Anthony Parker

Anthony Parker

Parker with the Cavaliers in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1975-06-19) June 19, 1975 (age 41) Naperville, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois)
College	Bradley (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
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) 2× All-EuroLeague First Team (2005, 2006) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2004) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors (2008) Israeli League MVP (2004) Israeli League Finals MVP (2006) MVC Player of the Year (1996) EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season Most 2-point field goals made in a game without a miss

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

Anthony Michael Parker (born June 19, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as in Italy and Israel.

After 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 titles (two EuroLeague Basketball titles and the FIBA SuproLeague title in 2001), and was voted two consecutive times EuroLeague 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.