Recently, the Celtics officially announced the layoff of forward Jabari Parker, the Celtics claimed that the layoffs could save the team 2.18 million US dollars, the 26-year-old Jabari Parker lost his job again, and he changed six teams in just seven years of his career.
In the 2020-2021 season, Jabari Parker played only 13 games for the Kings and Celtics combined, averaging only 5.5 points per game. Judging by the form he showed in preseason, it has become very difficult for him to get on the official roster for an NBA team.
But fans still remember that Jabari Parker was a super talented player on a par with Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, who also appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2012, was hailed as the strongest high school student after James, who was once regarded as the Bucks' team-building hope, was hailed as the next Anthony, and was also selected for the U.S. national team candidate list, but the striker who repeatedly made the top ten goals eventually lost to injury.
Jabari Parker announced his candidacy in the 2013 draft, born in Chicago, he decided to lock the table with the bucks with the second pick, he did well in his rookie season, but he only played 25 games with a knee injury and announced that he was reimbursed for the season, but Jabari Parker was in excellent form in the second and third years, averaging 20 points per game in the third year, and was once regarded as an All-Star candidate.
However, before the All-Star Game, his knee suffered another ligament rupture, and when he returned from a major injury, Jabari Parker had to accept the fact that the alphabet brother had become the core of the team, and he was reduced to a substitute, averaging only 12.3 points per game. However, the hometown team Bulls chose to continue to believe in him, gave him playing time and offered him a contract with an annual salary of 20 million, and he could get 14.3 points and 6.2 rebounds during the Bulls, which may be the higher the expectation, the higher the disappointment, but just half a year later, the Bulls gave up Jabari Parker, and the talent embarked on a wandering journey.
He had brief starters with the Hawks, but frequent injuries prevented him from contributing a steady output, with the Celtics offering a two-year base salary contract last season. However, although Parker proved that he could still play, he could not prove that he was still the talent of the year, and eventually suffered layoffs.
Maybe Jabari Parker's basketball career is not completely over, but the young man, who is only 26 years old, may never be able to fly as far as he once did, in the famous words of the sports world: injuries are ruined by genius. It is a pity that Jabari Parker's peak was so short.