Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker has re-signed with the Las Vegas Aces, the team announced Wednesday. Parker was part of the Aces squad that won its second consecutive WNBA championship last year, but was limited to the first part of the season because of a foot injury.
“I’m looking forward to continuing to play the game I love while competing alongside my teammates and coaches,” Parker said in a statement. “My family and I are excited to be back in Las Vegas and ready for another great season.”
Parker, who turns 38 in April, last played for the Aces on July 7. She averaged 9.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 18 games for Las Vegas in 2023. She will rejoin the Aces’ core stars, all of whom are returning, led by another two-time MVP, A’ja Wilson, as Las Vegas will go for a three-peat.
The No. 1 WNBA draft pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2008 out of Tennessee, Parker is the only player to be named WNBA MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. She also was MVP in 2013, WNBA Finals MVP in 2016 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, all…
