“Ultimately, I boiled my decision down to two simple questions: Which environment -- college or the NBA -- offers me the best opportunity to grow as a basketball player? Which environment -- college or the NBA -- offers me the best opportunity to grow and develop off the court? The answer to both questions is undeniably the NBA,” Parker wrote in Sports Illustrated.
Basics
Collegiate Career
Three-point field goals: 2013-14, 38-for-106 (.358).
Accolades
- Consensus First Team All-America selection.
- Named ACC Rookie of the Year and USBWA Freshman of the Year, and selected to the All-ACC First Team.
- Received First Team All-America honors from the Associated Press, USBWA, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, and Wooden Award.
- Honored as the top freshman in the country through the USBWA Integris Wayman Tisdale Award.
- Broke Duke freshman records for points (670) and rebounds (306), among others.
- Named Gatorade Player of the Year, ESPN's National Sophomore and Freshman of the Year and a McDonald's All-American in high school.
Strengths
Gifted offensive talent. Scores easily, both from the perimeter and on the block. Highly-skilled, with a great motor and high basketball I.Q. Solid rebounder. Creates mismatches with his versatility. High character.