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66-561: So far, Anthony Parker is the only player who has won the award twice. Mike james is the most recent winner of the award , winning it in 2024. The EuroLeague MVP award is the first and only full season MVP award that is voted on and given by the EuroLeague. Previous awards like the EuroLeague Regular Season and Top 16 MVP awards were only for individual phases of the season, with the original regular season MVP award being based on

132-574: A best-of-seven championship. The main idea was retained by the NBA. Even the 1950 tournament , following a transitional season with three divisions rather than two, initially determined one playoff champion from each division. The Central champion Minneapolis Lakers became the first league champion under the NBA name by defeating Anderson from the West in a best-of-three, with Syracuse from the East idle, and then knocking off

198-515: A best-of-two series, the Trail Blazers, needing only one win as the higher seed, eliminated the Grizzlies in game one to advance to the playoffs. In 2021, the top six teams in each conference advance to the playoffs, while seventh- through tenth-placed teams qualified for a play-in tournament. The seventh- and eighth-place teams got up to two chances to win one game to qualify for the playoffs, while

264-483: A breakthrough in the NBA, Parker turned to Europe to resurrect his basketball career, intending to return to the NBA after a good season with a European club. Eventually, he moved to Israel in the 2000–01 season, where he was signed by the Israeli EuroLeague powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv . Initially, Parker and his wife were intimidated by the occasional bomb attacks in the city, but they soon settled in and Parker

330-539: A brief stint with the junior United States men's national basketball team , as a college player. He was a member of the Under-22 team alongside future NBA All-Stars Tim Duncan and Paul Pierce . The team defeated host and co-favorite Puerto Rico , twice in the FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship , and captured the gold medal in 1996, en route to qualifying for the 1997 FIBA Under-21 World Cup . In

396-471: A final game to determine who earns the eighth playoff seed. Both conferences conduct the playoffs in the traditional bracket format. All rounds are best-of-seven series. Series are played in the 2–2–1–1–1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, 5, and 7, while their opponent hosts games 3, 4, and 6, with games 5, 6 and 7 being played if needed. This format has been used since 2014 , after NBA team owners unanimously voted to change

462-563: A result of changing rosters and inconsistent performances, dropping to 21–34 just before the All-Star break. The shooting guard's offensive output was also erratic throughout the season, and the Raptors all but fell out of the playoffs picture by March. The Raptors eventually concluded the regular season with only 33 wins, with Parker suffering a significant drop in his numbers (shooting percentage and points per game). His future remained uncertain as he

528-492: A solid addition to our roster. He is a very good, intelligent all-around basketball player. Our coaching staff will especially appreciate the good shooting and solid defense that Anthony brings to our team." In a bid to ensure that James had his best shot of winning a title before he could potentially become a free agent after the season, Cleveland also acquired Shaquille O'Neal and subsequently, Antawn Jamison , both of whom were veteran superstars. The new-look Cleveland concluded

594-435: A team's playoff roster as long as they were on the team for at least one regular season game, and were not on another NBA team's roster after March 1. Prior to the 2005–06 season, playoff rosters were limited to 12 players who were named before the playoffs began. Current as of the 2024 NBA playoffs The all-time NBA playoffs table is an overall record of all match results of every team that has played in playoffs since

660-403: A top- four seed, as described below. The playoff format in place for the 2005 and 2006 NBA playoffs created controversy and would be changed prior to the 2006–07 NBA season . Prior to 2004, when the NBA was aligned into two conferences with two divisions each, the division champions were guaranteed the top two seeds. This meant that the top two teams in a conference could never meet until

726-744: A year later Parker longed a return to Israel, a country he had grown to love. Back with Maccabi, he helped his team accomplish two more Triple Crowns by winning the Israeli domestic championship, the Israeli National Cup, and the EuroLeague championship in both 2004 and 2005. In the process, he was named the Israeli Basketball Super League MVP and the EuroLeague Final Four MVP of the Euroleague 2003–04 season, as well as

