Candace Parker signs multiyear contract extension to stay with TNT

Posted August 13, 2025 10:20 am

Daily Herald Report

TNT Sports has reached a multiyear extension with Candace Parker for an expanded role across its basketball portfolio.

The three-time WNBA champion and two-time WNBA MVP will continue as an analyst for TNT Sports and CBS Sports’ men’s NCAA Tournament coverage, a position she’s held since 2019.

Additionally, Parker — a two-time National Player of the Year at Tennessee and two-time state champion at Naperville Central — will expand her college sports commentating duties to include serving as an analyst for TNT Sports’ inaugural seasons of Big East men’s and women’s basketball and Big 12 men’s basketball.

Parker will also continue as a lead studio analyst for TNT Sports’ coverage of Unrivaled. She will also continue to contribute to Bleacher Report and its B/R W platform.

“I’m grateful to keep doing what I love with my TNT Sports family,” Parker said. “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.”

Candace Parker led Naperville Central High School to two state basketball titles before going on to play for the University of Tennessee, the U.S. Olympic team and the Los Angeles Sparks. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, 2002

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