Once viewed as a franchise cornerstone, Jabari Parker’s stint with the Milwaukee Bucks came to an unfortunate end on Saturday morning.
For a good portion of Bucks fans, that is and will continue to be a harsh reality to come to terms with, considering Parker stood as a rare hope when the organization reached its nadir and was drowning in irrelevancy when he was drafted second overall in the 2014 NBA Draft.
A blue-chip prospect coming out of Simeon Career Academy in Chicago and subsequently at Duke University, it had been a long time since someone of Parker’s pedigree had donned a Bucks uniform and he was the reward following the Bucks’ franchise-worst 15-win season back in 2013-14.