Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker has committed to playing with the Los Angeles Sparks for the Chicago Sky after 13 seasons, sources told ESPN.
Parker, who was called up at # 1 in 2008, is an unrestricted free agent. Free agent players can start signing with their new teams on Monday.
While the Sparks tried to retain the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, which helped them win the WNBA title in 2016, she was given the opportunity to return to her hometown of Chicago and spend the latter part of her career in front of friends and family. play. too attractive for her to pass up.
Parker, 34, played in all 22 of the Sparks games in the 2020 season, finishing third in MVP voting.
The 6-foot forward is the only player in the league’s history to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season (2008).
She was also WNBA MVP in 2013 and Final MVP in 2016. For her career, Parker averaged 16.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
Parker won two NCAA national championships in Tennessee, in 2007 and ’08.