Pro a – Parker Will Play with Asvel

Pro A – Parker will play with ASVEL

Tony Parker confirmed Wednesday in the columns of the team that will play under the colors of Villeurbanne in ProA during the NBA lockout. Vice President ASVEL, the leader of the Blues will receive 1500 euros a month from his pocket and pay the insurance demanded by the Spurs.

Tony Parker A Pro is no longer a fantasy but now a reality. The triple NBA champion (2003, 2005 and 2007), MVP of the finals in 2007 with the San Antonio Spurs hexagonal tread the floors to defend the colors of the ASVEL, club of which he is vice president and director of operations basketball throughout the duration of the NBA lockout. Ironically, he will find the Pro A decade after leaving, with his first professional club, Paris (October 14).

ticked off at $ 50 million for four years with the Spurs, who lifted the last obstacles to joining into the Rhone. Thus, it was Parker himself who will carry out insurance (190,000 euros up to December) when he will receive the minimum wage (in 1500 euros). “I decided to play for Asvel. It was a logical choice for me to play in France, to come and help my club,” said L’Equipe to the recent silver medalist of the Euro. Parker will attend his first workout Monday at 10:30 am and can not match against Roanoke this weekend: “I wanted to play, I am in shape (…). My insurance told me that the papers would not ready in time. “

“I want to move my club”

“What motivates me is really playing in France, before my friends, my fans. It’s not as if I had something to prove. It is primarily the desire to come and help the ASVEL motivates me. I want to make my club, “says TP. The arrival of Tony Parker ProA, even temporary, is a huge spotlight on the championship after those already confirmed to Nicolas Batum (Portland) in Nancy and Sy Pope (Atlanta) at Gravelines, not to mention that of Boris Diaw ( Charlotte) in Bordeaux, Prob club of which he is president.

Of course, their presence depends on the evolution of the NBA lockout. But trends are not optimistic about the recovery of the season. The NBA has canceled the rest of his pre-season matches and now goes to the cancellation of the first two weeks of the regular season Tuesday after the failure of negotiations between the new franchise owners and players. According to the NBA boss David Stern, the discussions ended when the players have sent a plea of ​​receiving the proposal the owners to share a 50/50 revenue from North American League.