Lady Vols basketball legend Candace Parker reached a multi-year extension with TNT Sports that includes an expanded role, the network announced Aug. 13.
The three-time WNBA champion and two-time WNBA MVP will continue to be a prominent analyst for TNT Sports and CBS Sports’ NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship coverage, according to a release. Parker has served as a studio analyst in that role since 2019.
Parker’s role will expand to include serving as a game analyst for TNT Sports’ inaugural seasons covering Big East men’s and women’s basketball and Big 12 men’s basketball. She will also continue as the lead studio analyst for the coverage of Unrivaled, the 3×3 professional women’s basketball league that completed its inaugural season in March.
“I’m grateful to keep doing what I love with my TNT Sports family,” Parker said in the release. “Getting to cover the Big East, Big 12, March Madness, and now Unrivaled — it all means a lot. These moments are special, and I don’t take any of it for granted.”
Parker will also continue to contribute to Bleacher Report and its B/R W platform focused on women’s sports.
Part of Parker’s role at TNT in the past included being a studio analyst for NBA on TNT, but Turner Sports will not broadcast the league next season for the first time in 34 years. Turner Sports was replaced by Amazon Prime Video in the NBA’s new media rights deal, but Parker will still be part of NBA coverage.
Amazon Prime Video announced in May that Parker would be part of its team of analysts for its inaugural season of NBA coverage in 2025-26. Parker will be a studio analyst for both NBA and WNBA games, according to Front Office Sports.
Parker had also begun to appear on broadcasts as a color commentator for TNT. She was the first woman to serve as a color commentator for the NBA All-Star game in 2023. Parker was also part of Turner Sports’ coverage of the men’s NCAA tournament.
The three-time WNBA champion announced her retirement in April 2024 after playing 16 seasons in the league. Parker retired as one of the greatest basketball players ever. She was a two-time WNBA MVP, a seven-time All-WNBA first team selection, and she’s still the only player to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season.
Parker didn’t waste any time diving into post-retirement endeavors. She was named the president of Adidas women’s basketball shortly after retirement, and released her book “The Can-Do Mindset” in June.
The 6-foot-4 Parker played for Pat Summitt at Tennessee from 2004-08 and won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2007-08.
Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social‬. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe