Candace Parker: Career Highlights and Achievements

Personal Information

Height: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Weight: 184 lb (83 kg)

Career Information

Position: Forward

Draft: No. 1 overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft

Awards and Achievements

• 2x WNBA Champion (2016, 2021)
• 2x WNBA MVP (2008, 2013)
• 2x WNBA Finals MVP (2016, 2021)
• 6x WNBA All-Star (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017)
• 5x All-WNBA First Team (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016)
• 2x All-WNBA Second Team (2013, 2017)
• 2x WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2009, 2013)
• WNBA Rookie of the Year (2008)
• WNBA Peak Performer Award (2016)

Other Notable Information

Wife of NBA player Shelden Williams

Mother of two children

Has won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA (2008, 2012, 2016)

Current captain of the Chicago Sky

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022