Professional career Paris Basket Racing (1999–2001) Īfter playing in the French amateur leagues for two seasons, Parker turned professional and signed with Paris Basket Racing in 1999. He was eventually asked to attend the INSEP in Paris. At age 15, he became a naturalized French citizen while retaining his American nationality. As Parker built his skill, he played the point guard position, recognizing that his speed and agility made this position ideal for him. and Pierre would go on to play basketball at college and professional levels. Parker's two younger brothers were also heavily involved in basketball T. At first, Parker was more interested in soccer, but after watching the evolution of Michael Jordan into a global basketball superstar during summer trips to his father's native city of Chicago, he changed his mind.
Parker enjoyed close relationships with his brothers, and they would often attend their father's basketball games together. His maternal grandmother, Jetty Baars-Wienese, is Dutch national tennis champion (1956), whose brother and Tony's great-uncle Jan Wienese is an Olympic gold medalist in rowing. His father, Tony Parker Sr., an African American, played basketball at Loyola University Chicago as well as professionally overseas. Parker was born in Bruges, Belgium, and raised in France. 2.4.1 Best record in the NBA and finals upsets (2011–2013).In 2015, he became the all-time leading scorer in the EuroBasket competition, a record that was broken by Pau Gasol two years later. He finished as the tournament's top scorer, with an average of 19 points per game. While playing with the French national team, Parker was named the MVP of EuroBasket 2013, following his team's victory over Lithuania in the final. He is regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time. He was also a member of the All-Rookie First Team and had his No. 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 retired as the ninth leading scorer and fifth leading passer in NBA playoffs history. 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. Parker won four NBA championships ( 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014), all of which were with the Spurs. He was selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and quickly became their starting point guard. Himself 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). (born ) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in LNB Pro A. 2× FIBA Europe Player of the Year (2013, 2014).2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer ( 2011, 2013).Parker with the San Antonio Spurs in 2010
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