Candace Parker on Potential WNBA Retirement: 'I Don't Know What the Future Holds'

The end of the career of Chicago Sky star center Candace Parker is near as she enters her 15th season.

According to a recent interview withKristen Ledlow on WNBA Weekly, she is open to the possibility of retiring after this year.

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.

The Sky won the first title in franchise history last season with the help of Parker. The Chicago native said she was ready to retire after last year's title run, but her daughter convinced her to stay.

One of the best players in the history of the women's basketball league, Parker is a two-time winner of the league's Most Valuable Player award. She is a media personality and basketball analyst. When the preparation is harder than the actual games, it's a point in her basketball career that she has reached.

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 thought the first workout I did at the end of October was my last one. 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.

The Sky have a number of returning players, plus the addition of Emma Meesseman in the off-season. The Los Angeles Sparks will be in Chicago on Friday for their season opener.