 Parker with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007 | |
| ASVEL Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Owner |
| League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 17 May 1982 Bruges, Belgium |
| Nationality | French, American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | INSEP (Paris, France) |
| NBA draft | 2001: 1st round, 28th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 1999–2019 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 9 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2001 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 2001–2018 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2011 | ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne |
| 2018–2019 | Charlotte Hornets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As president of ASVEL:
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 19,473 (15.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,396 (2.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 7,036 (5.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Medals | |
William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982)[1] is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in the LNB Pro A. The son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in the French basketball league before joining the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and quickly became their starting point guard. Parker won four NBA championships (2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014), all of which were with the Spurs. He also played for ASVEL Basket in France during the 2011 NBA lockout, and finished his playing career after one season with the Charlotte Hornets. He retired as the ninth leading scorer and fifth leading passer in NBA playoffs history.
Parker was named to six NBA All-Star games, three All-NBA Second Teams, an All-NBA Third Team and was named MVP of the 2007 NBA Finals. He was also a member of the All-Rookie First Team and had his No. 9 retired by the Spurs. He is regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time.[2][3][4] He is also regarded as a key figure in the Spurs success throughout the 2000s and most of the 2010s.[5][6][7][8] On 13 August 2023, Parker was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[9]
While playing with the France national team, Parker was named the MVP of EuroBasket 2013, following his team's victory over Lithuania in the final.[10] He finished as the tournament's top scorer, with an average of 19 points per game.[11] In 2015, he became the all-time leading scorer in the EuroBasket competition, a record that was broken by Pau Gasol two years later.[12]
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- ^ Solis, Manuel (2 October 2020). "San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker revisits celebrated career in unguarded new memoir". San Antonio Current. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Crisafulli, Owen (11 September 2022). "3 Reasons Tony Parker Deserves To Be First-Ballot Hall Of Famer Like Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan". ClutchPoints. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade headline Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2023". NBA.com. Associated Press. 1 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Brouet, Christophe (22 September 2013). "La France est championne d'Europe !!". basket-infos.com (in French). Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Brouet, Christophe (22 September 2013). "Tony Parker MVP de l'Euro !". basket-infos.com (in French). Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Matt (12 September 2020). "Tony Parker Proved He Was the Worst Teammate Ever With Backstabbing Cheating Scandal". Sportscasting.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.[permanent dead link]