It’s draft week! That means it’s time for the seven of you who read these missives to buckle in cause I got 3,599 words of draft talk for you.
HISTORY
Tony Parker is the reason Sam Presti is an NBA general manager. As a wunderkind in the San Antonio Spurs organization, it was Presti that championed the selection of Parker with the 28th pick of the 2001 draft. For a team like the Spurs, who had just been swept in the Western Conference finals, finding a player that could even crack the roster late in the first round was a pipe dream. At the behest of a 23-year old, fresh off receiving a Communications degree, the Spurs got a star that helped them build a dynasty.