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The San Antonio Spurs today announced that the team has signed guard Tony Parker to a multi-year contract extension. Per team policy the terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Parker, the Spurs’ first round draft pick in 2001 (28th overall), has appeared in 234 regular season games averaging 13.1 points, 5.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 32.6 minutes per contest. Parker has led the Spurs in assists in each of his first three seasons. He also led the team in steals as a rookie in 2001. Parker, 22, has started 229 of the 234 games that he has appeared in.

The 6-2 guard has also appeared in 44 playoff games for the Spurs averaging 15.7 points, 4.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 35.0 minutes per game. Parker is among the Spurs all-time playoff leaders ranking sixth in assists (195), eighth in steals (44) and fifth in 3PT-FG made (42). He started all 82 regular season contests and all 24 playoff games in helping lead the Spurs to the NBA Championship in 2003.

Parker became the youngest player to ever appear in a Spurs uniform on 10/30/01 making his debut at 19 years, 166 days. Later that season he became the first foreign-born guard ever to be named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Before joining the Spurs Parker spent two seasons with Paris Basket Racing in the French A League. He averaged 14.7 points, 5.6 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2.03 steals in 2000-01 on his way to being named to the 2001 French All-Star team.