At the beginning of the week, Barça made the team's departure official. The American power wing, landed in the Catalan capital in the summer of 2023 to replace Nikola Mirotic, He put an end to two seasons in which he recovered love for basketball after a few years in the NBA fighting with a constant lesions in the form of injuries.
Jabari was one of the team's leaders for both Roger Grimau as for Joan Peñarroya. The '4' shone in its first season of Barca, while in the second, despite its offensive contribution has remained significant (12.9 points per game in Endesa League and 13.8 in Euroleague), it was too marked in the key course of the course.
In the fifth and definitive match of the Euroleague playoff in Monaco He was very unraveling (seven points and a poor 3/14 in field shots), and did not live his best nights in the second and third commitment to Unicaja in the quarterfinals of the ACB. A situation that led both parties to sit down to discuss their future. And although Parker still had another year of contract with Barça, it was the player who decided to break his link with the Barca club. If nothing twists, Jabari will continue his career next season in the Partizán of Zeljko Obradovic.
Jabari Parker (Partizán) and Chima Moneke (Red Star) will be neighbors in Belgrade next season / Javi Ferrándiz
Jabari Parker's farewell
The exit of the American has been painful for an important part of the Barca fans. A goodbye accompanied by a emotional video of Jabari thanking Barça for these last two seasons in which basketball player has been felt again: “Thank you for the years we have spent together, they have been my favorites. I love you, see you soon,” The player commented.
Navarro explains his departure
Taking advantage of the presence of the section in the last episode of the Pódcast Juan Carlos Navarro, He took the opportunity to explain what the causes of the player's departure had been: “Jabari and Barça we have decided to separate our paths. It is not pleasant news, but it is beneficial for us to release salary mass in the budget. He asked after finishing the last game of the season, In a fairly bad campaign not only of his but of the whole team. We can bring more players in different positions for a next year that will be superduro with more games, “ commented A Navarro who once again worked as a spokesman for the section and who took the floor, as happened in Malaga After the last game of the season.
The Catalan Basket / FCB
“He asked to leave”
“Jabari Parker has an extraordinary individual talent. The collective game has cost him something else, it is true that he had a pretty good season, But the second has not been so much and he himself asked to leave. At the time we say it we think it's the best, since the player had doubts to continue wearing Barça's shirt. We wish you the best in every way in the coming years, but with this exit we can further reinforce our team in several positions to face a year that will be very hard. “
Jabari Parker is already a history of Barça de Basket / Valentine Enrich
Therefore, and after the departure of Jabari Parker, the offices of the Barca section continue working to reinforce the team for a next course that is considered demanding, and in which Barça starts without lifting an ACB title since June 2023.
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