Candace Parker, the 6'4" forward for the Los Angeles Sparks has had a year few athletes, male or female, can lay claim to. It all began with winning the second of her back to back NCAA titles with the Tennessee Volunteers, despite an injured shoulder.
Shortly there after she was the top pick in the WNBA draft.
In her first game as a pro she dominated, posting the best debut in WNBA history. Missing a triple double by two assists, scoring 34 and grabbing 12 boards.
On May 29th, she put up 16 points, 16 rebounds, six blocked shots, five assists and five steals.
She led all rookies with astounding numbers: 18.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.3 bpg and 33.6 mpg on her way to winning Rookie of the Year honors.
Candace was deservedly named the leagues' MVP. She is the first player to receive both ROY and MVP, in the same season, in league history.
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Anfrenee Richardson 7 months ago
I think that Candace Parker is an outstanding basketball player. She is an all around player that has the height of a NBA small foward, can dribble better than any other gaurd in the league iv'e seen, and she can "dunk" the ball better than any woman I know. She is a big favorite in my family and to my girlfriend, also named Candace. I started liking the way she played since I went to one of her High School games in Chicago were she scored 42 points and had 13 rebounds. Sounds very much familiar to her first WNBA game with the Sparks. To me if I had to pick a WNBA roll model it would definitely be Candace Parker.
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chad lamasa 7 months ago
Thanks for reading and commenting on the article. I didn't know a whole lot about her before Tennessee won the first of the two titles but I have followed her since then. She seems like a great role model and if I had a daughter she is someone I would tell her about.
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