"Tony Parker arrived in San Antonio in the summer of 2001 a skinny, unknown French point guard in an era when European players were still more novelty than necessity.

All Spurs coach Gregg Popovich asked him to do was replace the only championship point guard the franchise had ever had.

On a Saturday night more than a decade later, in the Spurs' 107-96 victory over NBA-leading Oklahoma City, Parker replaced Avery Johnson in the record books. With nine assists, Parker passed Johnson as the team's all-time leader with 4,477.

Popovich, ever the whip to Parker's backside, feigned being unimpressed.

"He's been here a long time," Popovich said with a shrug and, if you looked closely enough, a smile. "He should have a lot of assists.""