Jabari Parker’s two-year tenure at Partizan has ended by mutual agreement, closing a contract that became the most expensive in the Serbian club’s history. Partizan said the player and club had “found a solution and, to their mutual satisfaction, agreed to end their cooperation.”¹

Parker joined Partizan before last season after leaving Barcelona and was initially presented as a major reinforcement. He played 15 EuroLeague games, averaging 7.7 points and 2.5 rebounds, and nine ABA League games, averaging 9.1 points and 2.4 rebounds.² His role diminished, however, and he was sent on loan to Spanish side Joventut in February. After returning to Belgrade in August, he trained individually and did not appear for Partizan this season, with coach Joan Peñarroya reportedly making clear that he was not part of his plans.²

Critical accounts also pointed to disciplinary problems and described the signing as one of the club’s worst and most expensive reinforcements. One report calculated that Parker scored 197 points in 24 games for Partizan, meaning each point cost the club roughly $24,873 based on reported earnings of $4.9 million.³

Club president Ostoja Mijailović offered a more financial and operational explanation. He said Parker’s contract paid $3.1 million gross for the previous season, while Partizan agreed to pay about half of the current season’s value. The total cost, he said, would be just under $5 million, representing savings compared with the full contract.⁴

Mijailović added that Parker’s departure was necessary not only to reduce costs but also to free a registration license for a new player. The agreement therefore ends a failed sporting experiment while giving Partizan greater room to reshape its roster.