2024 Los Angeles Sparks season

2024 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachCurt Miller
ArenaWalter Pyramid (Capacity: 4,000 (First 5 Game of the season)
Crypto.com Arena
(Capacity: 19,068)
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
Media
TelevisionABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Paramount+, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION
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The 2024 WNBA season will be the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association. This will be the second season under head coach Curt Miller. The season will tip off on May 15, 2024, in Long Beach versus the Atlanta Dream.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 2 Cameron Brink  United States Stanford
1 4 Rickea Jackson  United States Tennessee
3 28 McKenzie Forbes  United States USC

Transactions

Date Transaction
January 5, 2024 Hired Raegan Pebley as General Manager[2]
January 17, 2024 Jasmine Thomas retired.[3]
January 31, 2024 Traded the 19th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft to Seattle in exchange for Kia Nurse[4]
February 1, 2024 Re-signed Layshia Clarendon[5]
Traded the 12th overall pick in the 2024 draft and Jordin Canada to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Aari McDonald and the 8th overall pick in the 2024 draft.[6]
Re-signed Rae Burrell[5]
February 2, 2024 Signed Monique Billings[7]
Signed Virág Kiss to a Training Camp Contract.[8]
Signed Taylor Mikesell to a Training Camp Contract.[9]
February 6, 2024 Signed Lexie Brown to an Extension [10]
February 21, 2024 Traded the 8th ovearll pick in the 2024 draft to Chicago in exchange for Julie Allemand, the rights to Li Yueru and a third round pick in the 2025 draft.[11]
March 21, 2024 Hired Christine Monjer as President[12]
April 17, 2024 Signed Blake Dietrick to a Training Camp Contract.[13]
April 18, 2024 Signed McKenzie Forbes to a Rookie Contract[14]
April 19, 2024 Signed Rickea Jackson to a Rookie Contract[14]

Roster Changes

Additions

Personnel Signed/Trade Former Team
Julie Allemand Signed Chicago Sky
Monique Billings Signed Atlanta Dream
Aari McDonald Trade Atlanta Dream
Taylor Mikesell Signed Atlanta Dream
Kia Nurse Trade Seattle Storm
Li Yueru Trade Chicago Sky

Subtractions

Personnel Reason New Team
Jordin Canada Trade Atlanta Dream
Nneka Ogwumike Free Agency Seattle Storm
Karlie Samuelson Free Agency Washington Mystics
Jasmine Thomas Retired

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G20BelgiumAllemand, Julie5' 8" (1.73m)147 lb (67kg)1996-07-07Belgium2
F55United StatesBillings, Monique5' 11" (1.8m)192 lb (87kg)1998-12-15UCLA6
F22United StatesBrink, Cameron6' 4" (1.93m)2001-12-31StanfordR
G4United StatesBrown, Lexie5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)1994-10-24Duke6
G/F12United StatesBurrell, Rae6' 2" (1.88m)168 lb (76kg)2000-06-21Tennessee2
G25United StatesClarendon, Layshia5' 9" (1.75m)158 lb (72kg)1991-03-02California10
G2United StatesClouden, Nia Injured5' 9" (1.75m)139 lb (63kg)2000-05-17Michigan State2
G1United StatesCooke, Zia5' 9" (1.75m)163 lb (74kg)2001-01-09South Carolina1
G13United StatesDietrick, Blake5' 10" (1.78m)169 lb (77kg)1993-07-19Princeton5
G/F34United StatesForbes, McKenzie6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)6-23-00USCR
F5United StatesHamby, Dearica6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)1993-11-06Wake Forest9
F2United StatesJackson, Rickea6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2001-03-16TennesseeR
C33HungaryKiss, Virag6' 5" (1.96m)1998-04-12HungaryR
G15United StatesMcDonald, Aari5' 6" (1.68m)141 lb (64kg)1998-08-20Arizona3
G24United StatesMikesell, Taylor5' 10" (1.78m)150 lb (68kg)1999-09-30Ohio State1
G10CanadaNurse, Kia5' 6" (1.68m)141 lb (64kg)1998-08-20Connecticut5
F/C23United StatesStevens, Azurá6' 6" (1.98m)180 lb (82kg)1996-02-01Connecticut6
F7AustraliaTalbot, Stephanie6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)1994-06-15Australia5
C28ChinaYueru, Li6' 7" (2.01m)1999-03-28China1
Head coach
United States Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
United States Neil Harrow (University of the West of Scotland)
United States Nola Henry (College of Charleston)
United States Camille Little (North Carolina)
Athletic trainer
United States Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kelly Dormandy (Springfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

Preseason

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 5 vs. Seattle Rogers Arena
2 May 10 at Phoenix Footprint Center
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2024 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 15 Atlanta Walter Pyramid
2 May 18 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
3 May 21 Washington Walter Pyramid
4 May 24 Indiana Walter Pyramid
5 May 26 Dallas Walter Pyramid
6 May 28 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
7 May 30 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 June 2 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
9 June 5 Minnesota Walter Pyramid
10 June 7 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
11 June 9 Las Vegas Crypto.com Arena
12 June 11 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
13 June 14 @ Minnesota Target Center
14 June 16 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
15 June 18 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
16 June 20 @ New York Barclays Center
17 June 22 @ New York Barclays Center
18 June 28 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 July 2 Washington Crypto.com Arena
20 July 5 Las Vegas Crypto.com Arena
21 July 7 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
22 July 9 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
23 July 13 @ Dallas College Park Center
24 July 16 Seattle Crypto.com Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 August 15 New York Crypto.com Arena
26 August 17 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
27 August 18 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
28 August 20 @ Connecticut TD Garden
29 August 23 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
30 August 25 @ Dallas College Park Center
31 August 28 New York Crypto.com Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 September 1 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
33 September 4 @ Indiana Crypto.com Arena
34 September 6 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
35 September 8 Connecticut Crypto.com Arena
36 September 10 Connecticut Crypto.com Arena
37 September 11 Seattle Crypto.com Arena
38 September 15 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
39 September 17 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
40 September 19 @ Minnesota Target Center
2024 season schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 - 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
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Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings


Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. ^ "2024 Los Angeles Sparks Schedule". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks Name Raegan Pebley General Manager". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Veteran G Jasmine Thomas retires after 13-year WNBA career". espn.com. Fan Level Media. January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sparks Acquire WNBA All-Star Guard Kia Nurse". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Sparks Re-Sign Layshia Clarendon and Rae Burrell". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sparks Acquire Guard Aari McDonald". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sparks Sign Forward Monique Billings". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  8. ^ @LASparks (February 2, 2024). "International love! 💜💛 Welcome to the team, Virág Kiss!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @LASparks (February 2, 2024). "Signed on the dotted line. ✍️ Welcome to LA, @TMikesell23!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @LASparksPR (February 6, 2024). "Lexie Brown on her two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Sparks: "This is such a surreal moment for me. Anyone familiar with my career knows that it hasn't always been easy and finding a home with the Sparks organization has been such a blessing. They have allowed me to be myself and walk in my light since day one. I'm really excited for the future and being a veteran leader of this super talented team. I can't thank everyone in the organization enough for believing in me and supporting me. This is an opportunity that I've been waiting for and working so hard for. I'm ready!"" (Tweet). Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Michael Voepel (February 19, 2024). "Sky land No. 8 pick in 2024 WNBA draft in trade with Sparks". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks Name Christine Monjer As Team President". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  13. ^ @LASparks (April 17, 2024). "Keep adding to the roster! 🙌 Welcome to LA, @BIakeDietrick!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ a b "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

External links

  • Official website
  • Los Angeles Sparks at ESPN.com
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