Here we go again! San Antonio Spurs' point-guard, Tony Parker, is involved in a new trade rumor. This time it involves the Indiana Pacers.

In an ESPN/SportsNation chat with Chad Ford, he had this to say when asked about Parker's future in San Antonio:

What would you say the chances are the Spurs would trade Tony Parker? And have you heard anymore or anything at all about them trading up in the draft to get Favors?

I believe they're open to it if they can get two young assets in return. I think San Antonio understands that if they don't start rebuilding now, it could be two late. If they could get two high picks or one high pick and a young player, I think they'd do it. One scenario floating out there is Parker for No. 10, Troy Murphy (in the last year of his contract) and Brandon Rush.

My first reaction is who can the Spurs get at number 10 in the 2010 NBA Draft? We all know the team needs size. Second, if true, this will mean George Hill would obviously take the reigns at point-guard and I do not feel he is ready to take on the role of the floor-general.

He is the Spurs' most tradeable asset. He has an expiring contract, considered one of the NBA's better point-guards, is still young, and has plenty of trade value. Spurs fans know Parker has made it clear he wants to remain a Spur but with all these trade rumors involving him, one has to begin to wonder if he is being used as trade bait.

What are your thoughts Spurs fans?

Once again, the kind folks at San Antonio's WOAI TV invited Project Spurs to be a part of the Sports Roundtable.  This time, Project Spurs' very own Mike De Leon joined this edition of the show.

On the Sports Roundtable, Mike joins friend of Project Spurs, Humbie Cervera and Kyle Boenitz of WOAI.  They discuss what the Spurs need to address in the off-season, thoughts on Roger Mason, Tiago Splitter, and much more!

Oh and Mike defends Rasho Nesterovic when he was with the Spurs.

Thanks to Bob Gambert of WOAI for inviting Project Spurs once again!

Project Spurs had the privilege to interview Rider's Ryan Thompson.

Thompson worked out with the San Antonio Spurs earlier this month and will be having his second workout with the Spurs this week scheduled for Wednesday.

In this exclusive interview he gives Spurs fans an inside look into what a pre-draft NBA workout is with the Spurs.  He talks about his first workout with the Spurs when he went up against Andy Rautins, Willie Warren, Paul George and Brian Davis.

He also talks about what he can give the Spurs should they draft him, advice from his older brother, Jason Thompson, of the Sacramento Kings, and has a special message for Spurs fans.

Thompson will be back on the Spurscast to tell us how his second workout with the Spurs went. So stay tuned for that!

Good luck Ryan! Show the Spurs what you got! Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ryt5.

Please excuse the audio quality as we had some technical issues but it is a a great interview nonetheless.

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To all of those who are serving our great Republic of the United States of America and those who given their lives defending this country, we here at Project Spurs want to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day.

Though we cover the San Antonio Spurs, we recognize any hardwood "battle" pales in comparison to what today signifies.

No Spurs game or moment can compare to honoring the brave men and women who fight or have fought for our great Republic.

With the 2010 NBA Draft inching closer and closer, the San Antonio Spurs continue to evaluate players who might fit their needs when the team drafts at number 20 and 49.

According to The Trentonian, on May 12, 2010, the Spurs worked out Rider's Ryan Thompson.

Thompson talked to The Trentonian by phone before boarding a flight for San Antonio, where he'll work out Wednesday for the Spurs.

Thompson is a 6'6" shooting-guard/small-forward who averaged 17.2 points, shot 42% from the field, 32.4% from the three-point line and averaged five rebounds for Rider. During the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, he led the tournament in scoring and was named to the all-tournament team.

Thompson is also the younger brother of Sacramento Kings' Jason Thompson.

San Antonio Spurs' point-guard, Tony Parker, has been at the center of many trade rumors recently. There were reports he was offered to New Orleans for Chris Paul, rumors he wanted to play with New York Knicks, and finally Parker saying he wants to remain in San Antonio.  But just because Parker says he wants to remain a Spur does not mean the Spurs will entertain offers for him. The following is from the Ohio News-Herald.com.

The Spurs will listen to offers for guard Tony Parker over the summer, but they are not "shopping" him. He is entering the final year of his contract worth $13.5 million.

Spurs' guard, Manu Ginobili and wife, recently gave birth to twins, Dante and Nicola.  So what did Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich have to tell Ginobili on being a father?

"The only thing we've told him is, ‘You have no clue how your life is going to change; and double so with twins,' " Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

Rumor has it that Real Madrid is willing to dish out some serious money to acquire Tiago Splitter and other players to remain competitive.

