Jabari Parker to Milan? Partizan Reportedly Not Contacted
Italy's QS lists Parker among possible reinforcements for Olimpia Milano, while Serbian media say no deal is coming and nobody has officially approached Partizan.
Jabari Parker has been training on his own in Partizan gear these days, yet his name is now being heard in Italy. Sandro Pugliese of the paper QS listed the American forward-center among the players Olimpia Milano could bring in, B92 reports. There is no official confirmation that the two clubs have spoken, and no sign that a transfer is close.
What do we know about Milan’s interest?
So far, only what one journalist has published. There are no club statements and no confirmed negotiations, and B92 notes that reports have also surfaced saying Parker is not in the plans of the Black and Whites.
Olimpia Milano enters this story after a rough start to the season. The Italian side lost to Baskonia, Verona and Maccabi, which has raised the pressure ahead of its next games. Coach Peppe Poeta now expects a meeting with Treviso in the third round of the Italian league, and the club’s priority is to stabilize results and find a better rhythm.
Parker is 31 and was the second pick of the 2014 NBA draft. His top-level experience could be useful to the team from Milan, B92 writes, but that is the paper’s assessment, not a sign of an agreement.
What are Serbian media saying about Partizan and Parker?
The picture from Belgrade is different. Sport Klub, citing Mozzart Sport, writes that the deal will not happen and that nobody has officially contacted the Partizan front office so far. The paper adds that interest from an Italian club was discussed in recent days, but that it has not turned into a concrete step.
The sources therefore disagree on the core of the story: one speaks of interest, the other says nobody has called. Neither names an officially confirmed conversation between the clubs.
Sport Klub also says it looks very unrealistic that anyone would take over Parker’s contract, which, by its account, makes him one of the best-paid basketball players in Europe at $250,000 a month. Last season only part of that salary was covered by Joventut of Badalona, where Parker was on loan, and that club reportedly has no money for a new arrangement. An attempt to move to China also fell through.
Why isn’t Parker playing for Partizan?
He joined Partizan in the summer of 2025 and ended last season on loan in Badalona. He now holds a valid contract with the Belgrade club, but has been removed from the competitive squad and trains alone.
Coach Joan Penarroya does not count on him. Parker was not in the lineup for the last two games either, even though Partizan played those matches without forwards Lamar Stevens and Derek Willis. At those same positions, Penarroya still chose to leave him off the roster.
Sport Klub expects the status quo to hold until the end of the season. Before that, Milan await Treviso in the third round of the Italian league, and Parker’s name remains, for now, in a single newspaper preview.
