NBA Rumors: Hawks May Not Fully Fly With Injury-Prone Parsons

Chandler Parsons started off his career on a high note with the Houston Rockets before injuries started to slow him down. After moving to the Dallas Mavericks in 2014, things have simply spiraled for the 6-foot-10 forward. He got a new lease to try and resurrect his career with the Memphis Grizzlies, but he hardly made a difference. Now, he is trying to rise again, this time with the Atlanta Hawks.

The Hawks will be Parsons' fourth NBA team since invading the league back in 2011. Memphis traded the veteran forward in exchange for Miles Plumlee and Solomon Hill. According to the New York Post, it was practically an even swap between the two ballclubs. Parsons is owed $25.1 million next season while Hill and Plumlee account for a combined $25.3 million. As far as value for the assets gotten, the Grizzlies may have gotten a bit of an edge with Hill. Plumlee, like Parsons, has been plagued by injuries so he will be looking to bounce back hard as well this coming season.

For Parsons, it will be interesting if he can last the whole 2019-20 NBA season. After signing a four-year deal with Memphis worth about $94 million, the 30-year-old small forward hardly saw action on the court. Last season, he only played in 25 games and averaged 7.5 points and 2.8 rebounds.

Hill and Plumlee did not exactly have the best of performances last NBA season either. Hill played in 44 games and averaged 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds while Plumlee only saw action in 18 games last season, averaging 4.4 points and 2.2 rebounds. In the eyes of many, the deal may look minor although it was more of moving assets and the money tied up to all the players involved, the Associated Press reported.

Parsons gets another lease on life to show he still has what it takes to help an NBA team. He has hardly recalled the deadly form that made him a top prospect when he was still with the Rockets and the Mavericks. The Hawks are hoping to get some firepower from his next season. If he fails to deliver or show he is worth every penny of his contract, he could be traded once again or maybe even waived. This is assuming, of course, that Atlanta has no immediate plans of dumping him.