William Anthony Parker Jr. is a French-American former professional basketball player. He played for two years for Paris Basket Racing in the French basketball league, before joining the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He was selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft and quickly became their starting point guard.
Tony Parker is famous for a professional basketball player. He played for Paris Basket Racing for two years in the French basketball league. Later, he joining the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA as a point guard. He won four NBA champions all of which were with Spurs. He also played for ASVEL Basket in France during the 2011 NBA lockout and finished his career after one season with the Charlotte Hornets. He was named to six NBA All-Star games, three All-NBA Second Teams, and an All-NBA Third Team. He was also the 2007 NBA Finals MVP. A severe injury to his left quadriceps tendon in Game 2 in the second round of the 2017 playoffs ended his season. He was named the MVP of EuroBasket 2013 while playing with the French national team. He became the all-time leading scorer in the EuroBasket competition, a record that was broken by Pau Gasol two years later.
Tony Parker was born on May 17, 1982, in Bruges, Belgium. He holds French/American nationality and belongs to French-English ethnicity. His birth sign is Taurus. He was raised in France. He was more interested in football, but after watching the evolution of Michael Jordan into a global basketball superstar during summer trips to his father's native city of Chicago. At the age of 15, he became a naturalized French citizen while retaining his American nationality. He was eventually asked to attend the INSEP in Paris.
Tony Parker was born to a father named Tony Parker Sr. and a mother named Pamela Firestone. His father is an African American and played basketball at Loyola University Chicago, as well as professionally overseas and his mother, is a Dutch model. He has two younger brothers named T.J. and Pierre. They were also heavily involved in basketball.
Tony Parker height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88m) tall and body weight of 84 kg. His chest size is 39 inches, waist size is 34 inches, and biceps size is 14 inches. He wears shoe size is 11 (US). He has black hair and black eyes.
Tony Parker has married twice in his life. Firstly, he married Eva Longoria in 2007. The marriage was not a success and eventually, they separated in 2011. In 2014, he married Axelle Francine, a French journalist. The couple has two sons named Josh and Liam. They are happily married to the present day and no sign of their separation.
Tony Parker estimated net worth of $75 million and his annual salary is $12.55 million. He has signed a 2-years for $10,000,000 contract with the Charlotte Hornets, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $5,000,000. He earns a good amount of money from his career.