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Jabari Ali Parker (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. Early life Parker was born and raised in Chicago's 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 meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) 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 made the eighth-grade team as a fourth-grader, but could not play until fifth grade due to the school district's insurance policy. 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. Though Parker has two older sisters who also attended Simeon, his choice was based on a goal of achieving the most championships. Parker told the Chicago Tribune, "That's the reason I picked Simeon, because I knew it was going to be possible to reach four state 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). High school career Freshman year Parker was the first freshman to start on the Simeon varsity team in school history. Over the course of the season, he contributed 19.3 points per game, 5.0 rebounds per game, and 3.0 assists per game, while his team won the IHSA Class 4A state championship with a 25–9 record. By the end of the season, he had received numerous scholarship offers, including those from Illinois, Kansas, DePaul, Pittsburgh, Northwestern, Florida, Washington, BYU and Oregon State as well as significant interest from Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina. He earned the ESPN HS 2010 Freshman of the Year. He was a MaxPreps.com second team 2009-10 Boys Basketball Freshman All-American Team selection. Sophomore year As a sophomore, Parker helped his team spend much of the season ranked nationally in the top five. That season, he averaged 15.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while his team won the IHSA Class 4A state championship with a 30–2 record. He earned second team All-State recognition from the Chicago Tribune, while the Chicago Sun-Times listed him as a Class 4A All-State first-team selection with Ryan Boatright, Tracy Abrams, David Sobolewski and Frank Kaminsky. The 12-man Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A boys' all-state first team included these five and Wayne Blackshear, Johnny Hill, Mike Shaw, Nnanna Egwu, Sam Thompson, Anthony Davis and Mycheal Henry. He earned the ESPN HS 2011 Sophomore of the year. He was a MaxPreps.com first team 2010-11 Boys Basketball Sophomore All-American Team selection. Junior year During his junior year preseason, Parker participated in the July 2011 LeBron James Skill Academy, and he was one of a handful of juniors invited to the August 5–7, 2011 5th annual Nike Global Challenge, where he earned tournament MVP honors. During the season, Parker established the Simeon single-game scoring record with 40 points in 21 minutes of play to go along with 16 rebounds and 6 blocked shots against Perspectives High School. As a junior in high school, he received offers from Duke, Kansas, BYU, Kentucky, UNC, and others. On February 17, Parker and Simeon won the Public League championship by defeating Curie Metropolitan High School 53–49. Both the semifinals and finals were broadcast on ESPN3. Coaches Izzo, Krzyzewski, Matta, and Weber as well as Mayor Emanuel and cadres of their assistants were among those in attendance to see this March 6 IHSA sectional semifinal against Young won by Simeon 52–42 in which Parker led the way with 18 points and 6 rebounds. In the days prior to the state final four, Parker stated that although Coach Weber had been fired, he remained interested in Illinois and other in-state schools such as DePaul and Northwestern. Parker had 15 points in the March 17 championship game 50–48 victory over the Sterling Brown-led Proviso East High School, resulting in a 33–1 junior year record for Simeon. The state semifinals and the finals were broadcast live on ESPN3. For the season, Parker averaged 19.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 3.3 blocks and 1.4 steals per game or 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 3.4 blocks and 1.5 steals per game, depending on the source, while shooting 55 percent from the field, 39 percent from 3-point range and 72 percent from the free-throw line. Following the season, he was featured in a May cover story in Sports Illustrated with the title "The Best High School Basketball Player since LeBron James Is . . . Jabari Parker but There's Something More Important to Him than Instant NBA Stardom: His Faith". The story presented his humility and noted that he is conflicted on his decision to serve as an LDS Church missionary. Parker announced that he anticipated trimming his potential schools to a list of five by the end of the summer so that he could plan official visits. For his efforts during his junior year, Parker earned several accolades. The Chicago Sun-Times named him to the Class 4A All-State first team along with J.... Discover the Ali Parker popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ali Parker books.
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Burying The Truth
J. StarkRuthless assassins. Secret Societies. Missing VIPs. When a billiondollar corporation attempts to commit the crime of the century, an investigative reporter, Nathan Hughes, an...
