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Anthony Parker

アンソニー・パーカー　/　あんそにー・ぱーかー

American basketball player

June 19, 1975 (age 50)　・　Naperville, Illinois, United States

Illinois
basketball player

My Take

Anthony Parker has the kind of career arc I deeply respect. Out of Naperville, Illinois and Bradley University, he reached the NBA, then went and dominated abroad, winning back-to-back EuroLeague MVP awards in Italy and Israel before returning to play in the league. Thriving overseas takes adaptability and nerve, not just talent, and he had all of it. What seals my admiration is the second act: he climbed into the front office and became general manager of the Orlando Magic. The same basketball intelligence that made him effective on the floor clearly translated upstairs. Players who grind out results everywhere tend to earn exactly this kind of lasting trust.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Anthony Parker
Name (Japanese): アンソニー・パーカー
Reading: あんそにー・ぱーかー
Born: June 19, 1975 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rabbit
Origin: Naperville, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 198 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Naperville Central High School
University: Bradley University

Awards & achievements

2006 Euroleague MVP
2005 Euroleague MVP

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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