On the eve of her 15th season in the league, two-time Most Valuable Player and future Hall of Fame member Candace Parker said she is considering retiring after the 2022.
On NBA TV's "WNBA Weekly" show,Parker was asked if the assumption is that this will be her last season in the league.
I don't know what the future holds, that is how I'm entering the season. After this year, my contract is up. There will be decisions to be made.
After a stellar career with the Los Angeles Sparks, which included a pair of titles, she signed with the Chicago Sky and led them to a first-ever title. The addition of Emma Meesseman in the off-season will add to Chicago's already stacked roster of returning and new players.
She was ready and thinking about stepping away after the title run.
If I could have an easy button to get in shape, I would be more than happy to play five, six more seasons. The problem is that it is the easy button, but then waking up in the morning and working out before going on air. The travel is what it is. It's the summer. I think the first workout that I did was at the end of October and I thought I might retire. I was looking at my exercise bike and I thought it would be a good time to retire. I don't want to do this.
Lailaa helped convince her, at least for one more year.
We were driving home from my daughter's basketball practice when she told me she thought I should play another year. You know, run it back, I don't know, it's just something about my son being able to be at the games. It is cool to be in Chicago and be able to go to my dad's house for dinner. My mom cooks for me to see my family and friends. It is really nice to be back.
Since her days at Tennessee, where she won back-to-back national championships, she has been a legend in the game. She won two Most Valuable Player titles while playing for the Los Angeles Sparks and helped lead them to a championship in the year she also won Finals Most Valuable Player.
It will join the likes of Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles sooner rather than later. Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird both said this will be their final seasons in the league.
I think at this point in my career, I have operated in the present, and understand the value of every day because there is more basketball behind me than in front of me.
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