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2008-09 Statistics

PPG
23.9
RPG
2.90
APG
6.1
EFF
+ 22.00
Born: May 17, 1982
Height: 6-2 /  1,88
Weight: 180  lbs. / 81,6  kg.
From: France
Years Pro: 7

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2007–08: Appeared in 69 games … averaged 18.8 points, 6.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 33.5 minutes … shot .494 (515-1043) from the fi eld, .258 (17-66) from three-point land and .715 (248-347) from the line … ranked 14th in the NBA in assists … named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week on 11/26 after averaging 26.5 points, 8.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds as the Spurs posted a perfect 4-0 week … led the team in scoring 24 times, assists 52 times and steals 13 times … scored in double-fi gures 63 times … fi nished with 20-or-more 32 times and 30-plus four times ... posted three double-doubles … had back-to-back 30 point games in November: had 31 points and 9 assists at Atlanta on 11/20 and fi nished with 32 points and 9 assists vs. Orlando on 11/21 … had 32 points and 11 assists at Sacramento on 4/14 … scored 31 points and handed out 8 assists in a season-high 42:18 minutes at Golden State on 1/7 … had 29 points (12-18 FG, 5-7 FT) and 11 assists vs. Washington on 11/28 … in the fi nal game of the season posted his third double-double fi nishing with 24 points and a season-high 12 assists in 29:19 minutes vs. Utah on 4/16 … missed 13 games due to injury … missed four games (12/13-12/19) with a sprained left ankle and missed nine games (1/29-2/19) due to left ankle infl ammation … in the 2008 Playoffs averaged 22.4 points, 6.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 38.5 minutes … ranked 10th in the postseason in scoring, 10th in assists and 13th in FG percentage (with a .497 mark) … was the only Spur to score in double-fi gures in all 17 playoff games … fi nished with 20-or-more 10 times and had 30-plus fi ve times … posted three double-doubles in the postseason … scored a playoff career-high 41 points (17-26 FG, 1-3 3PT-FG, 6-7 FT) – to go along with 12 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals – in 40:30 minutes in Game 3 at Phoenix on 4/25 (the fourth Spur to score 40-plus in a playoff game, joining Duncan, Gervin and Robinson) … fi nished with 31 points and 11 assists in 40:41 minutes in Game 3 vs. New Orleans on 5/8 … had 18 points, a playoff-career-high 10 rebounds and 6 assists in 41:03 minutes in Game 1 at Los Angeles on 5/21 … scored 32 points in Game 2 vs. Phoenix on 4/22 … had 31 points and 8 assists in Game 5 vs. Phoenix on 4/29 … logged a playoff-career-high 51:28 minutes (scoring 26 points) before fouling out in the Spurs double-overtime Game 1 win vs. Phoenix on 4/19.

2006–07: Named the 2007 Finals MVP … first European-born player to win the award … appeared in 77 regular season games … averaged 18.6 points, 5.5 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.06 steals in 32.5 minutes … shot .520 (570-1,096) from the field, .395 (15-38) from three-point land and .783 (274-350) from the line … he and Steve Nash were the only players in the league to average at least 15.0 points and 5.0 assists while shooting .500 from the field … named an All-Star for the second straight season (had 8 points and a game-high 10 assists in 23:44 minutes in the 2007 All-Star Game) … ranked 27th in the NBA in scoring, 19th in assists and 19th in FG percentage … led the team in scoring 28 times, assists 46 times and steals 20 times … scored in double-figures 68 times with 20-or-more 31 times and 30- or-more four times … posted four double-doubles … scored a season-best 35 points vs. Phoenix on 4/5 … had 33 points (12-17 FG, 9-12 FT) and 6 assists vs. New York on 11/11 … finished with 30 two times: vs. Boston on 3/17 and vs. Portland on 4/9 … handed out a career-high 15 assists vs. the Clippers on 12/8 … missed three games (1/7, 3/3 and 3/5) with a left hip strain … was on the inactive list for the final two games of the season … in the 2007 Playoffs averaged 20.8 points, 5.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.10 steals … shot .480 (168-350) from the field, .333 (7-21) from three-point land and .679 (72-106) from the line … scored in double-figures in all 20 games … had 20-or-more 11 times and 30-or-more three times … finished with 32 points, 8 assists and 3 steals in Game 1 at Phoenix on 5/6 … scored 30 points in 41:07 minutes in Game 6 vs. Phoenix on 5/18 … had 30 points (13-20 FG, 1-1 3PT-FG, 3-4 FT) in Game 2 vs. Cleveland on 6/10 … posted two double-doubles: had 16 points and a game-high 10 assists in Game 5 vs. Denver on 5/2 and finished with 17 points and a playoff-career-high 14 assists in 39:27 minutes in Game 2 vs. Utah … in the Finals averaged a team-high 24.5 points and shot a team-best .568 (42-74) from the field.

