury-prone, but when fully healthy, Parker will be able to effectively score in Charlotte. However, he may never return to his All-Star form, as his last All-Star appearance was in 2014. NBA fans, and Spurs fans especially, haven\u2019t seen the best version of Parker in years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This move comes after all of the trade talks of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/strong>. Shopping Parker to Charlotte gives leeway for the younger\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/murrade01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dejounte Murray<\/a><\/strong> to start at the point moving forward. Also, this gives Parker a fresh start after playing in the Lone Star State for his entire career up until now.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, Parker will provide veteran experience and scoring as the backup point guard for Charlotte. The Hornets will need to rely on Parker to stay healthy in order to get him in full form.<\/p>\n<p>If Parker can remain healthy throughout next season, the Hornets could get their money\u2019s worth in this deal and potentially be a playoff team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"aUa46xB9SFZ1oF2KwT4ZlA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/456856038\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'aUa46xB9SFZ1oF2KwT4ZlA',sig:'xO3PopBdbGLbuc-zU4d3eJSJvLxf2pRE1Szr9nr_8M8=',w:'594px',h:'426px',items:'456856038',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Parker has signed a two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets. 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