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Getting Lucky Book 1
Ali ParkerThis guy could offer me the moon, and I’d hand it right back. Never in a million years did I expect to run into the biggest crush of my childhood. But, of course, I have. And I’m r...
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Howl at the Moon
L.A. StarkeyEighth graders, Ben, Jake and Leah need cash, and mowing lawns in the winter just isn’t cutting it. Their need for cash births the Liarus (Liars R Us) Detective Agency! Their first...
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Taurus
W.L. KnightlyAlan Lowe, the Zodiac's Taurus, didn't think life could get any worse than his wife leaving him over his gambling debts and owing thirty grand to a thug named Benny. But that was b...
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Dangerous In Love
Leslie ThomasA walk through Kensal Green Cemetery, a meat pie in the greasy spoon, a weekend away complete with flannel pyjamas Dangerous Davies knows how to treat the woman he loves. Detectiv...
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Aries
W.L. KnightlySeth Stone, The Zodiac’s Aries, has always wanted to lead and his upcoming run for office could make that dream come true. But when a phone call from Bay Collins threatens to expos...
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Center Stage
Ali ParkerFrom Best Selling Author, Ali Parker comes a new Billionaire Series filled with sexiness, humor and intense attraction... The bright lights of Hollywood can be blinding at times....
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Outracing Demons
Ali ParkerHot. Fast. Dangerous. Only two things are capable of sating my hunger: racing and women. I’m a devil behind the wheel, and there isn’t another man in New York City who can be...
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Falling In Love
Vivian PorterLife doesn’t always play fair. Clay Wright never dreamed he’d have to move back home to Lake Arrowhead, California to care for his sister, who recently discovered she has MS. But n...
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Knee Deep In Love
Vivian PorterI’m a man who’s eager to see the world. A new job offer opens up in Utah of all places, and I decide to welcome the opportunity with open arms. Why not? I’ve got nothing left...
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Aquarius
W.L. KnightlyWith the suspicious death of Tad Halston, Detective Darek Blake finds walking the line between NYPD detective and Zodiac member a more daunting task than ever. Hannah Halston, Tad’...
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Deceived
L.A. StarkeyFrom International and Amazon Best Selling YA Author L.A. Starkey… Let the heavens shake and the stars run from the skies. All hell is about to break loose. The struggl...
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Gemini
W.L. KnightlyAfter years of being beaten down and bullied as a child, game inventor Corey Farrow, the Zodiac’s Gemini, isn’t looking back. When his only option for survival is to kill Alan Lowe...
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Asking For A Friend Book 1
Ali ParkerI always get what I want. Every time. But not with her. The beautiful woman my father forced on me through our billiondollar firm has curves that make me ache. Never in my short li...
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Descent
L.A. StarkeyFrom Best Selling Author, L.A. Starkey Fate Defined by Choice... All is lost and the prophecy seems null and void. Samantha is dead to the living world, and Marcus and Nicol...
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The Light
Kate ThomasWith the truth of Ellie’s place among the Balance Keepers finally coming to light, training now begins. She must learn to harness the powers that are growing within her, some spira...
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Accidentally All Of Me Book 1
Ali ParkerI’m raising someone else’s kid. My sister’s daughter, and where I thought I’d never make it as a single father bachelor, I was wrong. This little girl has my heart. And only her. U...
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Let Me In Book 1
Ali ParkerHe said I couldn’t do it, but he was wrong. An old professor at UCLA promised me that I would make nothing of myself, so I made sure I did. To the tune of billions. I’m only a litt...
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The Cat of Monte Cristo
B.K. BaxterJust when I thought things in my New Orleans suburb were starting to settle down, a crazy mayoral election throws a wrench into the works. Mayor Travis was used to applause f...
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The Core
Kate ThomasEquilibrium: The Light. The Darkness. The Future. The Past. The Core. One of the most unique paranormal stories available. It's like nothing you have ever read before. ...
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The Future
Kate ThomasAfter spending quality time with David, learning the gifts of the light, Ellie is assured of one thing, her heart might just break before it's all over. She can't seem to help hers...
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Three Times the Fun
Blythe ReidMorrigan has been divorced for a year after leaving her cheating husband. She’s done with men. Period. But sex? No damn way. When she goes home for thanksgiving, she checks out a l...
