Tina Thompson & Candace Parker Talk WNBA Finals, LA Sparks Legacy, Juju Watkins & MORE! | LIVE
Post Moves with Candace Parker & Aliyah BostonShow Notes
We’re LIVE from Los Angeles for a special Post Moves WNBA Finals Show with two WNBA LEGENDS! Four-time WNBA Champion Tina Thompson joins Candace Parker to break down the 2026 WNBA Finals between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream, including the biggest takeaways from Games 1 and 2, early Finals MVP candidates, and what it will take to get Rhyne Howard going.
The two also reflect on how much the WNBA Finals have evolved, the good, bad, and ugly of women's basketball media coverage, and what it REALLY takes to build a championship culture. From Tina’s legendary Houston Comets dynasty to becoming teammates with Candace on the Los Angeles Sparks, they share unforgettable stories from their playing days and celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Candace’s first WNBA championship in 2016.
Plus, the USC alum gives her thoughts on JuJu Watkins’ WNBA potential, before wrapping things up with questions from the Post Ups in the live audience!
Chapters (0:00) – Intro (3:06) – Tina Thompson joins Post Moves (4:05) – WNBA Finals evolution (7:55) – Finals Game 1 & Game 2 (17:36) – MVP candidates (19:22) – How to get Rhyne Howard going? (21:35) – WNBA Coverage: Good, Bad & Ugly (27:59) – Championship experience (29:05) – Houston Comets Championship culture (37:19) – Becoming teammates in LA (44:45) – 10 Years since Candace’s (48:20) – What about Juju’s game translates to the W? (51:58) – Fan Questions
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