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792-634: Is the general manager of the Orlando Magic and former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as in Italy and Israel. He is one of the most beloved and successful players in Maccabi Tel Aviv history. Prior to graduating from Bradley University with a major in liberal arts , he entered the 1997 NBA draft and played briefly in

858-469: Is unofficially paramount during the selection process. Since established, the award has never gone to a player whose team did not reach the EuroLeague Final Four . It is nevertheless theoretically possible for that to occur in the future, as no rule stands against it. For example, players whose teams only made it to the top 16 stage of the competition (when it existed in the past), were nominated into

924-511: The 1947 and 1948 BAA playoffs , were otherwise quite different from the third, which 21st-century NBA playoffs nearly match. In 1947 and 1948, the Eastern and Western Division champions were matched in a best-of-seven series following the regular season, whose winner advanced to the championship round. Meanwhile, four runners-up played best-of-three series to determine the other finalist: the two second-place teams were matched in one short series and

990-559: The 1997 NBA draft after four years at Bradley and was selected 21st overall by the New Jersey Nets , but he was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a multi-player trade. In his two seasons with the 76ers, Parker was largely plagued by injury and played in only 39 regular season games, averaging just over five minutes a game and totaling 74 points and 26 rebounds . He was subsequently traded together with Harvey Grant to

1056-426: The 2006–07 Toronto team. He was signed for approximately $ 12 million (USD) over three years, joining recent European veteran acquisitions Jorge Garbajosa and José Calderón on the team. Adopting a #18 jersey, Parker quickly established himself as the starting shooting guard for Toronto and a well-respected three-point shooter in the NBA, ranking fourth in the league for three-point field goal percentage by

1122-424: The 2007–08 season , Parker remained—despite the signing of Miami 's Jason Kapono —the starting shooting guard for the Raptors, with rookie Jamario Moon completing the wing positions. In a season that was fraught with lengthy injuries to a number of his teammates (such as T. J. Ford and Chris Bosh ), he managed to play in all 82 regular season games and ensured that Toronto made the 2008 NBA Playoffs , albeit as

1188-471: The EuroLeague MVP and first-team All-EuroLeague in the Euroleague 2004–05 season. The 2004–05 season also proved to be a watershed season for Parker, as he averaged career-highs of 18.0 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, and 3.6 assists per game. In his final season with Maccabi, he led the team to another domestic double, but in the Euroleague 2005–06 season's championship game , Maccabi

1254-606: The FIBA SuproLeague title in 2001 ), and was voted two consecutive times EuroLeague MVP . He was also named the 2004 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP . After returning to the NBA as a free agent in 2006, Parker was the Toronto Raptors ' starting shooting guard . In his first season with the Raptors, Parker helped the team clinch their first-ever division title, first NBA playoffs berth in five years, and best regular-season record in franchise history. He helped

1320-544: The Miami Heat , which led several other veterans to also leave the team. The departures would thrust Parker, Antawn Jamison and Anderson Varejão into the spotlight as the veteran leaders for the young team. While Cleveland only managed a conference-worst 19–63 season, they were able to upset LeBron James' heavily favored Miami Heat on March 29, 2011, in a game where Parker grabbed eight rebounds and scored 20 points. On June 27, 2012, Parker announced his retirement. Parker had

1386-652: The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Most Valuable Player and All-MVC first team honors in the same season. His outstanding performances for the Braves ensured that he became one of 15 players honored in Bradley's All-Century basketball team named in 2003. Academically, Parker also excelled. He majored in chemistry before switching to liberal arts and sciences in his senior year, and earned two Major Robert H. Lawrence Jr. Scholarships while at Bradley. Parker entered

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1452-612: The Orlando Magic for Billy Owens before the 1999–2000 season . Parker again struggled at Orlando, playing only 16 games with modest averages of 3.6 ppg and 1.7 rebounds per game (rpg) before being released in January 2000. He finished the remainder of the season with the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association where he averaged 11.5 points in 26 games. Disappointed in his failure to make

