Parker returned to action tonight, playing 18 minutes (8 points on 3-7 shooting) in the Spurs' 100-99 win in Minnesota.
In other news, Brent Barry was waived by Seattle in order to make roster space for the incoming Donyell Marshall, Ira Newble, and Adrian Griffin. Barry will be placed on waivers, and only a few losing teams (Charlotte and Memphis) could afford to sign him. Teams with a trade exception could also make a run at him (this includes Phoenix). In case you were wondering, he can be resigned by the Spurs after 30 days.
And yes, that would be awesome.
Update: ESPN's John Hollinger, one of their better stat gurus, has this to say about the Spurs trade:
They needed another tough hombre in the frontcourt, especially with Robert Horry on the wane, and definitely got one in Thomas. He defends and can space the floor for Tim Duncan by hitting 15-footers from the free-throw line area, so in those respects he's a better version of Fabricio Oberto -- he just doesn't move without the ball like Oberto does.
The risk for San Antonio is that Barry will be bought out, sign with another team and start raining 3s on them in the playoffs. But with Barry sidelined by a calf problem, that's less of a risk -- if he'd been healthy the Spurs probably wouldn't have done this deal.
Additionally, the trade takes San Antonio under the luxury tax line. In fact, here's the really crafty part: They're now just enough under that they can sign a veteran free agent for the prorated league minimum and still avoid the tax. Somebody like, I don't know ... Brent Barry?
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