Guess who has started every game for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season?
No, it's not LeBron James.
Try Anthony Parker—the offseason acquisition who has been called upon to do more than expected—and has quietly delivered for the team with the best record in the NBA.
In fact, Parker is the only member of the Cavs to have played in every game in the 2009-10 campaign.
Not bad for a guy who, earlier this decade, toiled for six seasons overseas, never knowing if he’d get a second chance at life in the NBA.
Parker signed with the Cavaliers last summer after spending three years in Toronto, where he averaged almost 12 points a game for the Raptors.
But it was his time in Europe that exposed him to big game pressure and boosted his confidence for a return to the NBA.
After three seasons as a part-time player with Philadelphia and Orlando, Parker played five seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv and one with Virtus Roma. In those six seasons, his team won three Euroleague championships, and Parker was twice honored as the league’s MVP.
“I went over there obvi ...
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Anthony Parker: Anything but a Fifth Wheel for the Cleveland Cavaliers
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