Candace Parker joins JJ Redick

Candace Parker joins The Vertical Podcast with JJ Redick for a candid discussion that ranges from winning a WNBA championship with the Los Angeles Sparks, how Pat Summitt recruited her to play for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers and why there is no parity in women's college basketball. Here are some key moments: 1:06: Redick’s love for women’s sports. 3:48: Where this championship ranks amongst her past achievements, including the Olympics. 7:17: Parker being left off the Olympic team this summer. 10:51: Parker initially not wanting to be a basketball player as a child. 14:09: Summitt’s recruitment of Parker to Tennessee. 16:20: The extreme lack of parity in women’s college basketball. 23:30: Should college athletes be paid? 29:10: What the WNBA needs to do to become a more popular sport. 34:20: Parker discusses what size arena WNBA teams should play in. 37:28: The best WNBA player who isn’t a household name. 38:16: The different pressures and expectations for a female professional athlete. 43:02: Four-on-Four: The best WNBA players of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Candace Parker joins JJ Redick is an episode from The Chronicles of Redick.

This episode is 49:22 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2016.

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