2005–06: Led the team in scoring and assists (marking the first time in the Spurs 30-year NBA history that a point guard led the team in scoring) … averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.04 steals in 33.9 minutes in 80 games … shot .548 (623-1,136) from the field, .306 (11-36) from three-point land and .707 (253- 358) from the line … ranked third in the NBA in FG percentage … the first time since 1974-75 that a point guard ranked in the top three in FG percentage (when Golden State’s Butch Beard ranked second in the NBA with a .528 mark) … his .548 mark is the 10th highest single-season mark ever recorded by a point guard … ranked 27th 48 in the NBA in scoring and 19th in assists … named the Western Conference Player of the Week on 2/13 after leading the Spurs to a perfect 3-0 week while averaging 22.7 points and 8.3 assists (the first Spurs point guard to earn player of the week honors) … led the team in scoring 30 times, in assists 50 times and in steals 22 times … posted eight double-doubles … scored in double-figures 74 times … finished with 20-or-more 36 times and 30-or-more four times … scored a career-high 38 points (13-18 FG, 2-2 3PT-FG, 10-13 FT) in 38:55 minutes at Miami on 1/20 … finished with a gamehigh 32 points (12-19 FG, 8-8 FT) and a season-high 13 assists at Toronto on 2/8 … hit 12-13 FG and 4-4 FT to finish with 28 points in 35:08 minutes at Memphis on 1/16 … became the ninth player in Spurs history to be named to an All-Star Team (had 8 points and 4 assists in 20 minutes in the 2006 All-Star Game) … teamed with Steve Kerr and Kendra Wecker to win the Shooting Stars competition (they set an event record finishing the shooting challenge in 25.1 seconds) … did not play at the L.A. Clippers on 3/28 due to a right shin contusion … logged a DNP-CD in the season finale at Houston on 4/19 … in the 2006 playoffs averaged 21.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 36.5 minutes … scored 20-or-more eight times in the postseason … finished with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Game 6 at Sacramento on 5/5 … had a

