I think Parker has all the markers of aging badly, but at the same time he has that shiftiness, savvy and innate scoring mentality that's actually a bit similar to Andre Miller. Miller's low key but is one of the most consistent players in the league, defying all odds of a sudden impact drop. I think Parker has the ability to be in that mold. I don't think he'll go gonzo like Kidd and suddenly develop legitimate three point accuracy at the back end of his career, plus he's nowhere near Kidd's level of passing ability or defense. With the amount of young guys on this team that were homegrown from year after year stocking up draft picks, we could sure use a veteran as well. I'm also a fan of players who spend all of their careers on one team playing heavy minutes before being traded to us--shows that the player has a winning pedigree and should be valued, and Parker is a Spur for 10 years. Mad props, and that's actually all the more alluring to me.
Cons: if we do get him, he might be hard to trade..he has that stigma of being a slashing guard in his 30s, and GMs tend to know that doesn't bode well. He'll be the 33 at the end of his deal, and even if he reaches Andre Miller like comparisons, he might not be good for the team as a whole. But...for the 7th pick? I'm mixed here. While I'm am not enamored with the guys overall at this pick, but there are two I like who will 95% be available when we pick: Tristan Thompson--who's not really getting the love in the high end and while he's not a star, he does remind me of a young pre-arthroscopic Kenyon Martin. Of course, I'm very intrigued by Biyombo as well, but both of these guys. Like Kemba Walker as well, but he's a 70 degree fit rather than purely perpendicular. We're also drafting at the range where a highly touted prospect could drop to us, like the aforementioned Kemba. Lots of possibilities to explore. So I'm intrigued by our pick...but looking at Parker within team construct, this is probably just a 50 degree fit. I mean, the guy's veteran leadership/championship pedigree/uni-team experience aspect is awesome and all that, but his ball-dominating, rim-slashing (might deteriorate with age, unless the Andre Miller route) abilities don't get with Reke's, and the skillset duplication and the lack of floor spacing with our guard corps could hurt the team in the long run (we're not exactly the best shooting team either, so this doesn't make sense for the time being).
I mean, there's a ton of reasons in the first paragraph that show Parker's allure here, but if we're swapping a very young, very good defensive presence in Thompson/Biyombo or a young waterbug (Kemba) for a much older waterbug (Parker), it doesn't make much sense here. Say Parker doesn't pan out after a year--shows trading the aforementioned defense for a has-been makes us the real losers of the trade. While Parker's leadership will help in the short term, even if he pans out I believe there might be a Brandon Roy-Andre Miller type situation brewing long term--two guys who can't optimize and who need the ball who just can't coexist, and it becomes alpha-dog type bickering. Reke and Parker are super nice, but if on-court play screws up win/loss totals, this can devolve rather quickly. So at the end, even if Parker maintains his value, I don't think the team as a whole can win out from this trade whatever the scenario.
Cons: if we do get him, he might be hard to trade..he has that stigma of being a slashing guard in his 30s, and GMs tend to know that doesn't bode well. He'll be the 33 at the end of his deal, and even if he reaches Andre Miller like comparisons, he might not be good for the team as a whole. But...for the 7th pick? I'm mixed here. While I'm am not enamored with the guys overall at this pick, but there are two I like who will 95% be available when we pick: Tristan Thompson--who's not really getting the love in the high end and while he's not a star, he does remind me of a young pre-arthroscopic Kenyon Martin. Of course, I'm very intrigued by Biyombo as well, but both of these guys. Like Kemba Walker as well, but he's a 70 degree fit rather than purely perpendicular. We're also drafting at the range where a highly touted prospect could drop to us, like the aforementioned Kemba. Lots of possibilities to explore. So I'm intrigued by our pick...but looking at Parker within team construct, this is probably just a 50 degree fit. I mean, the guy's veteran leadership/championship pedigree/uni-team experience aspect is awesome and all that, but his ball-dominating, rim-slashing (might deteriorate with age, unless the Andre Miller route) abilities don't get with Reke's, and the skillset duplication and the lack of floor spacing with our guard corps could hurt the team in the long run (we're not exactly the best shooting team either, so this doesn't make sense for the time being).
I mean, there's a ton of reasons in the first paragraph that show Parker's allure here, but if we're swapping a very young, very good defensive presence in Thompson/Biyombo or a young waterbug (Kemba) for a much older waterbug (Parker), it doesn't make much sense here. Say Parker doesn't pan out after a year--shows trading the aforementioned defense for a has-been makes us the real losers of the trade. While Parker's leadership will help in the short term, even if he pans out I believe there might be a Brandon Roy-Andre Miller type situation brewing long term--two guys who can't optimize and who need the ball who just can't coexist, and it becomes alpha-dog type bickering. Reke and Parker are super nice, but if on-court play screws up win/loss totals, this can devolve rather quickly. So at the end, even if Parker maintains his value, I don't think the team as a whole can win out from this trade whatever the scenario.
