Well into the 2021 season, at a time when the Sky were lugging a .500ish record around and couldn’t have called themselves title contenders with a straight face, Candace Parker told teammate Courtney Vandersloot she had no regrets about coming home to play after 13 seasons in Los Angeles.
“I was like, ‘Regardless of how this works out, I think we all made the best decision,’ ” Parker recalled during All-Star weekend in Chicago.
Months later, you know what happened: a dance party amid falling confetti at Wintrust Arena. And Parker’s homecoming is looking even wiser now as the Sky embark on a “second half” of the regular season that’s only 15 games long and includes a Commissioner’s Cup final date with the Aces.