Anthony Parker

Anthony Parker

Parker with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009
Orlando Magic
Position	General Manager
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1975-06-19) June 19, 1975 (age 49) Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois)
College	Bradley (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1997–2012
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	12, 24, 8, 18
Career history
1997–1999	Philadelphia 76ers
1999–2000	Orlando Magic
2000	Quad City Thunder
2000–2002	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2002–2003	Lottomatica Roma
2003–2006	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2006–2009	Toronto Raptors
2009–2012	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (2004, 2005) FIBA SuproLeague champion (2001) 2× EuroLeague MVP (2005, 2006) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2004) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (2004) 2× All-EuroLeague First Team (2005, 2006) EuroLeague 2000–10 All-Decade Team (2010) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) 5× Israeli Super League champion (2001, 2002, 2004–2006) 5× Israeli Cup winner (2001, 2002, 2004–2006) Israeli Super League MVP (2004) 3× Israeli Super League Quintet (2002, 2004, 2005) MVC Player of the Year (1996)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Anthony Michael Parker (born June 19, 1975) is an American professional basketball executive who is the general manager of the Orlando Magic and former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as in Italy and Israel. He is one of the most beloved and successful players in Maccabi Tel Aviv history.

Prior to graduating from Bradley University with a major in liberal arts, he entered the 1997 NBA draft and played briefly in the NBA before plying his trade in Europe. There, Parker spent five seasons with the Israeli Super League basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv and one season with the Italian Serie A club Lottomatica Roma. With Maccabi he won five Israeli Super League national championships, five Israeli National Cups, three European-wide titles (two EuroLeague Basketball titles, in 2004 and 2005, and the FIBA SuproLeague title in 2001), and was voted two consecutive times EuroLeague MVP. He was also named the 2004 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

After returning to the NBA as a free agent in 2006, Parker was the Toronto Raptors' starting shooting guard. In his first season with the Raptors, Parker helped the team clinch their first-ever division title, first NBA playoffs berth in five years, and best regular-season record in franchise history. He helped the Raptors reach the playoffs again in the 2007–08 season, before becoming a free agent in 2009.

On June 27, 2012, Anthony Parker retired after playing nine seasons in the NBA, five seasons in Israel, and one season in Italy.^[1] He then became a scout for the Orlando Magic from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, he became the general manager of the Lakeland Magic, the Orlando Magic's NBA G League developmental team.^[2] In 2021, he was moved to Orlando as an assistant general manager.^[3] In 2023, he was promoted to General Manager of the Magic.^[4]