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PHOENIX (AP) Candace Parker looked up to Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team growing up.Now she and Elena Delle Donne will get to be enshrined with them in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year."I am so happy for Chamique and I am so happy that she is getting her flowers. She deserves them," Parker told The Associated Press. Obviously, Elena Della Donne and I grew up battling against one another and the 96 team, I think we were all inspired by that. So I just think its, its truly special.Parker was honored to be part of the 2026 Hall of Fame class that also includes Amare Stoudemire, Mike DAntoni, Joey Crawford, Doc Rivers and Mark Few.It means so much, just to be in a club of people that Ive always admired and looked up to and have paved the way. I think its super special," Parker said.Parker won three titles in the WNBA with three teams: Los Angeles, Chicago and Las Vegas. Shes the only player in league history to win both the MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season.She also won two titles while playing in college for Tennessee under Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt, two Olympic gold medals and two WNBA MVP awards.Holdclaw said she had pictures on her wall growing up in New York of members of the 1996 Olympic team that started the run of eight straight gold medals for women's basketball and helped get the WNBA started.Theres four or five players on that team who I have pictures of at my home, Lisa Leslie, Dawn Staley, Teresa Edwards, Holdsclaw said.Holdsclaw won three straight titles at Tennessee from 1996-98, the first team to accomplish that. The 1998 championship was Tennessees first undefeated season at 390 and the Vols also set an NCAA record for the most wins in a season at that time. Parker helped Summitt win her last two titles in 2007-08.She would be so proud right now, Holdsclaw said of her former coach. I know she loved us both.Holdsclaw went on to an 11-year WNBA career. The WNBA and the defunct ABL were really made possible by the 1996 team. The Americans went undefeated at the Atlanta Games and the interest the team generated with its barnstorming tour across the U.S. leading up to the Olympics captured the attention of fans across the country.The '96 Olympic team was a really incredible group of women that were on a mission and accomplished the mission, coach Tara VanDerveer said. It helped establish the ABL and the WNBA and I think it really was the rocket that was the foundation for the womens basketball landscape now. I think its very exciting for all the players on the team and the coaches.Delle Donne won two league MVP awards in 2015 and 2019, the second of which came when she led the Washington Mystics to their lone WNBA championship. Delle Donne became the first player in league history to shoot over 50% from the field, 40% from behind the 3-point line and 90% from the free throw line.Stoudemire, who was the only NBA player in this year's class, was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2003 and a six-time All-Star. He spent the first eight years of his career with the Phoenix Suns, where he teamed with D'Antoni.It means everything from a basketball point of view, Stoudemire told the AP. When you look back at my career not only as a pro, but even high school and, and nationally, and since I was a kid playing the game of basketball. I love the game. You play the game because you love it, and then you work to become the best you can possibly be, despite circumstances, and to get into the Hall of Fame, it shows that the voters appreciate it. And now were enshrined forever.Rivers has 1,180 victories on his resume, which puts him eighth on the all-time wins list. He led the Boston Celtics to the NBA championship in 2008 and was also in charge of the Los Angeles Clippers during their Lob City era.Few has won 773 games at Gonzaga in his career at the school. He set the NCAA Division I men's coaching record by winning 81 games in his first three years at the school. Few guided the Bulldogs to the national championship game in 2017 and 2021.Crawford officiated 2,561 regular-season NBA games and 50 Finals games over his 39-year career. He retired in 2016.D'Antoni influenced the sport with his uptempo philosophy that redefined offensive strategy. He had nearly 1,200 career wins and was NBA Coach of the Year twice.The Hall of Fame for the first time honored members of the Hall of Fame class at the women's Final Four on Friday night. Parker, Holdsclaw and members of the 1996 Olympic team were all in attendance as well as Stoudemire and DAntoni.The enshrinement ceremony will take place in August at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 06: Ohio State Buckeyes DL Kayden McDonald (98) prior to the Big Ten Championship football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes on December 6, 2025 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWe are less than three weeks away from the Las Vegas Raiders being on the clock to kick off the 2026 NFL Draft, likely marking the beginning of the Fernando Mendoza era in Las Vegas. But the Raiders roster has plenty of other holes to fill, and John Spytek has nine other draft picks (barring any trades) to plug them up. So, were focusing on the second round and beyond in this weeks mailbag. Lets get to it!NunchucksHey MattAt pick 36Do we go NT, x WR or S???All three seem to be glaring holes.A: Youre right that those are significant needs heading into the draft, but I think the Raiders are in a spot where they can let the draft board fall to them and go with a best player available approach at pick 36. Could that end up being someone who plays one of those three positions? Certainly, especially