Candace Parker, a two-time WNBA MVP, has committed to playing for the Chicago Sky after 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, sources told ESPN.
Parker, who was named No. 1 in 2008, is an unrestricted free agent. Players with free agents can start signing on Monday with the new teams.
While Sparks tried to keep the Defensive Player of the Year, which helped him win the WNBA title in 2016, the opportunity to return to his hometown of Chicago and play in front of friends and family for the final part. of her career was too attractive for her to give up.
Parker, 34, played in all of Sparks’ 22 games in the 2020 season and finished third in the MVP vote.
The 6-foot-4 forward is the only player in league history to have won the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season (2008).
He was also a WNBA MVP in 2013 and a final MVP in 2016. For his career, Parker averaged 16.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
Parker won two NCAA national championships while in Tennessee in 2007 and ’08.