Global InformationAnthony Parker information
 Parker with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009 | |
| Orlando Magic | |
|---|---|
| Position | General Manager |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 19, 1975 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois) |
| College | Bradley (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 21st overall pick |
| 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 | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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. He is one of the most beloved and successful players in Maccabi Tel Aviv history.
Prior to 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-wide titles (two EuroLeague Basketball titles, in 2004 and 2005, and the FIBA SuproLeague title in 2001), and was voted two consecutive times EuroLeague MVP. He was also named the 2004 Israeli Basketball Premier League 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.
On June 27, 2012, Anthony Parker retired after playing nine seasons in the NBA, five seasons in Israel, and one season in Italy.[1] He then became a scout for the Orlando Magic from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, he became the general manager of the Lakeland Magic, the Orlando Magic's NBA G League developmental team.[2] In 2021, he was moved to Orlando as an assistant general manager.[3] In 2023, he was promoted to General Manager of the Magic.[4]
- ^ "Anthony Parker retires after 9 years in NBA, 6 in Israel", fearthesword.com, accessed June 27, 2012.
- ^ "Magic name Anthony Parker GM, Stan Heath head coach of Lakeland G-League team". August 8, 2017.
- ^ "Orlando Magic Announce Basketball Operations Promotions". Orlando Magic. October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Magic promote Anthony Parker to GM, replacing John Hammond". ESPN. July 5, 2023.