if theres an expected first-rounder that slides on day one.However, dont be surprised if a talented edge-rusher, cornerback, etc., slips, and Spytek takes someone higher on his board rather than filling an obvious or more significant need. Las Vegas has been in the business of collecting young talent to get the rebuild going this offseason, and drafting a more talented player versus reaching for a need falls in line with that strategy.That being said, I could see a scenario where a nose tackle is the BPA, based on current draft projections. Guys like Ohio States Kayden McDonald and Texas Techs Lee Hunter were getting some first-round love a couple of months ago, but both of their draft stocks seemed to have cooled off since then, where both could be available at 36. Also, Georgias Christen Miller appears to be trending upward recently, and it seems like we could see three safeties taken in round one: Ohio States Caleb Downs, Oregons Dillon Theineman and Toledos Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. Plus, theres typically a run on wide receivers on the first night of the draft. So, if I had to pick between the three positions in question, Id go with nose tackle. Q: You can only pick one. Kayden McDonald, Denzel Boston or Caleb Lomu have fallen to 36. Which one are you taking?A: Well, teams can only draft one player at a time anyway, LOL! Lomu is an interesting option here because he seems to be on the fringe of the first and second rounds, so theres some BPA value with him. Also, that would give the Raiders another immediate right tackle option and a potential long-term replacement for Kolton Miller, who will be 31 years old in October. However, Im not that sold on Lomu, and asking him to switch from left to right makes him a bigger project, which the Raiders already have at right tackle with DJ Glaze and Charles Grant. Plus, Grant is another candidate to potentially replace Miller down the line. So, Id pivot to McDonald, filling the immediate need at nose tackle while also providing value at the draft slot (in other words, not a reach).You all have been sending a lot of these questions my way recentlyand keep them coming, I enjoy answering them because it makes me think through the draft decision-makingbut most have McDonald thrown in there. It makes sense because of the need and that seems to be his draft range, but know that most of the time, if hes included, thats who Im going with. LOL!I have a thing for defensive linemen and like his game a lot, where McDonald is going to be my top choice for the Raiders in the second round more often than not. So lets mix it up over the next few weeks and hit me with a few other names, or maybe even dive a little bit further into the draft and look at the third round!TVRaiderKinda think the Raiders may very well go OT at #36. Who do you think will still be there? Caleb Lomu, Blake Miller, Max Iheanachor?A: Of the three, I think Iheanachor is the safest bet to be available at 36. I just touched on Lomu, and Miller is an interesting one where I could see a Super Bowl contender that needs an immediate starter at right tackle taking him in the backend of round one. The Clemson product has the size and traits to justify a first-round selection, and four years of starting experience at right tackle in college would be intriguing for a team thats focused on winning now. Meanwhile, Iheanachor is a more raw prospect since he didnt start playing football until he began junior college in 2021. So, teams at the end of the first round that are looking for immediate contributors might pass on the former Sun Devil.That being said, Im not so sure the Raiders will target an offensive tackle before Day 3 of the draft. The coaching staff seems content to let Glaze and Grant battle it out in training camp and is chalking up a lot of last years struggles on the Carrolls. Also, after taking heat for drafting two offensive linemen in the Top 100 during the 2025 draft and them not getting playing time during the season, I dont think Spytek would be keen on walking into that situation again.If its a three-way position battle at right tackle and say Glaze wins the job, thats another year that Grant doesnt get many game reps and back-to-back draft classes where highly drafted offensive lineman doesnt get much playing time in Iheanachor. Even if Glaze moves inside and the competition is between Grant and Iheanachor, at least one top 100 pick from the last two drafts is riding the bench. Offensive line isnt like other positions where guys constantly rotate in and out of the game, which blurs the lines when it comes to BPA strategy mentioned above. If Las Vegas drafts an edge rusher or cornerback at 36, at least they can contribute on third downs and get some playing time as a rookie.Q: Personal favorite mid-round DB targets to add depth at S/CB?A: Especially if the Raiders dont draft a safety in the second round, Im pounding the table for Bud Clark out of TCU in the third or fourth. Clark is one of my guys in the draft and would be the ballhawk that the defense has been missing over the last few years. I also like Genesis Smith from Arizona and Indianas Louis Moore as a couple of additional mid-round options at free safety.At cornerback, South Carolinas Jalon Kilgore is an interesting nickelback/strong safety option. I also like Chandler Rivers out of Duke to fill a role similar to what Amik Robertson used to do, as an undersized corner who has inside-outside versatility to be a valuable backup/spot starter. On the outside, Daylen Everette from Georgia has traits that are worth betting on in this range of the draft.Q: Im excited to see what Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers may be able to do if we finally get to see a full season