The forward comes off two strong seasons in Barcelona
Jabari Parker joins Partizan
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has made star forward Jabari Parker its first signing ahead of the 2025-26 season. He signed a two-year deal with his new club.
Parker (2.05 meters, 30 years old) comes off two strong seasons with FC Barcelona, with which he made his EuroLeague. He averaged 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 39 games for Barça last season as he helped the club take eventual finalist AS Monaco to five games in the playoffs.
Parker's name is well known on both sides of the Atlantic. One of the top high school players in America, he played for USA national teams at the U16 and U17 levels and was highly recruited by all the top universities. He eventually decided to play college basketball at Duke under Coach Mike Krzyzewski and then was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
He would play a total of eight seasons in the NBA. Parker spent four seasons with Milwaukee to begin his career, but suffered a torn ACL after just 25 games his rookie season. His career-best season also came with the Bucks, in the 2016-17, when he averaged 20.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He split the 2018-19 campaign between the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls, then played with the Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings in 2019-20, before joining the Boston Celtics, where he played in 2021-22.
Parker became on of Barcelona's leaders; last season he led the team in games and minutes played and was among the top three in scoring, rebounds and PIR. He now moves on to a new challenge in Belgrade, where Parker is certain to quickly become a fan favorite.