When the discreet career at Centenary College of Louisiana, Parish was drafted in the first around of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, before existence sent to the Boston Celtics, where he played his better years. He equated his transition from either either Golden State to Boston around the televised quote in which he jokingly said it was rather running from an outhouse to a penthouse. Swimming Fourteen years by using a Celtics from either 1980 to 1994, he won three NBA titles (1981, 1984 and 1986) teaming with legendary small forward Larry Bird, and, from either 1983 to 1992 with Kevin McHale. A trio is regarded by numerous when a better frontcourt within NBA history.

He played deuce sir thomas more seasons using a Charlotte Hornets and then played his final season using a Chicago Bulls in 1997, which led to his fourth NBA title. He was 43 years old after he retired from either basketball. He is the oldest streaming video player to ever play an NBA game, & as of 2005 his 1,611 games played are unmatched.

He was referred to as the versatile center, applying his telling (7ft 1in/2.Sixteen m) size within defense to contain opposing players, when existence respire to launch accurate shots from either outside the paint and to finish fast breaks thanks to his speed, which was uncanny for a human of his stature.

His trademark was his curious jump shot, which traversed a super high arc prior to falling.

Within honor of his accomplishment, a Celtics retired Parish's double-zero jersey total within 1998. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.