Parker, Vandersloot Called to AP All-WNBA Teams; Gardner Called to AP All-Rookie Group
CHICAGO The Associated Press introduced today that Sky forward Candace Parker was chosen to the 2022 AP All-WNBA First string, guard Courtney Vandersloot was picked to the AP All-WNBA Secondly Team and guard Rebekah Gardner was selected to the AP WNBA All-Rookie is the third AP First string appearance of Parker's 15-year career after formerly being picked to the 2017 and 2020 AP All-WNBA First Teams. Her various other AP honors consist of being chosen to the 2016 AP Junior Varsity, the 2018 AP Second Group, the 2020 Defensive Gamer of the Year and the 2021 AP Junior Varsity. Parker began in 32 of the 36 video games during the 2022 regular season, ending up second for the Sky in scoring, aids and obstructs per game. She also completed the regular period third in the league in rebounds per game and was chosen to her seventh All-Star team in June 29, 2022 against the Connecticut Sun, Parker came to be the very first player in organization history to eclipse 6,000 career factors, 3,000 career rebounds and 1,500 profession aids. She recorded a total of 25 points, 11 rebounds, seven aids and four blocks because video game. With the Sky's win against the Washington Mystics on Might 22, 2022, Parker recorded her 2nd profession triple-double, tallying 16 points, 13 rebounds and 10 aids. Parker tape-recorded her 3rd job triple-double overhead's win versus the Los Angeles Sparks with 10 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 helps. Parker, together with Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas and New York's Sabrina Ionescu, became one of 3 gamers to videotape multiple triple-doubles in a solitary is the 2nd AP 2nd Team option of Vandersloot's 12-year job after likewise being picked to the 2021 AP Second Group. Her various other AP accolades consist of being selected to the 2019 AP First String and the 2020 AP First Group. Vandersloot likewise began in 32 of the 36 games throughout the 2022 normal season and finished in three-point capturing, 3rd in swipes and fourth in racking up per video game for the Sky. She also finished the normal season second in helps per video game and was selected to her fourth Dream team, together with Parker and colleagues Emma Meesseman and Kahleah was WNBA Gamer of the Week two times throughout the 2022 season and relocated right into 3rd on the all-time Assist leaderboard with 2,387 profession assists, passing Lindsay Whalen. She also relocated right into No. 2 on the Skies's all-time scoring listing with 3,671 profession points, behind the Skies's Allie Quigley at 3,723 , that dipped into UCLA in college and expertly overseas with Osmaniye, Uni Girona Club de Basquet and Spar CityLift Girona, signed up with the Skies in 2022. She was named to the AP All-Rookie Group after ending up second among newbies in takes per video game, 4th among rookies in racking up per game and 4th among newbies in minutes per game. She additionally ended up eighth in the league in field objective percent at 54. 2 , Parker, Gardner and the remainder of the Chicago Sky will certainly use Wednesday, August 17th at 7 p. m. CT at Wintrust Arena against the New York Liberty in Round 1, Game 1 of the 2022 WNBA Championship provided by Google and can be checked out solely on ESPN2 Liberty Jerseys.
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