Jabari Parker

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jabari Parker
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1995(1995-03-15)
Age	29
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Pisces

Jabari Parker Biography

Jabari Parker is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 15, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Forward who was selected second overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in

2014. He played one year of college basketball at Duke University, shattering numerous freshman records with the school before declaring for the NBA.

He was selected one pick behind Andrew Wiggins at the 2014 NBA Draft.

Parker is of Tongan and African American descent. His parents are Folola “Lola” Finau-Parker and Sonny Parker. His father, Sonny, a Chicago native, played for the Texas A&M Aggies before becoming a 1976 NBA Draft first round selection (17th overall) by the Golden State Warriors. He played in the NBA for six seasons. Sonny was an NBA teammate of former Washington Huskies men’s basketball head coach Lorenzo Romar. In 2013, he developed a kidney disease that requires dialysis, making it difficult for him to attend Jabari’s games. His mother, Lola, a Polynesian native of Tonga, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and emigrated to Salt Lake City at age three. Her grandfather was the second Tongan baptized by LDS missionaries. Several of Lola’s cousins are National Football League athletes, including Harvey Unga, Haloti Ngata and Tony Moeaki, and one of her first cousins once removed, Tony Finau, made his PGA Tour debut in October 2014. His parents met at a mall when she was a student at Brigham Young University and he was playing for the Warriors. After helping him find a dress shirt, Sonny left her tickets to his game. After he retired and she served her mission, they married and settled in Chicago. The family lives in the South Shore community area where his parents settled after marrying and has turned down two movie offers.

Parker’s family has lived on Chicago’s South Side since before Jabari was born, and he was raised in the South Shore community area. Parker’s father, Sonny, has served hundreds of Chicago metropolitan area children as youth foundation director since 1990. Parker discovered basketball in one of his father’s many leagues, although his father has never coached one of his teams. He honed his basketball skills with his brother Christian on the basketball court at his local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in the Hyde Park community area in order to avoid the hazards of urban playgrounds. By second grade his basketball skills were superior to those of the fifth-graders he played with, and he competed in middle school leagues as a fifth grader. He credits his cousin Jay Parker for pushing him to be better, starting when Jabari was in third grade and Jay was in fifth. Sometimes, Jabari and Christian played basketball all through the night at the church. Jabari actually made the eighth-grade team as a fourth-grader, but could not play until fifth grade for MEN reasons. In fifth grade, he had five Division I scholarship offers as a 6-foot (1.83 m) guard. In sixth grade, when he stood at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), he visited Simeon for a day and scrimmaged with Derrick Rose. Parker attended Robert A. Black Magnet Elementary and made headlines when he made Simeon Career Academy his high school choice, just like Rose, Nick Anderson, Ben Wilson, Bobby Simmons and Deon Thomas before him. Parker has two older sisters who had attended Simeon. However, he has claimed that the reason he chose Simeon was due to his perception of the likelihood that he could achieve team success on the basketball court (as measured in championships). During the summer after finishing middle school, he received a National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp invitation, which he accepted. By this time, he stood at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m).

He is the son of Sonny Parker, who was selected in the first round of the 1976 NBA Draft, and Folola Finau-Parker. He’s the youngest of five children.

Jabari Parker Net Worth

Jabari Parker is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jabari Parker 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He starred at Chicago’s Simeon High School for four years and was named Illinois’ Mr. Basketball in 2012 and 2013.

During his junior year of high school, he was featured in Sports Illustrated and deemed the best high school basketball player since LeBron James.

Parker worked out with basketball trainer Tim Grover. Jabari prefers individual training sessions with his brother Darryl instead of playing pick- up games. Following his sophomore year, ESPN reported that he had a 3.4 grade point average. By the end of the first semester of his junior year, The New York Times reported his GPA was 3.7. By April of his junior year, his GPA was 3.63, ranking 18th in his class of 377 and his extracurricular activities includes service as the principal-appointed president of student representatives to the local school council, a youth basketball instructor, and a volunteer for Operation PUSH, The Salvation Army, and the New Beginnings Church. In high school, he was known for carrying a backpack filled with basketball equipment, along with an iPod, and a copy of the Book of Mormon.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jabari Parker height 6 ft 8 in Jabari weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jabari Parker Dating?

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Parker was frequently compared to Derrick Rose in high school. According to Chicago Sun-Times writer Michael O’Brien, as of November 2011, Rose had a 3–0 advantage in defining moments: “the back-to-back dunks against Washington in the city championship at the United Center, the game-winning shot in overtime to give Simeon the state championship against Peoria Richwoods and the dismantling of Oak Hill, the top-ranked team in the country.” Rose’s game against the Oak Hill team with Brandon Jennings, Nolan Smith and Alex Legion on ESPN is described as Rose’s national introduction. Although there are comparisons to Rose, his game is most often compared to Grant Hill and Paul Pierce. Dime Magazine describes him as “Grant Hill with a jump shot”. Parker claims to model his game after Paul Pierce and Carmelo Anthony. He hopes to be regarded as the best high school basketball player in the history of the city of Chicago and has stated that “being compared to Derrick also drives me. I know if I get better than him or break the records he broke I could be one of the best players to come out of Chicago. I look forward to being one of those players.”

Facts & Trivia

Jabari Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jabari Parker celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

He was selected for the USA team that competed in the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania from June 29 – July 8, 2012 along with Simeon teammate Kendrick Nunn and Whitney Young rival Okafor. The team won the gold medal, although Parker missed some games, including the semifinal, with an ankle injury.

Is Jabari Parker playing in the NBA?

Former High School Sensation And NBA 2nd Overall Pick Is Still A Free Agent. Jabari Parker is still a free agent on July 16. The former Duke star has played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics and Sacramento Kings.

What happen to Jabari Parker?

On October 17, 2021, 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, he was waived again, and as of June 2022, he has yet to be claimed by another NBA team.

Why is Jabari not playing?

Celtics’ Jabari Parker: Cleared ahead of Friday Parker missed action earlier this week due to a non-COVID illness and will be available once again off the bench Friday. The 26-year-old has played sparingly so far this season, averaging 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per contest.

Is Jabari Parker LDS?

Today, Parker, who is also of African-American descent, is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is a regular at its meetings. His brother Christian and his mother served on missions.