Tony Parker

See also: Parker

William Anthony Parker II known as Tony Parker and called TP ( pronounced Tipi ) is a player of professional Basket-ball French and lately rappor born with Bruges (Belgium) the May 17th 1982 of a father player of American basketball , Tony Parker Senior and of a mother mannequin Dutchwoman, Pamela Firestone. One of his/her young brothers (Terence) also plays high level in Basket-ball. The July 7th 2007, it married in France the actress Eva Longoria.

His/her father Tony Parker Sr was trained at the university of Loyola to Chicago, then left for Europe where he became professional player, in particular with Bruges where Tony was born and with Rouen where he began the tennis shoe. His/her brother Terence (known as T.J.) plays in Pro has with SLUC Nancy after three seasons with the Université Northwestern and his/her Pierre brother played in the American university championship NCAA at the university of Loyola in Chicago, like his father.

Career in basketball

Tony Parker is recognized as being one of the fastest basketball players and was even recognized like such by her pars. It uses its speed for often coming to conclude under the circle, by using in particular its famous “ tear drop ”: a shooting out of bell which enables him to avoid counter them interiors. Tony is not particularly skilful with the shooting with long distance and compels himself, since his arrival in NBA, with a work in company of a specialized coach. Rather correct defender, it is more regarded as a leader marker, the more so as it has a percentage of success to the shootings raised for a leader of play, more than as an administrative leader even if it largely improved at the time of these two last seasons. Its way of playing thus is particularly adapted to the style of play of NBA. It measures 1,88 m and carries the shirt number 9, like Jean-Pierre Staelens his godfather.

Before professionalism

Tony Parker began in Normandy, with Fécamp (Seine-Maritime) (1992-1993). It followed a course to arranged schedules Basket-ball to Rouen (Seine-Maritime). He plays in particular Déville-the-Rouen (1994-1996), then with Mount-Saint-Aignan (1996-1997) finishing the season with an average of 33 points and 8 master keys decisive. He integrates then INSEP at the time of the season 1997-1998. The team finishes the season in the fifth place (16 victories - 14 defeats) and it carries out averages of 14,7 points and 5,6 master keys, then asserts itself like one of the best leaders of play of Main road 1 the following season with 22,1 points (better French marker) and 6,5 decisive master keys on only 17 years, but the team finishes only in the 14th place (10 victories - 20 defeats). He will have disputed 59 meetings with the INSEP. He signs in the tread its first professional contract with PSG Racing.

Professional beginnings

He begins his professional path with PSG Racing at the time of the season 1999-2000, but he has a tiny role in Parisian manpower and he evolves/moves in the shade of Laurent Sciarra. It is one season of training and adaptation to the professional world for him. The team finishes in the 8th place in regular season and will be eliminated with the first turn of the play-offs by ASVEL into three matches.

He then thinks of joining NCAA and of integrating the university of Georgia Tech. He makes known himself in the United States at the time of the Nike Hoop Summit in 2000 with Indianapolis, annual event where the best young people American basketball players face the best hopes of the rest of the world in front of all the observers of the world of the American tennis shoe, by compiling 20 points, 7 decisive master keys, 2 rebounds and 2 interceptions.

However, the arrival of a new trainer, Ron Stewart, persuades it to remain one season more in the championship of France. The club changes name and becomes the Paris Basket Racing, Tony becomes the titular leader following the departure of Laurent Sciarra at the time of the season 2000-2001. The team finishes in the 8th place of the regular season and qualifies itself for the play-offs, but will be again eliminated as of the first tower vis-a-vis ASVEL. It is at the conclusion of this season that it decides to be presented, at only 19 years, with the draft 2001 which takes place the June 27th 2001.

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  • ; Average statistics by match in play-offs in Pro has

NBA

Parker plays since 2001 for the Spurs de San Antonio in NBA (which selected it in 28e place of the draft 2001) with in particular Tim Duncan and Emanuel Ginóbili, under the control of the trainer Gregg Popovich.

He plays the first match of his career in NBA vis-a-vis the Los Angeles Clippers the October 30th 2001 where he registers 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 decisive master keys in 21 minutes of time of play. He was to carry out his first season as a substitute behind Antonio Daniels, but is essential very quickly and integrates the 5 major one as of the fifth match of the season vis-a-vis the Orlando Magic, the November 6th 2001, by registering 12 points, 4 decisive master keys, 3 rebounds in 32 minutes, becoming thus the youngest leader of titular play of the history of the NBA. He will dispute 77 meetings in regular season for his year Rookie.

