Aside from adding Rudy Gay, the San Antonio Spurs were pretty quiet in free agency. They brought back guard Patty Mills and big man Pau Gasol as well, but more or less the core of the team remains the same. They’ll have to turn to that group to stem the tide while Tony Parker recovers from his quadriceps injury and Parker, for his part, is still aiming for a January return. Jeff Garcia of News4SA.com has more on Parker’s plans:
San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker is on the mend after suffering a left quadriceps injury in last season’s playoff run. However, since then, he is having himself a speedy recovery and is optimistic he’ll he back on the court in 4-5 months time in a sit down interview with Argentinian TV LPG TV.
“It’s OK. It’s OK. It’s getting better and better. I’m starting to run like a little bit. I’m walking pretty well. I think it’s still going to be a long process. It’s still going to take like another four or five months but I am very happy in with the progress. I am in advance in my rehab.”
Parker also touched on the return of Manu Ginobili and is hoping the team can win a title for Manu if next season is his last.
“Hopefully we can finish with the championship for Manu’s last year hopefully but we never know if it’s going to be Manu’s last year. Maybe he’s going to come back again. As long as he keeps playing, everybody’s going to be happy.”
Check out the full interview as Parker also speaks about the defending champs Golden State where he says it will be hard to dethrone them, Head Coach Gregg Popovich, the future of the team, becoming a team owner and much more.
