San Antonio Spurs Rumors: Tony Parker to Retire after his 20th Season?

The San Antonio Spurs and Tony Parker are not planning on partying ways any time soon. The French player revealed that his plan is to record 20 seasons with the Spurs before retiring. Parker, 33, is entering into the 15th year of his career.

"The Spurs know I want to play until I'm 38," Parker told Yahoo! Sports in a recent phone interview. "That will be 20 seasons for me. That's my goal. This year is No. 15. And if I'm lucky enough and I'm healthy, hopefully I can play 20 seasons and then I'll be ready to retire."

Parker, who will be playing in the first year of his three-year, $43.3 million contract, reportedly wants another three-year contract after this deal ends. That contract would be his final one in the NBA.

Parker has generally stayed healthy throughout his entire career with the exception of last few seasons. Last year, he played in 68 regular season games and dealt with a left hamstring strain.

"Last year was the first year in my whole career where I had a lot of nagging injuries," Parker said. "When I compare to all the other guys when you look at D-Rose [Derrick Rose], [Paul] George and Wesley Matthews, I feel very lucky and blessed that I have been able with my little body to play all those years."

In order to prepare mentally and physically for the upcoming season, Parker stated that he sought advice from Steve Nash. Nash, who is a part-time consultant for the Golden State Warriors, played in the league until he was 41.

"I just wanted to see what he was doing and what could be helpful," Parker said. "Everybody is different and does different stuff that works for them. But because he was a point guard like me with a great example of longevity who was still great at 38, an All-Star at 38, what did he do to make sure his body was ready? The main thing I learned is to do the routine every day. When you're young you want to go out and play right away. But it doesn't happen like that for me anymore. You have to make sure that you do all the exercises even when you feel good."

Parker is optimistic that he will be able to bounce back this year.