▁in ▁France , ▁Brazil , ▁Spain , ▁Lat via , ▁Turkey , ▁Poland ▁and ▁Russia . ▁Following ▁her ▁ret irement , ▁Castro ▁Mar ques ▁became ▁the ▁technical ▁director ▁of ▁S ampa io ▁Bas qu ete ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Women ' s ▁Basketball ▁League . ▁ ▁W N BA ▁career ▁After ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Paul ista ▁League ▁in ▁Brazil ▁for ▁B CN ▁Os as co ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁leading ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁scoring , ▁Castro ▁Mar ques ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁Miami ▁Sol ' s ▁training ▁camp . ▁After ▁training ▁camp , ▁she ▁would ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁cut ▁for ▁team ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Sol . ▁In ▁her ▁ro ok ie ▁season , ▁Castro ▁Mar ques ▁was ▁the ▁second - you ng est ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁W N BA ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( 2 0 ▁years , ▁ 1 ▁month , ▁ 1 2 ▁days ). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season , ▁the ▁Miami ▁Sol ▁fol ded ▁and ▁Castro ▁Mar ques ▁would ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Mercur y ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁Mercur y ▁would ▁wa ive ▁Castro ▁Mar ques ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Castro ▁Mar ques ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁W N BA ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁national ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Castro ▁Mar ques ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁W N BA ▁and ▁signed