1518-633: The PIR stat, rather than on an actual voting process. When the EuroLeague Full Season MVP award was created, those previous awards were phased out altogether, and were replaced by the EuroLeague MVP of the Month award. The EuroLeague MVP award is based on a voting process. Currently, online fan voting represents 25% of the vote total for the MVP award, while media voting accounts for the remaining 75%. Team success

1584-483: The PIR statistical formula, like the earlier EuroLeague Regular Season MVP award, the Full Season MVP award is based on a combination of online voting by fans and the media. The online fan vote comprises 25% of the vote total, while the media vote encompasses 75% of the vote total. Notes: Anthony Parker Anthony Michael Parker (born June 19, 1975) is an American professional basketball executive who

1650-462: The Syracuse Nationals in six games. The 1951 through 1953 playoffs changed the division finals into a best-of-five playoff . With only nine league members in 1953–54, the NBA cut its postseason tournament field from eight teams to six (from 1954 through 1966, the period of eight to nine league members). Round robins were played in 1954, uniquely in NBA history—a three-team round robin among

1716-522: The Toronto Raptors organized by then Israeli Consul-General Cobie Brosh, Parker hit the game-winning shot with less than a second remaining to lead Maccabi to a 105–103 win at the Air Canada Centre . This gave the Raptors fans and management a glimpse of his abilities and in July 2006, Parker was officially signed by Raptors General Manager Bryan Colangelo as a free agent as part of a massive revamp of

1782-456: The WNBA and was the number one pick of the 2008 draft. Early in his professional basketball career, Parker married Tamy, and they had their first child in 2002. Parker is Christian. NBA playoffs The National Basketball Association ( NBA ) playoffs is the annual elimination tournament held to determine the league champion . The four-round, best-of-seven tournament is held after

1848-421: The 1947 Chicago Stags and 13 games in 30 days for 1948 Philadelphia Warriors, the finalists who emerged from the pairing of division champions. The 1961 to 1966 tournaments alone combined initial byes for the top seeded teams in each division with best-of-five initial series for second and third seeded teams in both divisions. The 1961 byes provided five and seven extra days idle for the first-place teams. By 1966

1914-478: The Eastern and one from the Western Division, but only by chance. In 1949, the third and last BAA tournament matched Eastern teams exclusively and Western teams exclusively, necessarily generating Eastern and Western playoff champions to meet in the final. At the same time, the number of playoff teams was increased from three to four from each Division; two rounds of best-of-three series were played, followed by

1980-514: The EuroLeague. He made the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list in 2008, and the EuroLeague 2000–10 All-Decade Team in 2010. Parker's experience playing in Israel left a positive impression upon him. He went on to wear jersey number 18 for both Toronto and Cleveland, explaining that: "I played in Israel before I came back to the NBA, and I had such a great time... two of my sons were born while I

2046-568: The Finals), and that thus qualification criteria for the playoffs and postseason are no longer identical. The top six teams in both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ranked by winning percentage, directly advance to the playoffs. Teams ranked seventh through tenth compete in the NBA play-in tournament for the seventh and eighth seeds. Officially considered separate from the NBA playoffs,

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2112-476: The NBA basically and had to go back to Europe to establish himself and came back at the age of 31. Here's a guy that supposedly wasn't good enough to be in the NBA and he went from Euroleague player to NBA starter. He took advantage of his opportunity and it was the right fit for this team. – Bryan Colangelo , Raptors GM In the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs , Parker was chosen to defend New Jersey Net and former Toronto favorite Vince Carter . Parker

2178-567: The NBA before plying his trade in Europe. There, Parker spent five seasons with the Israeli Super League basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv and one season with the Italian Serie A club Lottomatica Roma . With Maccabi he won five Israeli Super League national championships, five Israeli National Cups , three European -wide titles (two EuroLeague Basketball titles, in 2004 and 2005 , and

