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NBA Free Agency 2016: 5 targets for Spurs

By Brad Weiss

SAN ANTONIO,TX - MAY 10: Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs reacts during game against the Oklahoma City in game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at AT
SAN ANTONIO,TX - MAY 10: Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs reacts during game against the Oklahoma City in game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at AT /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 01: Mike Conley #11 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts to a called foul during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on February 1, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Memphis defeated New Orleans 110-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 01: Mike Conley #11 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts to a called foul during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on February 1, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Memphis defeated New Orleans 110-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Mike Conley. 4. player. 211. . Point Guard. Memphis Grizzlies

Mike Conley is a top free agent point guard, and the Spurs would be a much better team if he was on their roster. The only issue is they have a future Hall of Famer playing point guard for them already, even though he is on the decline slope of his career.

Tony Parker has led the way for the Spurs for the last 15 years, starting for the team since he was a 19-year-old. He is royalty, and the Spurs are notorious for being loyal to their players. Conley would expect to start wherever he signs, so the Spurs would have to make a tough decision either way.

Adding Conley would be an obvious upgrade over Parker, as he is a better defender at this point, and his youth would provide a nice transition to the future. Parker would have to take a bench role, and though he is a team player, there is no telling how he would react to that kind of request.

Conley makes the Spurs a better team tomorrow, and he could learn a lot from a player like Parker. He has said going to the Spurs worries him because Parker is there, so it will be interesting to see how this one plays out.

Though younger than Parker, Conley is already 28 years old, and he will need to start thinking long-term if he wants to win a ring in his career.

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