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In The Sea Of Love
Vivian PorterDr. Trey Camp is at the top of his game as one of the most prestigious doctors in the country. After saving a Hollywood actress, he has his pick of cases. The media wants to learn ...
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Billionaire Lover
Ali ParkerThe ring is beautiful, and the wedding is set. Nothing can get in the way of our plansother than a wild teenager with a chip on her shoulder and a blowup at Andrew’s company....
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Stay The Night Book 1
Ali ParkerBuilding an empire comes first. Or it did until I met her. My family’s billiondollar hotel chain has been my life for as long as I can remember. Travel. Women. Wealth. That’s all I...
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Zodiac Killers
W.L. KnightlyFor the first time ever books 1, 2, and 3 from WL Knightly's Zodiac series in a Box Set. The Zodiac Killer #1 Detective Darek Blake thought the secrets of his past were long buried...
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Sleeping With The Enemy Book 1
Ali ParkerShe’s completely off limits, or so I’m told. My best friend’s little sister. Hot, curvy, and soon to be mine. And to say the least, she’s fiery mad. Her brother is willing to sell ...
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Destroyed
L.A. StarkeyFrom the second book in the Soul Keeper Series… Now I lay me down to sleep, Whom shall I trust my soul to keep? If I should die before I wake, I leave to fate my soul to take. The ...
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Billionaire Boss
Ali ParkerIt’s finally my turn to be in love, but love is never easy. Of all people in the world for Andrew to be best friends with, it had to be my dad. To top it all off, he’s ...
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Pisces
W.L. KnightlyFinn Wheeler, Pisces of the Zodiacs, has waited years to be taken seriously as a filmmaker, but when his recent trip to New York is upset by someone who is killing off members of t...
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Marry Me For Money Book 1
Ali ParkerI need a wife. Now. It doesn’t have to do with love and living the good life. This is all about getting the money my billionaire father left to me. And I’m running out of tim...
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The Darkness
Kate ThomasThe final book in the Equilibrium Series... Ellie's time of learning the light and understanding the foundation of Equilibrium is over. The darkness has demanded her full attention...
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Billionaire Beau
Ali ParkerWith Raven in the hospital and Jason part of the problem, Andrew isn’t himself at all. A side of him comes out that I’m not so sure I like. Being protective is one thing, but he’s ...
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The Past
Kate ThomasDarkness seems to crowd in tight as Ellie tries to keep her head above the storm. Jacob's struggle to fight back whatever had him locked in a coma leaves her feeling more alone tha...
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Take My Time
Ali ParkerI never wanted wealth, power, or the responsibility that goes with it. Making a difference by fighting fires was my dream. But life didn’t ask me. After struggling thro...
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Billionaire Bachelor
Ali ParkerEveryone seems to be in love but me. Why is that? Relationship after relationship, and nothing. I’m always the bridesmaid, but never the bride. It’s getting old. Fast.&...
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Dive In Deep Book 1
Ali ParkerTall, dark, and gorgeous with cobaltblue eyes. It doesn’t hurt that he’s the billionaire owner of the resort we’re staying at. And all of it is just what I needed for my celebratio...
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Baited
Ali ParkerAge is Just a Number. Rebecca Martin has achieved most things one might hope to by thirty. She is a successful business owner, drives a nice car and is wrapping up the detail...
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All Grown Up Book 1
Ali ParkerI should have never turned her away. So many years have passed, and she’s back in my life. But our parents dating for a while left me refusing her. And she left for the romantic ci...
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Untold Story
Monica AliThe New York Times bestseller from one of the most versatile and bold writers of our time“an astonishing, tightly structured, and lyrically told” novel (People) inspired by Princes...
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Stage Left
Ali ParkerFrom Best Selling Author, Ali Parker comes a new Billionaire Series filled with sexiness, humor and intense attraction... Ethan Lewis has been in the bright lights for as long as h...
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Justified
Ali ParkerLust over Love any day of the week. Lust has always been the emotion of choice; love nothing more than a silly game played by delusional fools. Lisa Parks has been successful at ev...