WNBA wants players to prioritize the league but at what cost?

Candace Parker hasn’t played overseas since 2018, but talked openly about those contracts being more lucrative than those in the WNBA. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times, Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Candace Parker didn’t hold back when the WNBA’s new prioritization rule came up during the Sky’s exit interviews.

She hasn’t played overseas since 2018, but when she did, those lucrative contracts are what paid for her house in Los Angeles and her daughter Lailaa’s private-school education, not the WNBA.