55 Facts About Jabari Parker

Jabari Ali Parker was born on March 15,1995 and is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.

Jabari Parker was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, after one season of playing for Duke University.

Jabari Parker was born and raised in Chicago's South Shore community area.

Jabari Parker discovered basketball in one of his father's many leagues, although his father has never coached one of his teams.

Jabari Parker honed his basketball skills with his brother Christian on the basketball court at his local meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hyde Park community area in order to avoid the hazards of urban playgrounds.

Jabari Parker made the eighth-grade team as a fourth-grader, but could not play until fifth grade due to the school district's insurance policy.

Jabari Parker was the first freshman to start on the Simeon varsity team in school history.

Jabari Parker earned the ESPN HS 2010 Freshman of the Year.

Jabari Parker earned second team All-State recognition from the Chicago Tribune, while the Chicago Sun-Times listed him as a Class 4A All-State first-team selection with Ryan Boatright, Tracy Abrams, David Sobolewski and Frank Kaminsky.

Jabari Parker earned the ESPN HS 2011 Sophomore of the year.

Jabari Parker announced that he anticipated trimming his potential schools to a list of five by the end of the summer so that he could plan official visits.

Jabari Parker was a first team All-State selection by the Associated Press along with VanVleet, Carter, Taylor, and Malcolm Hill.

Jabari Parker was named the 2012 Illinois boys' basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.

Jabari Parker became the first non-senior honoree in the 32-year history of Illinois Mr Basketball, which is awarded by the Chicago Tribune in conjunction with the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

Jabari Parker was the fourth junior to win the award.

Jabari Parker finished second to Shabazz Muhammad in ESPN HS Mr Basketball USA voting.

However, Jabari Parker was selected as the ESPN HS National Junior of the Year and the MaxPreps.

Jabari Parker was selected as a first team ESPN HS boys' high school basketball All-American along with Kyle Anderson, Marcus Smart, Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel by ESPN HS.

Jabari Parker was a first team All-USA selection by USA Today with the same four players.

Jabari Parker entered the summer of 2012 as the consensus number one player in the country until he was sidelined with a foot injury, which caused him to miss some games during the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

Jabari Parker was one of ten USA Today preseason All-USA selections, and his team was ranked No 1 preseason nationally by MaxPreps.

On February 12, Jabari Parker was recognized as a 2013 All-Public League first team selection by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Jabari Parker concluded his high school career as the fourth rated player in the class of 2013 according to Rivals, behind Wiggins, Randle, and Aaron Gordon.

Jabari Parker was one of nine freshmen named to the 50-man Wooden Award preseason watchlist.

In postseason play, Jabari Parker yielded a 20-point performance in the semifinals of the 2014 ACC men's basketball tournament against NC State on March 15, which marked his 17th such effort and moved him into sole possession of second place on the ACC freshman list, ahead of Marbury.

Jabari Parker set the Duke record for freshman scoring average and became the first freshman to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding.

Jabari Parker was unanimously selected to both the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association All-ACC first team and the Coaches All-ACC Freshman Team.

Jabari Parker was selected to the Coaches All-ACC Basketball first team with the most points.

Jabari Parker was a 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American first-team selection by The Associated Press, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, Bleacher Report, United States Basketball Writers Association, National Association of Basketball Coaches, and USA Today.

Jabari Parker was USBWA National Freshman of the Year and named to the 2013 Freshman All-American.

Jabari Parker was selected to the first team All-ACC tournament team.

Just prior to the draft, Jabari Parker signed a shoe endorsement deal with the Jordan Brand.

On July 9,2014, Jabari Parker signed with the Bucks and joined them for the 2014 NBA Summer League.

On October 29,2014, Jabari Parker made his NBA debut in the Bucks' season opener against the Charlotte Hornets.

On January 15,2017, Jabari Parker was one assist and one field goal shy of his first NBA triple-double against the Atlanta Hawks.

Jabari Parker made 4 of 7 shots over nearly 15 minutes as a reserve.

On July 14,2018, Jabari Parker signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Chicago Bulls.

On February 6,2019, Jabari Parker was traded, along with Bobby Portis and a 2023 second-round pick, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Otto Porter.

On July 11,2019, Jabari Parker signed a two-year, $13 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks.

On January 7,2020, it was announced that Jabari Parker would be out at least two weeks with a shoulder injury.

On February 6,2020, Jabari Parker was traded, alongside Alex Len, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Dewayne Dedmon, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 2021 second-round pick.

Jabari Parker later played in 4 of their remaining 11 games.

On October 17,2021, Jabari Parker was waived by the Celtics, but three days later, they re-signed him to a renegotiated deal after clearing waivers.

On January 7,2022, Jabari Parker was waived by the Celtics again.

Jabari Parker was one of four Chicago products to emerge from the 27-man tryouts as part of the 12-man team.

Jabari Parker was MVP of the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, where Team USA won a gold medal.

Jabari Parker set the USA U16 single-game scoring record of 27 points.

Jabari Parker was frequently compared to Derrick Rose in high school.

Jabari Parker's parents are Folola "Lola" Finau-Parker and Sonny Parker.

Jabari Parker's mother, Lola, a Polynesian native of Tonga, is a member of the LDS Church and emigrated to Salt Lake City at age three.

Jabari Parker's grandfather was the second Tongan baptized by LDS Church missionaries.

Jabari Parker's parents met at a mall when she was a student at Brigham Young University and he was playing for the Warriors.

Jabari Parker grew up an active member of the LDS Church.

Jabari Parker has both performed baptisms and administered the weekly sacrament.

Jabari Parker prefers individual training sessions with his brother, Darryl, instead of playing pick-up games.