2244-415: The NBA play-in tournament uses a modified Page playoff format in which the seventh- and eighth-place teams play each other in a qualification game, with the winner being given the opportunity to play as the seventh seed of the playoffs. Meanwhile, the ninth- and tenth-place teams play each other in an elimination game, with the loser being eliminated and the winner playing the loser of the seven-eight game in

2310-541: The Raptors reach the playoffs again in the 2007–08 season , before becoming a free agent in 2009. On June 27, 2012, Anthony Parker retired after playing nine seasons in the NBA, five seasons in Israel, and one season in Italy. He then became a scout for the Orlando Magic from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, he became the general manager of the Lakeland Magic , the Orlando Magic's NBA G League developmental team. In 2021, he

2376-527: The byes provided five to eight extra days idle. In the 2020 play-in format, if the ninth-place team within a conference finished the regular season within four games of the eighth-place team, they would compete in a postseason play-in series. This format was used only in the Western Conference, as the No. 9 Memphis Grizzlies finished within a half-game of the No. 8 Portland Trail Blazers . Described as

2442-426: The conference finals". Best-of-7 (one series) There were no byes , or idle time, for the division champions—as there would be for higher-seeded playoff teams 1955–66 and 1975–83. All six 1947 participants played their first tournament games on Wednesday, April 2; in 1948 the two Eastern runners-up (E2, E3 in the figure) were idle for a few days only because there was a three-way Western tie to break. Both winners of

2508-458: The conference finals, assuming they both made it to that round. After the NBA realigned its two conferences into three divisions each, the seeding rules remained largely unchanged. The top three seeds would now be reserved for division champions. However, this meant that if the top two teams (by record) in a conference were in the same division, the division runner-up could do no better than the fourth seed. Assuming no first-round upsets, this raised

2574-800: The crowds with slam dunks . In Parker's inaugural season, Maccabi won the Israeli domestic championship and the Israeli National Cup , as well as the FIBA SuproLeague Cup. He continued his fine form for the club in the 2001–02 season, averaging 16.4 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game as Maccabi again won both domestic titles and even reached the Euroleague 2001–02 Final Four . Parker left Israel in 2002, and in January 2003 moved to Italy, where he signed with Virtus Roma , playing in 27 Italian Serie A league games and averaging 14.5 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. However, half

2640-408: The division semifinals were changed to best-of-seven playoff. Then, in 1975 and 1977, respectively, a fifth and sixth team were added to each Division, necessitating an additional first round of best-of-three series. Finally in 1984, the tournament expanded to its present 16-team, four-round knockout, and the now-complete set of first-round series was expanded to a best-of-five. In 2003 the first round

2706-471: The end of the regular season. Overall, in his first season with Toronto, he averaged 12.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, and 2.1 apg, leading his team in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage. Parker's defensive and offensive versatility were credited as instrumental in helping the Raptors clinch their first-ever division title, first NBA playoffs berth in five years, as well as best regular-season record in franchise history. He didn't make it in

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2772-457: The entirety of the NBA postseason , although some sources suggested the NBA Finals should be regarded as separate. From the 2022–23 NBA season , when an expansion to the postseason implemented during the prior three seasons (including two COVID-shortened seasons) was made permanent, the NBA made it clearly known that the playoffs were to remain a four-round, best-of-seven tournament (including

2838-589: The format of the NBA Finals from the 2–3–2 format on October 23, 2013. Once the playoffs start, the bracket is fixed; teams are never " reseeded ", unlike in the National Football League and formerly the National Hockey League (until the wild card format introduced in the 2013–14 season), where the strongest remaining teams face the weakest teams in subsequent rounds. If two or more teams within

2904-538: The gold medal game, Parker scored a game-high 19 points, in a win against Canada . Parker was the scout of the Orlando Magic following his retirement in 2012 and fulfilled that role until 2017, when he was promoted to become the G League general manager. He served in that role until 2021 when he became an assistant general manager back with the Orlando team. On July 5 the Magic officially announced that they have promoted Parker as

