Tony Parker is a French professional Basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2019, William Anthony Parker Jr. currently plays for the Charlotte Hornets as their Point Guard. William Anthony Parker Jr. has played for other teams like Paris Basket Racing 1999–2001, San Antonio Spurs 2001–2018, ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 2011.
As a Point Guard, William Anthony Parker Jr reportedly earns around $5,000,000 as his yearly salary from Charlotte Hornets. Further, William Anthony Parker Jr has an estimated net worth of over $100 million with the career earnings of about $165,843,436. Further, he is married and has two sons with his second/present wife Axelle Francine. He was previously married to Eva Longoria (m. 2007–2011).
William Anthony Parker Jr has an estimated net worth of over $100 million, mostly earned through his NBA career. William Anthony Parker Jr so far has made earnings of $ 165,843,436 from his entire NBA career.
Currently, Parker has signed a 2 year / $10,000,000 contract with the Charlotte Hornets, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $5,000,000. In 2019, he will earn a base salary of $5,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,000,000 and a dead cap value of $5,000,000.
Kept aside William Anthony Parker Jr financial earnings, his personal assets includes a Home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Further, he reportedly owns various supercars.
Further, the NBA Player William Anthony Parker Jr earns a good amount of money from various sponsorships.
Previously, on 6 July 2007, Tony Parker was married to Eva Longoria in the civil service at Paris city hall.
Unfortunately, their marriage didn't last too long. Eva filed for a divorced and it was finalized on 28 January 2011.
CAPTION: Eva Longoria & Tony Parker SOURCE: InStyle After the split, Parker began dating French journalist Axelle Francine in 2011. In June 2013, it was reported that Tony got engaged to his girlfriend.
CAPTION: Tony Parker's current wife and son SOURCE: Tony Parker's wife Parker and Axelle Francine married on August 2, 2014. They have two sons, Josh Parker, born in April 2014, and Liam Parker, born in July 2016.
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Tony Parker was born as William Anthony Parker Jr was born on 17 May 1982, in Bruges, Belgium. He was born to father, Tony Parker, Sr. and mother, Pamela Firestone. As per his nationality, he is French and belongs to an African-American ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Taurus. He grew up along with his siblings, Pierre Parker, and T.J. Parker.
In the first place, William Anthony Parker Jr. attended National Institute of Sport, expertise, and performance in Paris, France where he played for his high school basketball team and held an impressive point and rebound.
Tony turned to professional and signed with Paris Basket Racing in the year 1999 after playing in amateur leagues for 2 seasons. Parker decided to forgo the NCAA and remained one more year in the French league.
Parker's name was barely mentioned in the pre-draft predictions, and the point guard was drafted 28th overall by the San Antonio Spurs on draft day. Parker became a starter and made 77 regular-season appearances in his rookie season, averaging 9.2 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.6 rebounds in 29.4 minutes per game.
By the end of the season, the rookie led San Antonio in assists and steals and was named to the All-Rookie First Team for 2001–02, becoming the first foreign-born guard to earn the honor. On 1 August 2014, Parker signed a three-year, $43.3 million contract extension with the Spurs. During his time at the Spurs, he played NBA stars like Tim Duncan and Marc Gasol.
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On July 23, 2018, Parker was traded to the Charlotte Hornets. He made his debut as a Hornets player on October 17, 2018, recording 8 points on 4/8 shooting, 7 assists, and 3 rebounds while coming off of the bench in 19 minutes of action in a close 113–112 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Other than being a famous NBA Point Guard, William Anthony Parker Jr is pretty famous in social media. He has a massive follower of 404K on his Instagram and 2.17 million on his official Twitter account.
William Anthony Parker Jr is not only a world-class athlete but also has a very attractive individual. The Famous NBA star is 6 feet 2 inch in height and weighs around 84 kg.
