Candace Parker Family

Candace Parker is an ex-WNBA player who was last playing for the Las Vegas Aces and also won a WNBA title in her last season of the WNBA. Her successful career is a list of achievements such as 7 times All-NBA first team, several times WNBA MVP, and even the winner of the Defensive Player of the Year. She is also the first female basketball player to win an NCAA title, WNBA title, and Olympic gold medal. Parker also gained a record of being the first college player to dunk in a game in the year 2015. She has only been with 3 WNBA teams in her career, these are the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Las Vegas Aces, she has won a title with all three teams. She has also been an NCAA women's basketball champion in the years 2007 and 2008, after which she was drafted at the first position by the Los Angeles Sparks in the year 2008. She received the Rookie of the Year award, and the Most Valuable Player award in the same season 2008, and is the only WNBA player to achieve this. Parker has also played in the Olympics for Team USA and has been able to come out winners with two gold medals in 2008 and 2012. She is a current analyst for and commentator for TNT Sports and also the coverage of NBA games on TNT and NBA TV.

Candace Parker’s family Origin?

Candace Parker was born to parents Larry and Sara Parker in St. Louis, Missouri. The Parkers moved to Naperville, Illinois when she was 2 years old and that is where Parker was raised. They were all Chicago Bulls fans and naturally, the love for basketball, contagious as it is, caught on to Parker, who started playing basketball with her dad from the age of 6.

Who are Candace Parker’s parents?

Parker’s father, Larry, was a collegiate basketball player at the University of Iowa. He is also responsible for coaching her daughter in basketball, which helped her develop her unique Guard-like skills, as a Forward player, which helped her stand out from others in her position and generation. Parker’s mother, Sara Parker is also a big source of inspiration for Candace Parker. Not much information is available about her.

Who are Candace Parker’s siblings?

Candace Parker has two older brothers, Anthony and Marcus Parker.

Who is Anthony Parker?

Anthony Parker is also a basketball player, like his sister, and played professional basketball for 15 years. He played as a Shooting Guard/ Small Forward and played for many teams like the Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, and Toronto Raptors in the NBA. He briefly played overseas before returning to the Toronto Raptors in 2006 and ending his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2012 NBA season. Anthony Parker attended Bradley University from 1993 to 1997 before becoming a professional basketball player. He is the General Manager for the Orlando Magic as of July 2024.

Who is Marcus Parker?

Candace Parker’s other brother, Marcus Parker was born in Dallas and is a professional football defensive lineman, who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006.

Who is Candace Parker’s wife?

Candace Parker is married to Anna Petrakova, who is a retired Russian basketball player who is also a Euro League and Euro Cup women's champion. She moved to the USA in 2002 to play basketball for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette at the age of 17, with very little English, as People reported. She had a great college basketball and after that, she joined the club Nur in Kazan, Russia.

Petrakova is also linked with Spartak, CSKA Moscow, Chevakata Vologoda, Dynamo Kursk as well as UMMC Ekaterinburg. She retired in 2017 and became a coach of the Russian national women’s basketball team.

Who are Candace Parker's children?

Candace Parker and Anna Petrakova have two sons, as of July 2024, Airr Larry Petrakova Parker born in February 2022 and Hartt Summitt Petrakov Parker born in May 2024. In addition to them, Parker also has a daughter, Lailaa Nicole Williams, from her marriage with ex-NBA player, Shelden Williams. In 2024, Petrakova gave birth to their second child, named Hartt Summitt Petrakov Parker.

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