Candace Parker: GOAT Women's Hoopers, Kobe Lessons, Maya Moore Wars

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Candace Parker sits down with ALL THE SMOKE for a rare and honest conversation about her legendary career and the future she's helping build. She takes us from dunking in high school to learning under Pat Summitt at Tennessee, linking with Kobe in LA, and her Finals battles with Maya Moore. She opens up about giving birth mid-career and still dominating, winning that 2016 WNBA championship for Coach Summitt, and what it means watching A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Paige Bueckers carry the torch. Now running Adidas Women's Basketball, Candace breaks down the WNBA's evolution, Unrivaled, and why this generation is different. This is one of the greatest to ever do it, unfiltered and all in on the future of the game. #allthesmokeproductions #wnba #AllTheSmoke #nba #unrivaled #womensbasketball #candaceparker Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Help is available for problem gambling. Call (888) 789-7777 or visit ccpg.org (CT). 18+ (19+ AL/NE, 21+ AZ/MA/VA). Valid only where Pick6 operates, see dkng.co/pick6states. Void in NY, ONT, and where prohibited. Eligibility restrictions apply. 1 per new DraftKings customer. First $5+ paid Pick Set to receive max. $50 issued as non-withdrawable Pick6 Credits that expire in 14 days (336 hours). Ends 1/25/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Terms: pick6.draftkings.com/promos Sponsored by DraftKings. Follow Matt: https://www.instagram.com/matt_barnes9/ Follow Stak: https://www.instagram.com/_stak5_/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:32 - Parenthood 00:01:33 - Life after retirement 00:05:02 - Witnessing Shohei Ohtani’s legendary playoff performance 00:06:11 - Working with TNT & Amazon Prime crews 00:08:00 - How Candace met her wife 00:15:26 - Trying to bring WNBA to Tennessee 00:16:36 - Watching her brother Anthony Parker & basketball influences 00:22:46 - Dunking in high school & dealing with injuries 00:33:29 - Ad Break: DraftKings Pick 6, Boost Mobile, Corona, Stock X 00:35:41 - College career at Tennessee with Pat Summit 00:37:45 - Chamique Holdsclaw 00:39:04 - Joining LA Sparks 00:41:51 - Getting to know Kobe in LA 00:43:52 - Winning rookie of the year & MVP in same season 00:45:28 - Brawl in Detroit 00:47:23 - Lisa Leslie 00:49:52 - Giving birth during playing career 00:53:35 - WNBA Finals battle vs. Maya Moore 00:56:05 - Dedicating 2016 WNBA championship to Pat Summit 00:57:45 - Ad Break: Stock X, Ro, DraftKings 01:00:49 - Winning a championship in Chicago 01:02:07 - Joining Las Vegas Aces & watching A’ja Wilson 01:05:43 - LeBron’s passing of the guard 01:08:10 - WNBA CBA negotiations 01:11:10 - Unrivaled 01:11:59 - Named president of Adidas Women’s Basketball 01:13:00 - A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Diana Taurasi, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers, Cheryl Miller 01:15:47 - Playing overseas while in the WNBA 01:17:20 - Quick Hitters Listen on audio: Apple - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-smoke/id1483638752 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cdge5G5apw1LsC8jGcl4j Follow ATS on social: Instagram - https://instagram.com/allthesmoke TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@allthesmoke X - https://x.com/allthesmokeprod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/allthesmokeproductions/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@allthesmoke Watch our other shows: KG Certified - https://www.youtube.com/@KGCertified All The Smoke Fight - https://www.youtube.com/@ATSFight Morning Kombat - https://www.youtube.com/@MorningKombat Ring Champs - https://www.youtube.com/@RingChampsPodcast Forgotten Seasons - https://www.youtube.com/@forgottenseasonsnba