Take an all-access look back at DeLisha&#8217;s amazing 17-year career.

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Farewell Tribute to DeLisha Milton-Jones

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Take a look back at the career of the WNBA&#8217;s all-time leader in games played, who has appeared in a record-tying 17 of the league&#8217;s 20 seasons.
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				In 1999, DeLisha Milton-Jones was drafted fourth overall in the WNBA Supplemental Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, beginning a 17-year career.
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				Milton-Jones won back-to-back titles as a member of the dominant 2001 and 2002 Sparks.
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				Milton-Jones was traded for Chamique Holdsclaw in 2004, taking her career to Washington. With the Mystics, Milton-Jones earned her second All-Star selection behind 13.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in 2007.
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				An All-Star in 2000 and 2007, Milton-Jones is one of only 12 players to play in the All-Star Game for both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference team during their career.
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				Milton-Jones returned to L.A. in 2008. She averaged a career-best 15.4 points in 2010, leaving the Sparks again after the 2012 campaign.
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				During her 2013 stint with the San Antonio Stars, Milton-Jones posted 9.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 15 appearances. She was claimed off waivers by the New York Liberty during the middle of the season.
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				Starting the 2014 season in the Big Apple, Milton-Jones averaged 5.7 points in 19 games, soon moving on to the Atlanta Dream as her career wound down.
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				In Atlanta, Milton-Jones surpassed WNBA legend Tina Thompson for most regular-season games played, finishing with 499 and becoming one of seven players in league history with at least 5,000 points and 2,400 rebounds. She also finishes fourth all-time with 619 steals, sixth with 2,574 rebounds, eighth with 5,574 points, and 12th with 328 blocks.
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DeLisha Milton-Jones' Career in Photos

Atlanta Dream forward, DeLisha Milton-Jones sits down with LaChina Robinson to reflect on her historic 17-year career in the WNBA.

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DeLisha Milton-Jones Reflects on Historic Career