2004-05: Appeared in 80 games, averaging 16.6 points, 6.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.23 steals in 34.2 minutes … shot .482 (539-1118) from the field, .276 (43-156) from three-point land and .650 (210-323) from the line … ranked 13th in the NBA in assists … ranked third among NBA point guards in field goal percentage (behind Steve Nash and Jason Terry) … posted singleseason career highs in points, assists, rebounds, steals and FG percentage … recorded seven double-doubles … scored in double-figures 71 times with 20-or-more 29 times and 30-or-more twice … had a career-high 35 points – along with 12 assists and 6 rebounds – in 46 minutes at Golden State on 4/10 … scored the game-winning layup with 2.9 seconds left to give the Spurs a 136-134 double-overtime victory (the previous night had 27 points and 9 assists in a career-high 53 minutes in the Spurs 125-124 double-overtime win at the L.A. Clippers on 4/9) … finished with 30 points at Phoenix on 3/9 … faked a three and then drove to the basket for the game winning layup with 7.8 seconds left in the Spurs 80-79 victory at the L.A. Clippers on 1/19 (in the game scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the third quarter) … scored 20-plus in five straight games (2/3-2/13) averaging 22.6 points while shooting .537 (44-82) from the field during the span … averaged 18.1 ppg in the final 56 games of the season after averaging 13.3 ppg in his first 24 games … Spurs were 22-2 when he handed out 8-or-more assists … did not play at New Orleans on 3/14 due to a left quadriceps contusion and did not dress at Memphis on 4/18 due to a stomach virus … in the 2005 playoffs averaged 17.2 points, 4.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 37.3 minutes … in the postseason ranked 29th in scoring and 18th in assists … scored in double-figures 22 times in 23 playoff games with 20-or-more seven times … finished with 29 points three times: had 29 points and 7 assists in the Spurs Game 4 win at Denver on 5/2, finished with 29 points in the Spurs Game 1 win vs. Seattle on 5/8 and had 29 points and 7 rebounds in the Spurs Game 1 win at Phoenix on 5/22 … averaged 20.4 points in the conference finals versus Phoenix. 2003-04: Appeared in 75 games, averaging 14.7 points, 5.5 assists and 3.2rebounds in 34.4 minutes per contest … shot .447 (423-946) from the field, .312(62-199) from three-point land and .702 (191-272) from the line … ranked 16th inthe NBA in assists … scored in double-figures 61 times with 20-or-more 12 times …posted seven double-doubles … scored a season-high 29 points three times: vs.Denver on 2/28, at Golden State on 3/15 and at the L.A. Lakers on 4/4 … had acareer-best 14 assists – along with 19 points – in 32 minutes vs. the L.A. Clippers on12/23 … recorded a career-high 6 steals at Seattle on 3/3 … hit a 21-foot jumperwith 3.8 seconds left to give the Spurs an 86-84 win at Phoenix on 1/23 … missedthe first seven games of the season after suffering a sprained left ankle in a preseasongame vs. New York on 10/17 … in the postseason averaged 18.4 points, 7.0 assists,2.1 rebounds and 1.30 steals in 38.6 minutes in the team’s 10 playoff games … tiedfor fifth in assists in the postseason and ranked 16th in scoring … scored in double-figures eight times inthe postseason … in the first round versus Memphis averaged 21.0 points, 8.5 assists and 2.0 reboundsin 37.0 minutes … had 29 points (9-15 FG, 4-5 3PT-FG, 7-10 FT) and a playoff career-high 13 assists inthe Spurs series-clinching Game 4 win at Memphis on 4/25 … had a playoff career-high 30 points (13-23FG, 2-4 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) in the Spurs Game 2 win vs. the Lakers on 5/5.

2002-03: One of two Spurs to appear in all 82 games (along with Bruce Bowen) … averaged 15.5 points, 5.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 33.8 minutes … shot .464 (484-1043) from the field, .337 (82-243) from three-point land and .755 (219-290) from the line … his 15.5 ppg scoring average was the highest by a Spurs point guard since James Silas averaged 17.7 ppg in 1979-80 … scored 20-or-more points 21 times and the Spurs were 20-1 in those games (only loss was a 105-97 Knicks win on 3/18 in which Parker had 21) … led the team in assists 49 times and in scoring 13 times … scored a career-high 32 points three times … had 32 points (10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT-FG, 9-10 FT) and 6 assists in 35 minutes vs. Dallas on 12/11 … finished with 32 points and 10 assists at Chicago on 12/28 … had 32 points (11-18 FG, 3-6 3PT-FG, 7-8 FT) in 40 minutes vs. Sacramento on 3/1 … posted four double-doubles … had 10 points and 12 assists vs. Minnesota on 11/11 … finished with 20 points, a career-high 13 assists and 6 rebounds at Orlando on 1/31 … had 21 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds at Golden State on 2/5 … played for the Sophomore squad in the 2003 Got Milk Rookie Challenge finishing with 8 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds in 23 minutes … also participated in the inaugural 989 Sports Skills Challenge at the 2003 NBA All-Star Weekend … started all 24 playoff games, averaging 14.7 points, 3.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 33.9 minutes … scored in double-figures 15 times in the post-season with 20-or-more seven times (Spurs were 6-1 in those games) … twice posted a playoff career-best 29 points: at Phoenix on 4/25 and at Dallas on 5/23 … had 27 points and 5 assists in the Spurs Game 6 series-clinching win at Los Angeles on 5/15 …finished with 26 points and 6 assists in 43 minutes in the Spurs Game 3 win in New Jersey on 6/8 … had 25 points and 5 assists in 44 minutes in the Spurs Game 4 win in Dallas on 5/25.