out of both of them together. But, with both of them having missed some games, do you think Spytek may be looking at a tight end in the draft to back them up?A: Barring a Bowers-like surprise during the draft, I dont see Spytek drafting a tight end before day three. However, I do agree with the overall point in this question that tight end could be a sneaky need. The offense could use another blocker in the position group right now, and Mayer is entering a contract year. Especially since Klint Kubiak likes to use 12 personnel, a tight end is certainly on the table in round four or later.Keep an eye on Stanfords Sam Roush. Right now, hes a better blocker than receiver, but is an excellent athlete who earned a 9.94 RAS at the NFL Combine to develop into a better pass-catcher and well-rounded tight end down the line. That gives the offense another blocking tight end in 2026 and a potential long-term replacement for Mayer, saving salary cap space for what will be a market-resetting contract extension with Bowers.It wouldnt surprise me if Roush gets taken on Day 2, but he does have a fourth-round projection on NFL Mock Draft Databases consensus big board and ranks 110th overall, as of April 3. Meanwhile, the Silver and Black own picks 102 and 117.RaiderallusMendoza is three weeks away from officially joining the Las Vegas Raiders Easy trigger. Are you not afraid of incurring the wrath of Murphys law? Im not superstitious but Im a little stitiousIts bad luck to be superstitiousA: As a Raider fan who has endured the last 20-plus years, Ive seen plenty of what can go wrong, will scenarios, so I live in constant fear of Murphys Law when it comes to the Silver and Black. LOL! So, thats certainly on my mind with Mendoza, but Im choosing to ignore it for now!Q: What are the differences between the 3-4 defense that new coaches call versus my favorite one, old school Wade Phillips that used to blitz from every angle?A: Most 3-4 coaches are a lot less blitz-happy than Phillips was in his heyday, thats for sure. Most modern coordinators will keep it pretty vanilla on first and second downs or run situations, and then lean on simulated pressures for third downs or passing situations. The latter forces offensive lines to account for six to seven defenders in their protection scheme, helping to create a free rusher for the defense without having to sacrifice the number of coverage defenders, since one or two are going to drop into coverage.In other words, a defense can have the same effect as a blitz with only four or five pass-rushers.The rise of sim pressures and why defensive coordinators have been using them more often in the last decade or so is tied to the rise of the passing game. In the 80s, 90s and even early 2000s, when Phillips was rising to prominence in the NFL, most offenses operated out of 21 personnel with a fullback and a tight end in the game, so there were only two receivers on the field. With two corners in the game, defenses didnt have to worry as much about coverage mismatches (i.e. a wide receiver on a linebacker or safety), so they could get away with blitzing more frequently. Then, the passing boom in the late 2000s to early 2010s and spread offenses started making their way into the professional level. That made fullbacks less common as offenses started using more 11 and 10 personnel, meaning more wide receivers were on the field, increasing the risk of coverage mismatches. Also, tight ends started becoming big wide receivers. Jimmy Graham is a great example of that. So, with offenses trending toward three-receiver sets and more athletic tight ends, defenses couldnt blitz as much because that meant leaving at least one defender out to dry. The way to nullify that issue is to have more defenders in coverage to create a numbers advantage: seven defenders to cover, at most, five pass-catching threats. Also, Kubiak alluded to this during the owners meeting, telling reporters that Rob Leonard isnt just a 3-4 guy and will likely use a variety of fronts as defensive coordinator. The difference between a 3-4 and a 4-3 scheme isnt as significant as it was in the past. Tied back to the rise of the passing game, defenses are in nickel personnel (five defensive backs, six defensive linemen and linebackers) more often than they are in base (four defensive backs, seven defensive linemen and linebackers), generally speaking. So, theres quite a bit of crossover between modern 3-4 and 4-3 defenses since either scheme is going to have just six front-seven defenders on the field a good percentage of the time. The fewer front players you have, the less variety of fronts you can run. Now, coordinators are still going to want to draft or add players who fit their base packages, but the difference between the two styles of defense isnt as significant as it used to be with nickel personnel becoming more popular. Nowadays, the bigger difference is who the extra defensive back replaces: the nose tackle, a defensive end/tackle or a linebacker, which can vary from coach to coach and philosophy to philosophy.Long story short, in the modern 3-4 defense, expect to see more simulated pressures than blitzes and six-man boxes than what you might be used to or expecting from the past. Thatll do it for this weeks mailbag. Thank you all for submitting questions and, as your weekly reminder, if youd like to have your questions answered in a future column, tweet them at me,@MHolder95, email them toSBPQuestions1@gmail.comor look for our weekly call for questions on the site. The latter will continue to publish on Thursdays.

Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's team will enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, joined by Amar'e Stoudemire, Mike D'Antoni, Joey Crawford, Doc Rivers and Mark Few.