Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP is well-known not just for her exceptional talents on the court. Apart from that, she also has a reputation for being outspoken on gender inequities in sports and society. Parker is a vocal supporter of social justice and equality, utilizing her platform and voice to assist those in need.

In a recent episode of The Volume podcast, Candace joined Draymond Green to discuss the world of the WNBA. The former WNBA champion got candid with the host and discussed a troubling reality in the WNBA.

Candace Parker’s teammate, Kelsey Plum, recently said that she was not requesting equal compensation for NBA players, but rather equal revenue share. Draymond bought the topic up and asked her how she felt about it. Parker agreed with Kelsey and gave her opinions on the matter.

She said, “What’s happening now is, as a league, a lot of times we’re setting ourselves up to look like a charity. We’re paying our coaches more than our star players. We’re paying our GMS more than our star players. And so, then what does that say about the product? Right? Like they’re not coming to see Steve Kerr call plays, they coming to see y’all. Steve Kerr is great. He has an amazing blueprint. But you can’t have him make more than your star player. And there’s no league no successfully there that is, in the United States, even abroad that pays their coaches more than they pay their star players. So, I think we’re already set up not in the best light”

Parker stated that while coaches and managers need to be highly compensated, they should not be compensated more than the players. Parker feels that the league’s present system is unsustainable. In order to grow, the league must emphasize properly compensating its elite players.

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In the same interview, Draymond asked Candace about who she thought was the GWOAT- the greatest woman of all time in the WNBA. She declared that it was Cheryl Miller and reasoned, “I’m a big era person. I feel like the GOAT is who you aspire to be like, right? When you’re in your driveway and you’re trying to be like that person. And I watched a lot of tape, and my dad was big on Cheryl Miller.”

The woman baller rose to fame in college where she was a scoring machine. There was no ‘women’s’ version of the league at the time of Miller’s graduation. So, she continued to compete on a national level with Team USA. Miller earned five gold medals in international events, including the Olympics. For her accomplishments, she features in the FIBA Hall of Fame. Her name is found in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame of 1999 too.

Candace Parker’s recent comments on The Volume podcast shed light on a critical issue in WNBA: the disparity in earnings. As Parker pointed out to Draymond Green, paying coaches and managers more than players sends the wrong message about the worth of the league’s players. To ensure the league’s long-term survival, the WNBA must recognize and properly compensate its star players.

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