Former No. 2 overall pick expected to sign with Barcelona

Free agent former NBA lottery pick Jabari Parker is expected to ink a new deal with international club FC Barcelona, per Ramon Palomar of Sport.es. The former Duke star was selected second overall by the Bucks in the 2014 draft.

Palomar notes that the 6-foot-8 power forward is being eyed as a positional replacement for longtime Barcelona star Nikola Mirotic, another former NBA vet (and one-time Parker teammate on the Bulls).

Lucas Clemente of Mundo Deportivo reports that Parker underwent a physical with the club earlier this week to ensure that his surgically-repaired left knee is in good-enough shape to compete.

Parker has averaged 14.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists with a .494/.326/.743 shooting line across eight NBA seasons with the Bucks, Bulls, Wizards, Hawks, Kings and Celtics. His best NBA season came in 2016-17 with the Bucks, when he averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists.

Barcelona may not be done adding NBA alums. George Syrigos of Apex Sports notes that Barcelona is rumored to also have interest in signing former title-winning shooting guard Bryn Forbes as a potential replacement for departing guard Cory Higgins.