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DeLisha Milton-Jones

CAREER: 
Back-to-back WNBA Champion with the Los Angeles Sparks (2001-02) &#8230; Two-time WNBA All-Star (2000, 2007) &#8230; One of five players all-time with over 5,000 points and 2,400 rebounds &#8230; Ranks fourth all-time with 603 steals, fifth with 2,492 career rebounds, eighth with 5,415 points and 12th with 328 blocks &#8230; Selected by Los Angeles in the first round (4th overall) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.
2015 (Atlanta): Surpassed retired legend Tina Thompson for most WNBA regular-season games played (499), record was tied at 496 on 8/25…First Dream player to be awarded the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award…One of six players in league history with more than 5,000 points and 2,400 rebounds…Limited playing time due to an Achilles injury…Played in only 18 games this season…Shot over 50% from the free-throw line…Scored season-high 12 points on 5-8 shooting against Tulsa (8/9)…9th all-time scorer (5,571 points)…First active leader for minutes played in her career (14,395) and 3rd all time…Third active leader in total rebounds (2,574).
2014 (New York/Atlanta): Began the season with New York, appearing in 19 games&#8230;. Averaged 5.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game with the Liberty&#8230; With Atlanta played two games averaging 4.5 points, 1.3 boards and 1.8 assists.
2013 (San Antonio/New York): Began the season with San Antonio, appearing in 15 games &#8230; Averaged 9.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 rebounds per game with the Stars &#8230; Claimed off waivers by the Liberty and played the final 11 games of the season with New York &#8230; Averaged 6.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for the Liberty.
2012 (Los Angeles): Started all 34 regular-season games, extending her consecutive games started streak to 168 &#8230; Averaged 10.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game &#8230; Ranked third on the team in rebounding &#8230; Notched 18 double-digit scoring performances &#8230; Became the ninth player in WNBA history to reach the 5,000 point plateau with seven points at Tulsa on July 26 &#8230; Playoffs: Started both Western Conference Semifinal games against San Antonio and both Western Conference Final games against Minnesota &#8230; Averaged 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game through the four playoff games.
2011 (Los Angeles): Was the only Sparks player to start all 34 regular-season games &#8230; Averaged 11.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game &#8230; Led the team in total points (397) and rebounds (158) &#8230; Ranked second in points per game (11.7) and rebounds per contest (4.6) &#8230; Led the team in scoring seven times, including 27 points against New York on June 21 for her highest-scoring effort in three seasons &#8230; Notched 18 double-digit scoring performances &#8230; Became the second all-time leading scorer in Sparks history on July 31, passing Mwadi Mabika &#8230; One of 30 finalists for the WNBA Top 15.
2010 (Los Angeles): Started all 34 regular-season games &#8230; Averaged 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.09 steals per game &#8230; Scoring average marked a career-high &#8230; Ranked 12th in the WNBA in total points (522) &#8230; Ranked third on the team in scoring and rebounding average &#8230; Scored her 4,000th career point against Minnesota on Aug. 20 &#8230; Playoffs: Started both Western Conference semifinal games against Seattle &#8230; Averaged 10.5 points and a team-best 8.5 rebounds per game through the two playoff games.
2009 (Los Angeles): Started all 33 regular-season games in which she played &#8230; Averaged 10.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game &#8230; Led the team in steals per game &#8230; Ranked third on the team in total points (338) and total rebounds (157) &#8230; Playoffs: Started all six games &#8230; Helped the Sparks advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second-consecutive season &#8230; Averaged 9.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.67 steals per game through six postseason games.
2008 (Los Angeles): Played in 32 games, starting 31 &#8230; Averaged 13.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.10 steals per game &#8230; Ranked 15th in the WNBA in rebounding average &#8230; Ranked second on the team in scoring average and rebounding &#8230; Playoffs: Started all six games, helping the Sparks advance to the Western Conference Finals &#8230; Averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.33 steals per game through the six playoff games.
2007 (Washington): Named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a member of the Washington Mystics &#8230; Started all 34 regular-season games &#8230; Averaged 13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.53 steals per game &#8230; Ranked second on the team in scoring average, rebounding average and steals per game &#8230; Ranked seventh in the WNBA and tied a career-high with 1.1 blocks per contest &#8230; Eclipsed the 3,000-point plateau with 57 seconds to play in an overtime win at Minnesota on July 20.
2006 (Washington): Played in regular-season 23 games, starting 20 &#8230; Averaged 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.52 steals per game &#8230; Ranked second on the team in scoring average and steals per game &#8230; Playoffs: Started both Eastern Conference Semifinal games against Connecticut &#8230; Averaged 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.50 steals per game through the two playoff games &#8230; Led the team in rebounding average and ranked second in scoring average.
2005 (Washington): Played in 33 regular-season games, starting 30 &#8230; Averaged 11.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.73 blocks per game &#8230; Ranked seventh in the league in steals per game &#8230; Ranked second on the team in scoring and rebounding average &#8230; Eclipsed the 2,000 point milestone with 11 points in her Mystics debut at Charlotte on May 21, 2005.
2004 (Los Angeles): Started in all 19 regular-season games in which she played before being sidelined with a sprained MCL &#8230; Averaged 9.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.21 steals per game &#8230; Finished second on the team in rebounding average and fourth in scoring average despite playing in only 56 percent of the teams regular-season games.
2003 (Los Angeles): Played in 31 regular-season games, starting 30 &#8230; Averaged 13.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.58 steals per game &#8230; Ranked eighth in the WNBA and led the team in steals per game &#8230; Ranked third on the team in total points (416) and second in total rebounds (220) &#8230; Playoffs: Started all nine games &#8230; Averaged 14.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.89 steals per game through the nine playoff games &#8230; Led the team in steals per game and total steals (17) &#8230; Ranked second on the team in scoring average and rebounds per game.
2002 (Los Angeles): Helped the Sparks win their second-consecutive WNBA title &#8230; Played in all 32 regular-season games with 25 starts &#8230; Averaged 11.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.56 steals per game &#8230; Led the Sparks in steals per game while ranking second in rebounding average and third in points per game &#8230; Playoffs: Played in all six games, starting three &#8230; Averaged 13.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.67 steals per game through the six playoff games &#8230; Ranked second on the team in steals per game and rebounding average and third in points per game.
2001 (Los Angeles): Helped the Sparks win their first WNBA title &#8230; Played in all 32 regular-season games, starting 27 &#8230; Averaged 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.53 steals per game &#8230; Led the Sparks in steals per game &#8230; Ranked third in total points (330) and total rebounds (169) &#8230; Set a career-high with 1.1 blocks per game &#8230; Playoffs: Started all seven games en route to the WNBA title &#8230; Averaged 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game through the seven postseason contest &#8230; Ranked third on the team in scoring and rebounding average.
2000 (Los Angeles): Named to the Western Conference All-Star Team &#8230; Started all 32 regular-season games &#8230; Averaged 11.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.38 steals &#8230; Ranked second on the team in rebounding average and total rebounds (194) and third in scoring average &#8230; Playoffs: Started all four games &#8230; Averaged 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.50 steals per game through the four postseason games &#8230; Tied for the team lead in steals per game, ranked second in rebounding average and third in points per game.
1999 (Los Angeles): Started all 32 regular-season games &#8230; Averaged 9.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.47 steals per game while shooting 53 percent from the field &#8230; Led the team in steals per game, ranked second in rebounding average and third in points per game &#8230; Playoffs: Started all four games &#8230; Averaged 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.75 steals per game through the four postseason games &#8230; Ranked second on the team in scoring, rebounding average and steals per game.
COLLEGE: 
Played at Florida from 1993-997, capping her senior year as Florida’s first Wade Trophy recipient &#8230; Was the SEC Player of the Year and First Team All-American &#8230; Named the NCAA Mideast Regional Most Outstanding Player &#8230; Three-time All-SEC honoree &#8230; First Florida athlete- male or female – to earn first team All-America honors for basketball &#8230; Scored in double figures in 100 of 125 career games &#8230; Became the third player in school history to reach the 1,000 rebound plateau &#8230; Became the 10th Lady Gator to top the 1,000-point plateau &#8230; Unanimous SEC All-Freshman Team selection.
PERSONAL
Delisha LaChell Milton &#8230; Born on September 11, 1974 in Jesup, Ga. &#8230; Daughter of Beverly J. Milton &#8230; Has one sister, Charmaine &#8230; Sister, Charmaine, played basketball for Florida in 1995 and 1996 after transferring from Stetson (Fla.) University &#8230; Married Roland Jones on June 30, 2004 &#8230; Became the second woman to coach a men’s professional basketball team when she took over the ABA’s Los Angeles Stars in 2005 &#8230; Appeared in the 2000 film Love &amp; Basketball &#8230; Graduated from the University of Florida in 1997 with a degree in sports management and a minor in communications.