Power forward Jabari Parker will be a Barcelona player as long as he passes the medical examination. This has been announced by the azulgrana entity itself. Parker was number 2 in the draft in 2014, the Milwaukee Bucks chose him and kept him for four seasons, but two serious knee injuries hampered his time with the franchise and also his entire NBA career. A trajectory in which he was never able to show everything that was expected of him. His great conditions appeared little by little in a league for which he was more than prepared.
“Hello friends, my name is Jabari Parker, I am excited to play for FC Barcelona this year. See you soon, thank you very much”, those have been the first words of the American player after announcing that he has a principle of agreement with the Catalans. This signing is quite a bombshell, the player was a free agent, but few knew that he was willing to come to Europe because the doors of any American franchise would not have opened for him.
His quality and talent are undeniable., but his physical condition is going to be the key to what he can show at Barcelona. The reality is that if they respect his injuries and he reaches a good state of form, he can be a very important player in Europe and without a doubt be the star signing for the Catalans. In fact, his arrival is to replace Nikola Mirotic, the club’s most relevant player in recent years.
An NBA star for Barcelona
With Jabari Parker, Barça adds the first arrival of a foreigner in this market. Joel Parra, Darío Brizuela and Willy Hernangómez They were the three incorporations announced so far.
Several serious knee injuries have marked Parker’s professional career28 years old and 203 cm tall and who arrives in Barcelona after spending seven consecutive seasons in the NBA, and being number two in the 2014 draft, behind Andrew Wiggins, current player for the Golden State Warriors.
Barcelona also pays for the transfer of Darío Brizuela
Trained at the prestigious Duke University, Jabari Parker became a free agent last June after the Boston Celtics did not decide to renew him. Given the lack of offers in the NBA, the player and his agent made the decision to try in Europe.
The lack of opportunities in the United States are due to his injury history. Despite the fact that the two most serious were in 2014 and 2017, both in the same knee, in the last two years he has only played a total of 51 games. After this signing, Barça’s next summer challenge is to close a shooting guard to replace Cory Higgins’ departure. It could also be American, since there is still a free place for non-EU.
2023-08-07 18:25:56
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