Candace Parker

About Candace Parker

Star WNBA forward who rose to prominence with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2008, winning both the Rookie of the Year and MVP titles.

Candace Nicole Parker is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. A versatile player, Parker mainly plays the forward and center positions. In high school, Parker won the 2003 and 2004 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year awards, becoming just the second junior and the only woman to receive the award twice. As a college player for Tennessee, she led the team to two consecutive national championships, was named the Final Four's most outstanding player in both occasions, and was a two-time consensus national player of the year. As a redshirt freshman, she became the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game. After being selected in the WNBA Draft, Parker signed long-term endorsement deals with Adidas and Gatorade.

Born	April 19, 1986, St. Louis, Missouri
Position	Center / Power forward
Listed weight	184 lb
League	WNBA
Number	3
Official Website	http://www.candaceparker.com/
NBA draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1, Los Angeles Sparks
College	Tennessee (2004–2008)
High school	Naperville Central, (Naperville, Illinois)
Listed height	6 ft 4 in
Team	Chicago Sky

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Trivia

She was named to her first WNBA All-Star game in 2011, and in 2013 she was named All-Star game MVP.

Candace Parker before fame

During her time at the University of Tennessee, she earned two NCAA titles.

Achievement of Candace Parker

In 2011, she was named to her first WNBA All-Star game, and in 2013, she was named MVP of the game.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Candace Parker family life

She has a daughter with NBA center Shelden Williams, named Lailaa. Anthony, her older brother, was an NBA player.

Associations of Candace Parker

She became only the second player in WNBA history to dunk in a game. Lisa Leslie was the first.

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