Milwaukee Bucks number 2 overall draft pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Jabari Parker, has missed the latter part of this season due to a torn ACL. He’s been on the sidelines for the majority of his recovery but he’s being dealt the hand of watching his Bucks team on the verge of getting swept in their first round matchup with the Chicago Bulls.
While Parker has been on the sidelines, he’s taken some time to slowly rehab his return as well as ponder what’s next for him after his career is over. This injury might have sparked this thought of his about wanting to pay his knowledge forward to the future.
Following from Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune.
Parker plans to return (to Duke) each summer to earn his degree, even if it takes seven or more years. […] “I have dreams after basketball,” he said. “I want to be a (middle-school) history teacher. I don’t aspire to be the richest man. I just want to give a piece of my knowledge to these kids one day.”
Parker saying he ‘doesn’t want to be the richest man’ is a tad bit contradictory due to the fact he was a one and done at Duke. He could’ve easily stayed, refined his game and got his degree at the same time.
Irregardless, it is nice to hear Parker has a plan after his NBA career is over, whenever that may be. It’s expected he’ll be around for a while but Jabari is an intelligent man so he knows what he’s going.
