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List Of National Basketball Association Players (P–Q)
This is a list of National Basketball Association players whose last names begin with P or Q. The list also includes players from the American National Basketball League (NBL), the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and the original American Basketball Association (ABA). All of these leagues contributed to the formation of the present-day NBA. Individuals who played in the NBL prior to its 1949 merger with the BAA are listed in italics, as they are not traditionally listed in the NBA's official player registers. P *Joe Pace *Zaza Pachulia * Robert Pack * Wayne Pack *Gerald Paddio * Scott Padgett * Dana Pagett * Jaysean Paige *Marcus Paige * Fred Paine *Milt Palacio * Togo Palazzi * Bud Palmer *Errol Palmer *Jim Palmer * Trayvon Palmer * Walter Palmer *Kevin Pangos *Andy Panko *Georgios Papagiannis *Kostas Papanikolaou *Jannero Pargo *Jeremy Pargo * Easy Parham * Robert Parish * Med Park * Anthony Parker *Jabari Parker * Smush Parker * Sonny Parker *Tony Parker * Barry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of National Basketball Association Players
This article comprises lists of National Basketball Association (NBA) players. These lists include players from the American National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL), the National Basketball Association#History, Basketball Association of America (BAA), and the original American Basketball Association (ABA). All of these leagues contributed to the formation of the present-day NBA. See also * List of current NBA team rosters * List of foreign NBA players * List of National Basketball Association undrafted players * List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise * Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * 50 Greatest Players in NBA History External links NBA & ABA Player Directory@ basketball-reference.com NBL Player Directory @ basketball-reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:National Basketball Association players Lists of National Basketball Association players, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo Palazzi
Togo Anthony Palazzi (August 8, 1932 – August 12, 2022) was an American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals. Playing and coaching career A 6'4" forward/guard born and raised in Union City, New Jersey, Palazzi played at Union Hill High School, where he was recognized as one of the top prep basketball players nationwide. He played at the College of the Holy Cross in the 1950s and was captain of the Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball, Crusaders team that won the 1954 National Invitation Tournament, 1954 National Invitation Tournament, NIT Championship and was named MVP of the tournament. Palazzi was selected by the Boston Celtics with the fifth pick of the 1954 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in the NBA as a member of the Celtics and Syracuse Nationals The Philadelphia 76ers are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Parish
Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player who played 21 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), tied for second most in league history. He played an NBA-record 1,611 games in his career. Parish was known for his strong defense, high arcing jump shots, and clutch rebounding late in games. During his college career at Centenary College, he racked up impressive enough numbers to be drafted three times, twice by teams from the ABA, and finally in 1976 by the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, for whom he played four seasons as the highlight of an otherwise lackluster team. The Boston Celtics needed a new center following the retirement of Dave Cowens, and organized a trade with the Warriors for Parish and a draft pick that they would use to select forward Kevin McHale. The two would join young star forward Larry Bird on the Celtics, forming what is often considered the greatest frontcourt in NBA histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Parham
Estes Foster "Easy" Parham (December 27, 1921 – October 4, 1982) was an American professional basketball player.Easy Parham basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 29, 2013. Parham was selected in the 1948 BAA draft by the after a collegiate career at Texas Wesleyan. He played for the Bombers for two seasons and then the |
Jeremy Pargo
Jeremy Raymon Pargo (born March 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. In 2011 he reached the EuroLeague Final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process. He was the 2015 Israeli Basketball Premier League Assists Leader, and the 2016 Chinese Basketball Association assists leader. He is the brother of Jannero Pargo, who also played in the NBA. Early life Pargo attended Chicago's Paul Robeson High School. College career He played college basketball for Gonzaga University's Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was voted the 2008 WCC Player of the Year in his junior season. The following year, he was featured on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine for the 2009 March Madness issue. Professional career 2009–10 season After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Pargo participated in the 2009 Las Vegas NBA Summer League, as a member of the Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannero Pargo
Jannero Pargo (born October 22, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Neosho County CC and Arkansas. College career Graduating from Chicago's Paul Robeson High School in 1998, Pargo played collegiately for the University of Arkansas after transferring from Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas in 2000. Jennero was known at Arkansas for casually dribbling across the half court line and burying a deep 3-pointer. He produced several 30 point games during his tenure and was ahead of his time by firing up 3-pointers from anywhere on the floor, and hitting them, which has become commonplace in the NBA. Professional career Early years From 2002 to 2008, Pargo played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets. During the 2008 playoffs with the Hornets, he ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Papanikolaou
Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born 31 July 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.04 m (6'8 ") tall, he plays at the small forward position. He has previously played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and the Denver Nuggets, as well as for the EuroLeague powerhouse FC Barcelona. Papanikolaou is also a regular member of the senior Hellenic national team. He is widely considered amongst the best defensive players in European basketball. Professional career Aris (2008–2009) Papanikolaou began playing basketball with the youth teams of Proteas Grevenon and Aris, and he made his pro debut in the Greek League, with Aris, during the 2008–09 season. He was named the MVP of the Greek Youth All-Star Game in 2009. He was also named the Greek League's Best Young Player in 2009. Olympiacos (2009–2013) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Papagiannis
Georgios Papagiannis (Greek: Γιώργος Παπαγιάννης; born July 3, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Born in Marousi, Athens, Greece, he is a 7 ft 2 in (2.20 m) tall center, with a 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) wingspan. His nicknames are "PG", "Big Papa" and "Big George". He is also a member of the senior National Team of Greece. He was selected 13th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, before having his draft rights traded to the Sacramento Kings. Early years and high school career Papagiannis was born in Marousi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and spent his early years in Megara, in the western region of Athens. Papagiannis played at the Jordan Brand Classic International Game in 2013. He announced that he was committing to Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in May 2013. He then attended school and played basketball at Westtown, du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Panko
Andrew John Panko III (born November 29, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he primarily played the small forward and power forward (basketball), power forward positions. College career After playing high school basketball at Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Panko played college basketball at Lebanon Valley College. Professional career Panko began his professional career in 1999 with the New Mexico Slam of the International Basketball League (1999–2001), International Basketball League. He made his NBA debut with the Atlanta Hawks in 2001, playing just one minute in a single game. Panko played for the Dakota Wizards of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 2002 to 2003. He was named the Continental Basketball Association MVP Award, CBA Most Valuable Player and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2003. He was named the ACB Most Valuable Player Award, Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Pangos
Kevin Joseph Pangos (born January 26, 1993) is a Canadian-Slovenian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He spent his college basketball career playing for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference. He was named the 2015 WCC Player of the Year, as well as a third-team All-American by Sporting News. Pangos has also represented Canada on the international stage. He earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2018. Early life Pangos is a third-generation Slovene Canadian as his paternal grandparents emigrated to Canada from the former Yugoslav Republic. He has a Slovenian passport. Like many young Canadians, Pangos played youth hockey. He had family connections to the game—an uncle played in the NHL, and a cousin was drafted by the Washington Capitals—but he did not like the sport as much as basketball. In any event, he had much deeper family links to that sport. His father Bill played ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Palmer (basketball)
Walter Scott Palmer (born October 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. A 7'1" center from Dartmouth College, Palmer played two years in the NBA for the Jazz and Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc .... In his NBA career, he appeared in a total of 48 games and averaged 2.1 points per game. Palmer later played in basketball leagues in Europe and South America, before transitioning into union activism on behalf of professional athletes in Europe. He co-founded SP.IN, the first basketball players union in Germany, and served as its general secretary. He became general secretary of the UBE, the federation of European basketball player un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trayvon Palmer
Trayvon Palmer (born November 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Marinos de Oriente of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). He played college basketball for the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Chicago State University. College career Palmer played one season of junior college basketball for NDSCS, averaging 13.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in the 2013–14 season. He then transferred to NCAA Division I Chicago State. He averaged 9.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a junior. As a senior, Palmer averaged 15.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game and earned Chicago State's Student-Athlete of the Year honors. Professional career Worcester Wolves (2017–2018) Palmer began his professional career in 2017 with the Worcester Wolves of the British Basketball League. After a year in England, in which he averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, he returned to the United States. Santa Cruz Warriors (2018) Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
