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He dished a season-high 14 assists in 27 minutes against the LA Clippers on February 06, He scored in double figures 46 times in 56 games. He set his season-high with 55 points in 51 minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 05, He grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds in 39 minutes against the Toronto Raptors on December 20, He dished a season-high 12 assists in 40 minutes against the Houston Rockets on March 22, He scored in double figures 66 times in 72 games.

He had 20 points or more 42 times. He had 30 points or more 13 times. He had 40 points or more 2 times. He had 50 points or more 1 time. He recorded 15 double-doubles. He set his season-high with 32 points in 39 minutes against the Orlando Magic on November 21, He grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds in 33 minutes against the Brooklyn Nets on March 02, He dished a season-high 12 assists in 29 minutes against the Utah Jazz on April 16, He scored in double figures 64 times in 69 games.

He had 20 points or more 32 times. He set his season-high with 35 points in 41 minutes against the Phoenix Suns on April 05, He grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in 30 minutes against the Washington Wizards on January 13, He dished a season-high 15 assists in 30 minutes against the LA Clippers on December 08, He scored in double figures 68 times in 77 games.

He had 20 points or more 35 times. He recorded 5 double-doubles. He set his season-high with 38 points in 39 minutes against the Miami Heat on January 20, He grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds in 34 minutes against the Philadelphia 76ers on December 03, He dished a season-high 13 assists in 41 minutes against the Toronto Raptors on February 08, He scored in double figures 74 times in 80 games. He had 20 points or more 36 times.

He recorded 8 double-doubles. He set his season-high with 35 points in 47 minutes against the Golden State Warriors on April 10, He grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in 36 minutes against Seattle SuperSonics on January 31, He dished a season-high 13 assists in 35 minutes against the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 11, He scored in double figures 71 times in 80 games. He recorded 7 double-doubles. He set his season-high with 29 points in 44 minutes against the Golden State Warriors on March 15, He grabbed a season-high 7 rebounds in 33 minutes against the Brooklyn Nets on January 21, He dished a season-high 14 assists in 32 minutes against the LA Clippers on December 23, He scored in double figures 63 times in 75 games.

He had 20 points or more 12 times. He set his season-high with 32 points in 35 minutes against the Dallas Mavericks on December 11, He grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds in 36 minutes against the Golden State Warriors on February 05, He dished a season-high 13 assists in 36 minutes against the Orlando Magic on January 31, He scored in double figures 68 times in 82 games. He had 20 points or more 21 times. He recorded 4 double-doubles. He set his season-high with 22 points in 38 minutes against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 08, He grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in 45 minutes against the Houston Rockets on March 07, He dished a season-high 10 assists in 34 minutes against the Detroit Pistons on April 12, He scored in double figures 34 times in 77 games.

He had 20 points or more 2 times. He set his season-high with 32 points in 44 minutes against Antibes on May 05, He grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds in 40 minutes against Antibes on January 20, He scored in double figures 23 times in 30 games.

He had 20 points or more 4 times. Tony Parker averaged 3. He set his season-high with 20 points in 25 minutes against Gravelines on November 23, He grabbed a season-high 7 rebounds in 23 minutes against Montpellier on February 19, He dished a season-high 7 assists in 25 minutes against Gravelines on November 23, He scored in double figures 2 times in 23 games.

The story could have been a lot different if it was not for the imagination of a then year-old scout for the San Antonio Spurs.

Of course, he had stolen the show at the Hoop Summit a year earlier but the mighty Spurs, looking for a backup point guard, were not sold on the Frenchman.

And after his first workout in Chicago, his name was definitely off the list. It happened in San Antonio. Parker did not let that opportunity pass by. Together, they won the U18 European Championship in This win is regarded by many as the start of a new dawn for French basketball. Not only did that U18 squad produced five NBA players Parker, Diaw, Turiaf, Mickael Pietrus, Yakhouba Diawara it also changed mentalities as winning championships and aiming at doing so became a clear cut ambition for the French teams that follow.

The team had won 58 games before being swept in the Conference Finals by the Lakers. He went further in and released his first and solo album Tony Parker. Among his 11 tracks, Balance-toi was a big hit in France. In summer , he opened his academy in Lyon. Combining sport, school and entrepreneurship, future graduates will learn a comprehensive set of skills with a job offer at the end.

The project is innovative and hopefully will be successful. Nowadays, the museum gathers wax figures of famous people from all around the world. He embraces his executive role as a new step in his career. A gifted athlete, he showed a professional ethic and played with passion throughout his entire career. Loved by the fans and his teammates, a consensus has spread all around the world regarding his achievements and his personality. In hindsight, we can joyfully say he did it and more!

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Read more. Facebook Instagram Search. Not only are they shooting for championships in both the French Jeep Elite League and the EuroLeague, they have upscaled Asvel's youth academy, which attracts teenage talents from all around Europe.

Generations past ran through its doors with largely domestic ambitions. The 6-foot-2 Parker, Lamy believes, altered the mindset of those who followed. For him, the NBA was never a dream.

He said early on, 'I want to play there, it's my goal. It brought scouts to pore over the French League to identify the next Gallic delicacy capable of whetting appetites across the Atlantic. Hard to believe now with Doncic's dominance, but Parker was once compelled to demolish the myth that Europeans could crowd the paint but were off-color in their ability to run a team. The ecosystem here, believes French Basketball Federation director Jacques Commeres, has won credibility for the manner in which the best talents are identified as early as 13 and brought into regional youth programs, then filtered again to collate them at the Paris-based INSEP -- France's national Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance -- where Parker and Diaw were teammates long before later linking up in San Antonio.

Also I think our athletes have similar values to Americans now. But we are very aggressive in our playing style and we value the same styles of defense and shots. Ideal fodder to fill draft boards, with Sekou Doumbouya the latest arrival last summer, when he was drafted 15th overall by the Detroit Pistons out of French League club Limoges. It is flattering that the best teens here accrue an inflated value, Lamy claims.

But at times, the dream sold of earning fame and fortune in North America is fused with a lack of realism, and at a high cost. I don't think it's helped some kids to have them pushed towards that NBA dream, bringing them out early when they're not ready. You don't have to go to them. They'll come to you.



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