Spurs arrive in semi-finals of the Western Conference in 2002 where they are eliminated by the future champions, the Los Angeles Lakers (4-1). It was named in the All-Rookie First TEAM , becoming the first player abroad born to obtain this honor.

He knows the dedication as of the following season in 2003 while becoming the first French champion of NBA with the San Antonio Spurs to just 21 years. Spurs beat finally the New Jersey Nets by 4 victories with 2. It is selected in the team of the players of second year at the time of the Rookie Challenge of NBA All-Star Weekend. A few months later it takes part in the championship of Europe 2003 organized in Sweden with the team of France with which it obtains a fourth place, but which will be insufficient to qualify for the Olympic Games of Athens of 2004. With the end of the year, he is elected “champion of the French champions” by the newspaper the Team .

In 2004, it renews its contract with Spurs for 66 million dollars over 6 years, becoming one of the French sportsmen best paid. With its agent, it invests in its old club, the Paris Basket Racing, to become the principal shareholder about it. This year, Spurs are eliminated in semi-finals from conference by the Los Angeles Lakers (4-2).

In 2005, it gains a second title in NBA with Spurs which beat finally the Detroit Pistons 4 victories with 3. Even if its individual statistics are in rise in the majority of the categories during the regular season and in play-offs until finally, it is dominated finally by Chauncey Billups, the best player of the finales of NBA 2004. There remains all the same the third best marker of the team finally with nearly 15 points of average. Then, in September, it gains with the team of France the bronze medal to the championship of Europe 2005 organized in Serbia-and-Montenegro by beating the team of Spain 98 to 68 at the time of the match for the third place. He will be better marker of the match with 25 points after a competition where he was considered to be disappointing.

In 2006, the trainers of the NBA choose it in the team of the Western conference for the '' All-Star Range ''. It is the first French with being selected. In addition, it takes part in the Shooting Stars Competition with Steve Kerr and Kendra Wecker, test of NBA All-Star Weekend gathering three players of each team selected (a current high-speed motorboat, an old high-speed motorboat and a female high-speed motorboat) and makes it possible San Antonio to carry it by registering the last shooting of the medium of the ground at the time of its first attempt.

But the San Antonio Spurs do not succeed in preserving their title, eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks in semi-finals from conference 4 victories with 3. Tony counts then on the championships of the world to the Japan to close his season in a good manners but a wound with the finger obliges it at the last time to declare fixed price. It is at the end of this season which it resells the shares that it held of the Paris Basket Racing in collaboration with its agent Mark Fleisher.

In 2007, it takes part again in the All-Star Range thanks to the choice of the trainers and especially it finally gains a third title in NBA at the expense of the Cleveland Cavaliers beaten 4-0. With three rings of champion at 25 years, Tony becomes the youngest player to acquire this prize list. He becomes the first European to gain the title of better player of the finales of NBA and finishes better marker with an average of 24,5 points per match.

He finishes with the team of France in the 8th place of the championship of Europe 2007 which took place in Spain. Whereas the team was to finish in the first seven places to dispute the tournament of qualification to the Olympic Games 2008, it took down only the 8th place, with the result that the team of France will miss the Olympic Games for the second time of continuation (after having missed the Olympic Games in 2004) and will have to even pass by the qualifications to dispute the next championship of Europe in 2009. The assessment of Parker at the time of this competition to the image of the performances of the team of France, is mitigated enough: if it beat its record of points in team of France and carried out at the time of some matches of beautiful offensive performances, it was found rather esseulé. Spurs announced that Parker would not dispute the qualifications for the Euro 2009 with the autumn 2008. It starts from now on its seventh season in NBA under the shirt of the San Antonio Spurs.

Teams

; Teams of young people: ; Senior teams:

Prize list

National selection

  • 8th with the championship of Europe 2007 in Spain

  • Bronze medal with the championship of Europe 2005 in Serbia-Montenegro
  • 4th with the championship of Europe 2003 in Sweden
  • 6th with the championship of Europe 2001 in Turkey
  • Champion of Europe Junior in 2000 in Croatia and elected better player of the tournament
  • 10th of the Euro Junior 1998
  • 4th of the Euro juniors 1997

It honors its first selection the November 22nd 2000 against the Turkey with Ankara.