2001-02: Named to the All-Rookie First Team becoming the first foreign-born guard to earn the honor … appeared in 77 games … averaged 9.2 points, 4.3 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.16 steals in 29.4 minutes … shot .419 from the field (268-639), .323 (61-189) from three-point land and .675 (108-160) from the line … led the team in assists and steals … moved into the starting lineup in the fifth game of the season and finished with 12 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in 32 minutes vs. Orlando on 11/6 … earned 72 starts … the only rookie on the Spurs roster … among NBA rookies ranked eighth in scoring, second in assists, seventh in steals, fifth in three-pointers made and fifth in minutes … scored a career-high 22 points (8-16 FG, 4-7 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) in 38 minutes at Charlotte on 11/8 … posted two double-doubles … had 16 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in a career-high 45 minutes vs. Houston on 3/7 … finished with 14 points and a career-high 10 assists vs. Detroit on 4/12 … led the team in assists 35 times and in steals 27 times … twice hit game-winning shots during the season: hit an 18-foot jumper with 6.8 seconds left to give the Spurs a 90-88 win at Seattle on 4/3 … connected on a coast-to-coast lay-up in Utah on 4/17 with 2.0 seconds left as the Spurs beat the Jazz 86-84 to claim the Midwest Division Title … missed five games after suffering a sprained right ankle at New Jersey on 1/14 (on the injured list from 1/15-1/25) … played in the 2002 got milk? Rookie Challenge and finished with 6 points, 8 assists and 3 steals in 21 minutes for the victorious Rookie squad … played big in the post-season … in 10 playoff games averaged 15.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 34.1 minutes … finished with 24 points and 5 assists in Game 3 vs. the Lakers … had 23 points (10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT-FG, 2-4 FT), 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Game 3 at Seattle on 4/27.

Pre-NBA: Played for France in the 2001 European Championships … in addition, played for France's Junior National Team in the European Junior Championships in both 1998 and 2000 … made a big splash at the 2000 Nike Hoop Summit in Indianapolis on 2/4/00 … had 20 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 30 minutes against top U.S. stars (including Darius Miles, Zach Randolph and Omar Cook) … played in the French minors in 1997-98 and 1998-99 before signing with Paris Saint Germain Racing in 1999 (the team changed its name to Paris Basket Racing prior to the 2000-01 season) … attended the National Institute for Sports and Physical Education (INSEP) in Paris.


Personal

Full name is William Anthony Parker … was born in Belgium and raised in France … fl uent in English and French … married Eva Longoria in Paris in July of 2007 … father, Tony Sr., played at Loyola in Chicago and then on the professional level overseas … his mother is from Amsterdam and currently lives in Paris … has two younger brothers, TJ and Pierre … TJ played three seasons at Northwestern University and is now in his third professional season in France … spends a lot of time on the internet … has his own website: TP9.net … donates a block of 20 tickets for each home game to underprivileged youth … a big video game fan (enjoys all of the sports games) … favorite movies include Face/Off, Men of Honor, Bad Boys and Meet Joe Black … likes rap, listing Jay-Z, 50 Cent and the Ruff Ryders as his favorites.

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