Jabari Parker

Jabari Parker
	Parker with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2014
No. 22 – FC Barcelona
Position	Power forward
League	Liga ACB; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	March 15, 1995 (age 29); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Simeon (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Duke (2013–2014)
NBA draft	2014: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2018	Milwaukee Bucks
2018–2019	Chicago Bulls
2019	Washington Wizards
2019–2020	Atlanta Hawks
2020–2021	Sacramento Kings
2021–2022	Boston Celtics
2023–present	FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus first-team All-American (2014); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2014); First-team All-ACC (2014); ACC Rookie of the Year (2014); USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2011); Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year (2013); Gatorade National Player of the Year (2012); McDonald's All-American (2013); First-team Parade All-American (2013); 2× Illinois Mr. Basketball (2012, 2013);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA World U17 Championship
FIBA Americas U16 Championship

Jabari Ali Parker^[1] (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, after one season of playing for Duke University. He played four seasons for the Bucks. Then, he played with 5 different teams over the course of 4 more NBA seasons. Parker was a standout high school athlete, helping his team win four straight Illinois state championships for Simeon Career Academy, and was named the National High School Player of the Year by Gatorade and McDonald's. In his freshman year for the 2013–14 Duke Blue Devils, he was named a consensus first-team All-American, the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, and the runner-up for the John R. Wooden Award (College Player of the Year).

Among the most accomplished high school basketball players in American history, Parker has been often referred to as a draft bust due to his lack of success in the NBA.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Jabari Parker Bio: Duke University
^ "5 Jabari Parker Level NBA Draft Busts Still Disappointing Their Teams Today, Ranked". January 2, 2019.
^ "The Jabari Parker experiment has been a failure". November 19, 2018.
^ Sutelan, Edward (June 22, 2022). "Duke's biggest busts in NBA Draft history, ranked from Jabari Parker to Shelden Williams". www.sportingnews.com.

[1] Jabari Parker Bio: Duke University

[2] "5 Jabari Parker Level NBA Draft Busts Still Disappointing Their Teams Today, Ranked". January 2, 2019.

[3] "The Jabari Parker experiment has been a failure". November 19, 2018.

[4] Sutelan, Edward (June 22, 2022). "Duke's biggest busts in NBA Draft history, ranked from Jabari Parker to Shelden Williams". www.sportingnews.com.

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