According to talkbasket.net, Real Madrid is targeting Splitter among several other players.

The main targets of the club this summer are:

Sergio Rodriguez, Vassilis Spanoulis, Milos Teodosic, Alan Anderson, Mike Batiste, and Tiago Splitter. The club is particularly interested in Vassilis Spanoulis and Tiago Splitter.

The club is said to be willing to spend up to 8-10 million euros net on each player in order to secure both Spanoulis and Splitter, because the club believes this would allow them to win the ACB and Euroleague championships next season.

Now there is no official statement from Real Madrid so take it for what it's worth.

However, if true, then this could present a problem for the San Antonio Spurs in convincing Splitter to play for the team next season for the mid-level exception and pass up a pay-day from Real Madrid.

In case you missed it, on February 18, 2010, San Antonio Spurs' guard, George Hill, had his college jersey retired from his alma mater of IUPUI.  He became only the third player from IUPUI to have his jersey retired.

Congratulations to Hill. Well deserved!

We'll hear a lot of names thrown around this summer as part of the big free agent class of 2010. It's still unsure, though, if the Spurs will do much, considering the most they can offer is the mid-level exception, which some expect will go to Tiago Splitter.

Going into free agency, the Spurs' biggest need is a shot-blocking center that they can start aside Tim Duncan, so I've decided to highlight some of the free agent bigs available and list them by tier.

The "Keep Dreaming" List

Chris Bosh, Amar'e Stoudamire, David Lee.

Unless there's a sign and trade involving one of the big three or possibly rights to Splitter and a few other players, this is still very much a pipe dream.

The "Do We Really Want Him Back" List

Nazr Mohammed, Kurt Thomas, Francisco Elson, Rasho Nesterovic, Fabricio Oberto.

I thought Rasho was a bit underrated when he played for the Spurs and while Oberto was not the shot-blocking imposing center the Spurs needed, he did the small things that were missed this season. I might think about bringing Thomas back, but he is 37 and the Spurs could use some fresh legs in the post.

The "Modern Maturity" List

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal, Brad Miller.

While Ben Wallace is no longer the imposing force he once was, he still gets work done on the boards and swats his fair of shots when given playing time. I can't see O'Neal taking that big a pay-cut.

The "Please Make It Happen" List

Joel Przybilla, Tyrus Thomas (restricted), Brendan Haywood, Kenyon Martin, Tyson Chandler.

Pryzbilla has been on my wish-list for a while now. He's a shot-blocking beast and with all of the bigs Portland has signed, I'd be surprised to see him stay with the Blazers. I've always been of fan of Thomas and I think he showed in the playoffs that he is more than potential. Haywood had some very good games with Dallas, but he'll likely stay there and I'm interested to see if Chandler is more than just a system player. Martin may not be a center, but he's a very good defensive player and he'll swat his share.

The Rest

Jason Collins, Shelden Williams, Jamaal Magloire, Joel Anthony, Primoz Brezec, Darko Milicic, Oleksiy Pecherov, Josh Boone, Jarron Collins, Channing Frye, Kyrylo Fesenko.

Or we could just keep Ian Mahinmi. But I think he may have a better chance of not fouling out of a game than getting re-signed by the Spurs.

With the San Antonio Spurs 2009-2010 season over and all the Tony Parker trade rumors, Tiago Splitter talk, etc., here is some great news we here at Project Spurs overlooked but deserves its proper recognition.  Our bad!

Alonzo Gee was named the 2010 NBDL Rookie of the Year.

"Austin Toros guard Alonzo Gee, who ranked in the top 10 in the NBA D-League in regular season scoring, has been selected by the League’s 16 coaches as the NBA Development League’s 2009-10 Rookie of the Year. Gee will be presented with the award by Chris Alpert, Vice President of Basketball Operations and Player Personnel for the NBA D-League . . ."

Here is what Toros' coach, Quin Snyder had to say on Gee winning this award:

“On behalf of the Toros and Spurs organizations, we are pleased and excited to have been able to share in Alonzo’s success this year. It has been a privilege to coach him,” said Quin Snyder, Toros head coach. “He has been relentless in his commitment to develop as a basketball player and most importantly, Alonzo is a great teammate. He is a young man that has had a positive impact on all of us, and we congratulate him on the award.”

Congratulations Alonzo!

This season, Gee was called-up to the Washington Wizards where he averaged 7.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 16.5 minutes.

The Spurs have a team option to pick up his final contract year which is set to pay him $762, 195.00. Gee was signed by the Spurs late in the 2009-2010 NBA season.