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March 24, 2012: San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker 9 reacts during the second half of the NBA Basketball Herren USA basketball game between the New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA. NBA Basketball Herren USA 2012: Spurs vs Hornets MAR 24 – ZUMAc04
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March 24, 2012: San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker 9 reacts during the second half of the NBA Basketball Herren USA basketball game between the New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA. NBA Basketball Herren USA 2012: Spurs vs Hornets MAR 24 – ZUMAc04
Tony Parker retired from the NBA in 2019 and has adapted well to other ventures. His favorite player growing up was Michael Jordan, and he had made up his mind at a very young age that he would be a successful NBA player just like his idol. He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in 2001 and would go on to win 4 championships with them. Spurs also decided to retire his #9 jersey in 2019, shortly after his retirement.
He is also the President of ASVEL Basket, the team in Lyon. In 2017 Parker took over Lyon Basket Feminine and renamed it ASVEL Feminin. The 41-year-old is a huge supporter of women’s basketball not only in France but all over the world.
According to reports, Tony Parker made $12.5 million on average every season while playing for Spurs. For the 2016–17 campaign, he received $15.4 million from the Spurs. During that time, he invested and bought a mansion for himself. The mansion’s current cost is around $16.5 million according to Mansion Global.
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November 11, 2013: San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) looks on during the NBA Basketball Herren USA game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Christopher Szagola/Cal Media) NBA Basketball Herren USA 2013: Spurs vs 76ers NOV 11 – ZUMAcs7
Reportedly the mansion has been on the market since 2021, and then the price was $19.5 million. After unable to find any suitable buyer, the price has been dropped considerably. The 53-acre estate also includes a basketball court, indoor playroom/arcade, workout room, locker room, trophy room, and showers/restrooms. Outside, the home even has a private water park. which includes slides and waterfalls.
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With life now fully operational in France, taking care of the President’s duties is tough sometimes. Especially when it involves someone with a talent like Victor Wembanyama.
Tony Parker’s advice to Victor Wembanyama before his big break
At 7-foot-4, Wembanyama was already a force to reckon with even before his NBA debut. Wembanyama spent the 2021 season with ASVEL Basket, which Parker was president of. Tony Parker spoke to Insider before Wemby’s debut in the NBA. “My advice to him is to make sure that he has his own expectations,” Parker said. “Because it’s impossible to please everybody. Everybody’s gonna think like, ‘Oh, you should play like this,’ or, ‘You should be Kevin Durant,’ or, ‘You should be this, you should be that.’ Just be you and have your own expectations.”
“I’m just always worried now because people (are) putting him so high, you know? … Like, I know he says he’s ready and, ‘I’m ready to take on everything.’ But people, when they put you so high like this and comparing him to LeBron and Michael Jordan, it’s almost unfair, you know?”
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Wemby was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as #1 draft pick for the 2023-24 season.
