After not too long ago flirting with retirement, two-time WNBA champion Candace Parker introduced the subsequent step of her profession, saying she is going to signal with the Las Vegas Aces. 

The 36-year-old spent the final two seasons taking part in for her hometown Chicago Sky, the place she captured the second championship of her profession in 2021.

Parker stated the proximity to her household performed a giant position in her choice to depart the Midwest and head to Las Vegas. 

“After evaluating the panorama along with my household, we have determined the Las Vegas Aces are the fitting group for us at this level in our lives,” she wrote.

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Chicago Sky ahead Candace Parker (3) passes the ball over the top of New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) in the course of the first half of a WNBA playoff sport Aug. 23, 2022, in New York.
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“As I’ve gone by means of free company this time round, in fact I am pondering of the place I can compete for my third championship, however the phrases dwelling and household are what I saved coming again to … I must be there for my daughter, for my son, for my spouse,” Parker posted. “I can not be with out them for components of the season when Lailaa is in class and I will not miss her volleyball video games or faculty dances merely due to distance. Lailaa begins highschool in August and I must be there for her, simply as she’s been there for me,” Parker wrote in an Instagram caption. 

Parker and the Sky entered final season’s playoffs because the No. 2 seed however have been upset within the semifinal spherical by the Connecticut Sun.

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“Candace has performed a lot for our franchise in her time right here. I perceive her causes for eager to be nearer along with her instant household,” Sky coach and common supervisor James Wade stated in an announcement. “We want her nothing however one of the best. She’s going to at all times be part of the Sky household. We’ll rejoice her time right here as she deserves.”

The Las Vegas Aces received the 2022 WNBA title, and Parker joins a star-studded roster that options A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Chelsea Grey.

Chicago Sky ahead Candace Parker (3) drives to the basket towards New York Liberty ahead Natasha Howard (6) in the course of the first half of a WNBA basketball playoff sport Aug. 23, 2022, in New York.
(AP Picture/Noah Okay. Murray)

Parker has had probably the most completed careers in ladies’s basketball historical past. She received two championships with the Tennessee Lady Volunteers and was the No. 1 total decide within the 2008 WNBA draft.

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She is a seven-time All-Star and has been named to 10 All-WNBA groups. She is the primary participant to win an MVP award as a rookie. 

Chicago Sky middle Candace Parker (3) strikes the ball in the course of the first half of Recreation 2 of the WNBA Finals towards the Phoenix Mercury Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix.
(AP Picture/Rick Scuteri, File)

Beneath league guidelines, Parker and different free brokers should wait till Feb. 1 to formally signal contracts.

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Earlier this week, the Aces traded two-time All-Star Dearica Hamby to the Los Angeles Sparks. 

Hamby criticized her former team, claiming the group was “unprofessional” and “unethical” towards her following the announcement of her second being pregnant in September.