It counts, at the conclusion of the championship of Europe 2007,73 selections in team of France: 1079 points, is an average of 14,8 points per meeting and a record at 36 points (vis-a-vis the Italy at the time of the first turn of the championship of Europe 2007).

  • ; Average statistics by match in official competition

Club

; Young person

  • Better hope Parisian, better hope of Pro has, better progression of Pro has in 2001
  • Vice-champion of France Tiny with his club of Mount-Saint-Aignan in 1997
; Senior
  • Champion of NBA with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003, 2005 and 2007
  • Champion of the Western Conference with the San Antonio Spurs : 2003, 2005, 2007
  • Champion of Division Midwest (Western Conference) with the San Antonio Spurs : 2001, 2002, 2003
  • Champion of Division Southwestern (Western Conference): 2005, 2006 Victorious
  • of the AlStar Range 2007 with the Western Conference
; Personal distinctions

Performance

Its records

  • younger leader of titular play of the history of NBA (the November 6th 2001 against the Orlando Magic , at the 19 years and 173 days age).
  • younger player of the history of the San Antonio Spurs .
  • First French champion of NBA (in 2003, 2005 and 2007 with the San Antonio Spurs ).
  • First French selected for the '' All-Star weekend '' ( Rookie Challenge in 2002).
  • First French selected for the '' All-Star Range '' (in 2006 and 2007).
  • First French elected player of the week in NBA (week from February 9th to 12th 2006).
  • the First European elected better player of the finales of NBA (June 14th 2007)

Statistics in NBA

  • ; Average statistics by match in regular season

  • ; Average statistics by match in play-offs

  • ; Records in a match:

  • greater number of points in a match: 38 points against Miami (1/20/2006)

  • greater number of decisive master keys in a match: 15 against the Clippers (12/8/2006)
  • greater number of rebounds in a match: 10 (with three recoveries)
  • greater number of balloons intercepted in a match: 6 balloons against Seattle (3/3/2004)
  • Plus great number of counter in a match: 1 (with 32 recoveries)
  • greater number of minutes played in a match: 53 against the Clippers (4/9/2005)

Its life apart from the basketball

A statue is dedicated to Parker with the Musée Grévin since October 7th, 2006. He is thus the first player of Basket-ball to enter to the museum.

He also has his puppet with the Guignols of information since 2005 becoming the first player of Basket-ball to have his puppet in the emission.

The July 14th 2007, he became knight of the Légion of honor in the National order of the Merit. The distinction was given to him by the president of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy the September 28th 2007, at the time of a ceremony to the Elys3ee palace.

Marital life

Parker is married with the American actress Eva Longoria, seven years its elder, one of the high-speed motorboats of the series Desperate Housewives . The civil ceremony proceeded the July 6th 2007 with the town hall of IVe district of Paris, under the authority of the mayor Bertrand Delanoë; religious ceremony being held with the church Auxerre-native Saint-Germain-the in IIe district of Paris, the July 7th 2007. The festivities proceeded the July 7th 2007 with the castle of Be worth-the-Viscount. They met in the cloakroom of the Spurs at the conclusion of a match in November 2004.

Music

In March 2007, it leaves an album Hip hop under its name, on which are reproduced of the guests such as Jamie Foxx, Booba, Soprano or Don Choa on the label of TF1 Music One. The album is produced by Kore & Scalp and Parker have Co-writing the majority of the songs under the control of the rappor Eloquence. Eva Longoria makes an appearance in the clip of its song Balance and part of the team of Spurs, Tim Duncan, Robert Horry, Brent Barry and Nazr Mohammed are present in the clip of the song Top off the range . ; Discography
  • 2007: Tony Parker (album)
    • Balances off (individual)
    • Top the range feat. Booba and Fabolous (individual)
    • Premier Coils feat. Rickwel (individual)

Radio

Since September 2004, he is member of the Dream TEAM RMC and he animates the Tony Parker Show with the journalists Pierre Dorian and François Giuseppi, every the 10 p.m. Monday to 11 p.m. on RMC. It approaches there the topicality of NBA, the tennis shoe, the sport in general, as of other subjects which impassion it the such music, the cinema, the video games…

Video games

Impassioned video games, it became the figurehead of the French version of the play NBA Live since the edition 2004.

Cinema

; Catalog of films
  • Astérix and Obélix with the Olympic Games : Parkertonix
The exit of film is planned for on January 30th, 2008.

Caritative

He is ambassador of association Make-a-wish France, association carrying out the wishes of seriously sick children.

References

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