Who is Candace Parker's ex-husband Shelden Williams? A look at their relationship timeline

Candace Parker has been married to Russian basketball star Anna Petrakova since 2019. Before that, Parker was married to former NBA player Shelden Williams from 2008 to 2016.

Parker and Williams has a daughter together named Lailaa Nicole Williams, born in 2009. She also has a son with Petrakova named Airr Larry Petrakov Parker, who was born two years after getting married.

Williams was a collegiate star for Duke University from 2002 to 2006. His No. 23 jersey was retired by the Blue Devils a year later. He was drafted fifth overall by the Atlanta Hawks, but his NBA career never panned out. He played for seven teams in six seasons.

Meanwhile, Shelden Williams and Candace Parker were collegiate stars for Duke and Tennessee, respectively. The couple got married on Nov. 13, 2008, and their daughter Lailaa Nicole Williams was born a year later following Parker's WNBA rookie season.

Williams and Parker even bought a 7,000-square-foot mansion in Encino, Los Angeles, for $3.56 million in 2013. However, Williams filed for divorce in November 2016 after living separately for three months. Black Sports Online reported that Parker had to pay $400,000 alimony to her ex-husband.

The couple shared custody of their daughter and agreed not to pay any spousal support. Williams retired in 2015 and was an assistant coach for the Erie BayHawks in the NBA G League from 2018 to 2020.

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Candace Parker's career in restrospect

Candace Parker playing for the Chicago Sky

Candace Parker is considered among the greatest female basketball players of all time. She was named to the WNBA's 20th and 25th Anniversary Teams and played college basketball for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers from 2004 to 2008, winning two NCAA championships.

Parker was drafted first overall by the LA Sparks in 2008. She had one of the greatest WNBA seasons in her rookie year, winning the Rookie of the Year and MVP awards. She averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.

"Ace" is a two-time WNBA champion, one-time WNBA Finals MVP, two-time league MVP, one-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and seven-time WNBA All-Star. She played 13 seasons with the Sparks before signing a contract with the Chicago Sky in 2021.

Parker will play for defending champions Las Vegas Aces in the upcoming WNBA season. She also has an overseas career, playing in Russia, Turkey and China.

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