Atlanta Hawks coach and former Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer met with reporters before tonight’s game with his former team. Here’s the transcript from that session.
Q: Even with Kawhi Leonard’s improvement and LaMarcus Aldridge’s arrival, how important does Parker remain for Spurs?
A: “I think he’s very important. The way they play, they’re all very important. They work well together. But Tony has been the guy that kind of starts the engine when he’s aggressive and in attack mode. He can really set everybody up, including himself. He has been and always will be critical to them.