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Smush Parker

スマッシュ・パーカー　/　すまっしゅ・ぱーかー

American basketball player

June 1, 1981 (age 45)　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
basketball player

My Take

Smush Parker is the kind of basketball story I find genuinely compelling: a New York City product who clawed his way from playground ball through Fordham and into the NBA, then kept chasing the game across the G-League and overseas leagues. That refusal to quit, the willingness to play anywhere the ball was, carries a grit that polished draft-pick narratives rarely match. I'm intrigued too by his adaptability; a college shooting guard who reinvented himself as an NBA point guard, reshaping his game to stay relevant. At 193 cm with a backcourt skill set, he leaned on smarts as much as size. That survival instinct earns my respect.

Overview

William Henry "Smush" Parker III (born June 1, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the NBA G-League and several leagues overseas. Parker played shooting guard in college but moved to point guard in the NBA.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Smush Parker
Name (Japanese): スマッシュ・パーカー
Reading: すまっしゅ・ぱーかー
Born: June 1, 1981 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rooster
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 193 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Newtown High School
University: Fordham University

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC

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