2016 WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike announces she's retiring after this season, her 15th in league
- Nneka Ogwumike said in an interview with Boardroom Talks that she will retire after the WNBA season ends.
- The 36-year-old Los Angeles Sparks forward has played 15 seasons in the league and has been a prominent figure on and off the court.
- Ogwumike was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 WNBA draft, won Rookie of the Year that season, and was named league MVP in 2016.
- She helped the Sparks win the 2016 WNBA championship and hit the title-winning shot in Game 5 with 3.1 seconds remaining.
- Ogwumike said she is still planning to play in Project B, a new basketball venture that will begin this winter and will play outside the United States.
- WNBA and union leaders praised her career and her work as president of the players' union, a role she was reelected to for a fourth term in June.
Nneka Ogwumike said she will retire at the end of the current WNBA season, closing a 15-year career with the Los Angeles Sparks. She made the announcement in an interview with Boardroom Talks.
Ogwumike, 36, entered the league as the No. 1 pick in 2012 out of Stanford. She was Rookie of the Year that season and later won the league MVP award in 2016, when she helped lead the Sparks to the WNBA championship.
Her career has included 11 All-Star selections, eight All-WNBA honors, and seven All-Defensive Team selections. She was also named one of the league's 25 best players from its first 25 years.
Ogwumike said she still feels physically strong but is ready to slow down. She also said she plans to continue playing in Project B, a new basketball venture set to begin this winter outside the United States.
2016年WNBA最有价值球员奥古米克宣布将在本赛季结束后退役，这是她在联盟的第15个赛季
奥古米克表示，她将在本赛季结束后退役，从而结束自己在洛杉矶火花队和WNBA长达15年的职业生涯。她是在接受 Boardroom Talks 采访时作出这一宣布的。
现年36岁的奥古米克在2012年以状元身份从斯坦福大学进入联盟，当年就获得年度最佳新秀。她在2016年当选联盟最有价值球员，并帮助火花队夺得WNBA总冠军。
她的职业生涯包括11次入选全明星、8次入选全WNBA阵容以及7次入选最佳防守阵容。她还被评为WNBA前25年25位最佳球员之一。
奥古米克说，自己的身体状态仍然很好，但已经准备放慢脚步。她同时表示，自己还计划参加Project B，这项新的篮球项目将于今年冬天启动，比赛地点都在美国境外。