2970-441: The league's regular season and its preliminary postseason tournament, the NBA play-in tournament . Six teams from each of the two conferences automatically advance to the playoffs based on regular season winning percentage, while those teams finishing seven through 10 from each conference compete in the play-in tournament to determine the final two playoff seeds . Prior to the 2020s, the NBA playoffs were widely regarded to comprise

3036-574: The next General manager replacing John Hammond who was promoted to Senior Advisor to the President of Basketball Operations. Parker was born in Naperville, Illinois . His father played college basketball at the University of Iowa , while his mother was a cheerleader . Parker's younger siblings also played basketball; his brother Marcus played basketball in high school, while his sister Candace played in

3102-491: The ninth- and tenth-place teams needed to win two consecutive games to advance. The play-in games would become a permanent part of the postseason starting in 2023. W1 is Winner of 7/8 game L1 is Loser of 7/8 game W2 is Winner of 9/10 game W3 is Winner of W2 / L1 game. Playoff teams must identify their postseason rosters before the playoffs begin. They are allowed up to 15 players each and can designate two players as inactive for each game. Players are eligible to be on

3168-490: The online fan voting every year, and some were selected to the All-EuroLeague First Team . Starting with the 2004–05 season , the EuroLeague officially began giving out its Full Season MVP award for the first time. Unlike the previous EuroLeague Regular Season and Top 16 MVP awards, this award encompasses the full season of EuroLeague, up until the EuroLeague Final Four stage. Also, rather than being based on

3234-440: The playoff format being criticized by many. In August 2006, the NBA announced a rules change. Beginning in the 2006–07 season, the top four seeds in each conference would be seeded according to their win–loss totals. This assures that the team with the second-best record in the conference will receive the second seed even if it is not a division champion, thus "guaranteeing that the top two teams in each conference cannot meet until

3300-560: The prospect that the top two teams in the conference would face each other in the conference semifinals, instead of the conference finals. In the second year of this format, the 2005–06 NBA season, the two teams with the best records in the Western Conference (and the second- and third-best records in the entire league), the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks of the Southwest Division , did just that. This turn of events led to

3366-472: The regular season with a league-high 61 wins, with Parker starting all 81 games that he played in. In the first round of the playoffs , they defeated Chicago in five games. Cleveland faced the 2008 champions Boston in the next round, and despite expectations to prevail over the aging Celtics, Cleveland lost the series 4–2. Parker started all 11 of Cleveland's playoff games. During the 2010 NBA offseason, LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas left Cleveland for

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3432-401: The runners-up bracket, Philadelphia in 1947 and Baltimore in 1948, reached the final series having played fewer tournament games than their final opponents, Chicago in 1947 and Philadelphia in 1948, had played in the best-of-7 pairings of division champions. And both winners of the runners-up bracket won the final series. The "postseason" actually comprised 11 games played in a span of 21 days for

3498-427: The same conference are tied in overall winning percentage, tiebreaker criteria are used to determine final rankings. The tiebreaker criteria are as follows: Should three or more teams tie, any division leaders are given higher seeds regardless of any other criteria. In addition, once any team is eliminated from a tiebreaker, the evaluation goes back to the first step for the remaining teams. Prior to 2016 , this rule

3564-411: The schedule provided more rest for the first-round participants with byes of 11 and eight extra days idle. Best-of-7 (1968–1970) The 1983 tournament is the latest to incorporate first-round byes for seeded teams. The first-round best-of-three series tapped off on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 19 and 20; the second-round best-of-sevens on Sunday to the following Wednesday, April 27. Counting from Tuesday

3630-420: The sixth seed. However, the Raptors were eliminated in the first round by the Orlando Magic in five games. Parker was later named by ESPN as one of the best Euroleague players to have graced the NBA. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he ranked 7th in NBA's all-time leaders in three-point field goal percentage. Parker played a variety of roles in the following season . First, Kapono was temporarily moved to

