Anthony Parker named Lakeland Magic GM

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By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Orlando Magic’s NBA G-League affiliate, Lakeland Magic, will be under the direction of Anthony Parker, a former Magic and a scout for the organization for the past five seasons, as announced.

“With Anthony and Stan, we have established solid basketball leadership for our G League team in Lakeland”, Magic President of Basketball Operations, Jeff Weltman, said. “Having our G League team closely aligned and in unison with the parent club is vital to our success. Bringing Anthony and Stan on board to guide those operations and lead that group will be of great value to us.”.

Parker, 42, has worked for the Magic for the past five seasons as a scout both domestically and abroad. Prior to that, he played 494 NBA games over 9 seasons with Philadelphia, Orlando, Toronto and Cleveland.

Additionally, he spent six seasons playing in Europe where he won two EuroLeague MVP awards, two EuroLeague championships and five Israeli National Cups with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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