3696-452: The starting shooting guard spot after the Raptors fired head coach Sam Mitchell . When Calderón was injured, Parker had to fill in as the starting point guard. After struggling in December, he hit good form in January and helped the Raptors inch towards a better record after the team went 16–28. Although Parker eventually regained his starting spot, Toronto fell further behind the playoff race as

3762-445: The three playoff teams in each division. From 1955 to 1966, the first-place team in each division was idle while its two runners-up faced played a best-of-three. Division finals were expanded to best-of-seven in 1958 and division semifinals to best-of-five in 1961. With ten league members again for the 1966–67 season, eight teams were again admitted to the tournament, providing a simple three-round knockout (8-team bracket). A year later,

3828-518: The two third-place teams in another; the winners of those two series played another one. In 1947, the Philadelphia Warriors won the runners-up bracket and beat the Western champion Chicago Stags four games to one, which the NBA recognizes as its first championship; in 1948 Baltimore won the runners-up and beat Eastern champion Philadelphia in the final. Both tournaments generated one finalist from

3894-409: Was able to focus on his basketball career. Within his first season with his new club, he became one of their most pivotal players. Parker was signed to fill the void left by Doron Sheffer 's retirement at the shooting guard position, but ended up featuring as both a scorer and play-maker for Maccabi. He immediately brought to the team his ability to score, rebound, block shots , and even entertain

3960-557: Was also used for two-team ties, but only applied if the two teams have the same head-to-head record. The National Basketball Association was established in 1949 by merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League but it recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history. In all of its three years the BAA champion was finally determined in a best-of-seven series but its first two tournaments,

4026-525: Was changed to also be best-of-seven. Beginning with the 2004 season, with the addition of the 30th NBA franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats , the NBA realigned its divisions. The result was that each conference would have three divisions of five teams each, and the winner of each division was guaranteed a top-three playoff seed. This would change slightly after the 2005–06 season; while division winners still receive automatic playoff berths, they are guaranteed

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4092-445: Was defeated 73–69 by CSKA Moscow . For his efforts, Parker was named EuroLeague MVP and first team All-EuroLeague for the second consecutive time. After six years of success in Europe however, Parker dreamed of returning to the NBA. Overall, he averaged 13.6 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game and 1.8 steals per game in his Israeli league career, while averaging 15.8 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game and 1.6 steals per game in

4158-530: Was due to become a free agent, but he expressed a desire to return to Toronto for the next season. With Toronto selecting shooting guard DeMar DeRozan in the 2009 NBA draft , that uncertainty was compounded. On July 13, 2009, Parker signed a two-year, $ 6 million deal with the LeBron James -led Cleveland Cavaliers , a team that had reached the 2007 NBA Finals and 2009 Conference Finals. Cleveland General Manager Danny Ferry said of Parker: "Anthony will be

4224-488: Was effective in shutting down Carter, restricting him to 13-for-43 shooting in the first two games. However, the Raptors were eliminated by the Nets after Game 6. On April 4, 2007, the NBA also announced that Parker had been selected by a five-member panel of former players as the divisional winner of 2006–07 NBA Sportsmanship Award. The annual award reflects the ideals of sportsmanship in amateur and professional basketball. In

4290-423: Was moved to Orlando as an assistant general manager. In 2023, he was promoted to General Manager of the Magic. Parker started out playing high school basketball at Naperville Central High School . He then played college basketball at Bradley University where he established himself as a top player, averaging 18.9 points per game (ppg) and shooting 42% from the three-point line in his third season, earning

4356-492: Was playing overseas and one was actually born in Israel. And I just had such a great experience that I wanted to take something from that experience. The number 18, in Judaism, it means ' chai '... and it's the symbol for life and good fortune in Judaism. And I thought that was something to take away from Israel and let them know I'm still representing them." In October 2005, during a pre-season friendly representing Maccabi against

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