2024 Los Angeles Sparks season

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2024 Los Angeles Sparks season
Coach Curt Miller
Arena Walter Pyramid (Capacity: 4,000 (first two games of the season)
Crypto.com Arena
(Capacity: 19,068)
Attendance9,863 per game
Results
Record6–18 (.250)
Place5th (Western)
Media
Television ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Paramount+, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION

The 2024 WNBA season is the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association. This is the second season under head coach Curt Miller. The season tipped off on May 15, 2024, in Long Beach versus the Atlanta Dream. [1]

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
12 Cameron Brink Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stanford
14 Rickea Jackson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tennessee
328 McKenzie Forbes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States USC

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 5, 2024Hired Raegan Pebley as General Manager [2]
January 17, 2024 Jasmine Thomas retired. [3]
January 31, 2024Traded the 19th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft to Seattle in exchange for Kia Nurse [4]
February 1, 2024Re-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, 2024Signed Monique Billings [7]
Signed Virag Kiss to a Training Camp Contract. [8]
Signed Taylor Mikesell to a Training Camp Contract. [9]
February 6, 2024Signed Lexie Brown to an Extension [10]
February 21, 2024Traded 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, 2024Hired Christine Monjer as President [12]
April 17, 2024Signed Blake Dietrick to a Training Camp Contract. [13]
April 18, 2024Signed McKenzie Forbes to a Rookie Contract [14]
April 19, 2024Signed Rickea Jackson to a Rookie Contract [14]
April 20, 2024Signed Cameron Brink to a Rookie Contract [14]
April 30, 2024Waived Virág Kiss [15]
May 6, 2024Waived Taylor Mikesell [16]
May 12, 2024Waived Nia Clouden, Blake Dietrick, and McKenzie Forbes
May 13, 2024Suspended the contract of Julie Allemand (full season) [17]
Waived Monique Billings [18]
June 22, 2024Signed Queen Egbo to hardship contract [19]
June 29, 2024Waived Queen Egbo
July 4, 2024Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a 7-day hardship contract [20]
July 12, 2024Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a second 7-day contract
Suspended the contract of Li Yueru (temporary)

Roster changes

Roster

Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Brink, Cameron  Cruz Roja.svg6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)2001-12-31 Stanford R
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Lexie  Cruz Roja.svg5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)1994-10-24 Duke 6
G/F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Burrell, Rae 6' 2" (1.88m)168 lb (76kg)2000-06-21 Tennessee 2
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m)158 lb (72kg)1991-03-02 California 10
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Cooke, Zia 5' 9" (1.75m)163 lb (74kg)2001-01-09 South Carolina 1
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Dangerfield, Crystal 5' 5" (1.65m)130 lb (59kg)1998-05-11 Connecticut 4
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)1993-11-06 Wake Forest 9
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson, Rickea 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2001-03-16 Tennessee R
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg McDonald, Aari 5' 6" (1.68m)141 lb (64kg)1998-08-20 Arizona 3
G 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nurse, Kia 6' 0" (1.83m)181 lb (82kg)1996-02-22 Connecticut 5
F/C 23 Flag of the United States.svg Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m)180 lb (82kg)1996-02-01 Connecticut 6
F 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talbot, Stephanie 6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)1994-06-15 Australia 5
C 28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yueru, Li  (S)6' 7" (2.01m)1999-03-28 China 1
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Harrow (University of the West of Scotland)
Flag of the United States.svg Nola Henry (College of Charleston)
Flag of the United States.svg Camille Little (North Carolina)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Dormandy (Springfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Lexie Brown Cruz Roja.svg Zia Cooke
SG Layshia Clarendon Aari McDonald
SF Kia Nurse Rae Burrell
Rickea Jackson
PF Dearica Hamby Stephanie Talbot
C Cameron Brink Cruz Roja.svg Azurá Stevens
Li Yueru

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
May: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 5vs. Seattle W 84–79 Dearica Hamby (17) Dearica Hamby (9) Dearica Hamby (5) Rogers Place
16,655		1–0
2May 10@ Phoenix W 98–85 Cooke
Hamby (21)		 Dearica Hamby (7) Brown
Hamby
McDonald
Talbot (3)		 Footprint Center
4,598		2–0
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 6–18 (Home: 4–8; Road: 2–10)
May: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 15 Atlanta L 81–91 Kia Nurse (23) Dearica Hamby (14) Layshia Clarendon (10) Walter Pyramid
3,847		0–1
2May 18@ Las Vegas L 82–89 Dearica Hamby (29)Dearica Hamby (9)Layshia Clarendon (4) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,286		0–2
3May 21 Washington W 70–68 Lexie Brown (20)Dearica Hamby (18)Lexie Brown (6)Walter Pyramid
3,627		1–2
4May 24 Indiana L 73–78 Dearica Hamby (18)Dearica Hamby (12)Dearica Hamby (7) Crypto.com Arena
19,103		1–3
5May 26 Dallas L 83–84 Cameron Brink (21)Dearica Hamby (13)Lexie Brown (6)Crypto.com Arena
10,340		1–4
6May 28@ Indiana W 88–82 Kia Nurse (22)Dearica Hamby (10)Dearica Hamby (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,013		2–4
7May 30@ Chicago L 73–83 Dearica Hamby (24)Dearica Hamby (13)Lexie Brown (4) Wintrust Arena
7,911		2–5
June : 2–9 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8June 2@ Phoenix L 68–87 Dearica Hamby (23) Rickea Jackson (7) Aari McDonald (5) Footprint Center
10,207		2–6
9June 5 Minnesota L 62–86 Dearica Hamby (17)Dearica Hamby (11) Stephanie Talbot (3) Crypto.com Arena
8,104		2–7
10June 7 Dallas W 81–72 Dearica Hamby (22)Dearica Hamby (12) Brown, McDonald (6)Crypto.com Arena
10,123		3–7
11June 9 Las Vegas W 96–92 Dearica Hamby (18)Dearica Hamby (10) Clarendon, Hamby (5)Crypto.com Arena
13,900		4–7
12June 11@ Seattle L 79–95 Li Yueru (18)Dearica Hamby (11)Brown, Hamby (5) Climate Pledge Arena
8,202		4–8
13June 14@ Minnesota L 76–81 Rickea Jackson (19)Aari McDonald (7) Target Center
8,117		4–9
14June 16@ Atlanta L 74–87 Brink, Jackson (16)Dearica Hamby (8)Aari McDonald (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,260		4–10
15June 18@ Connecticut L 70–79 Aari McDonald (14)Rickea Jackson (7)Aari McDonald (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,853		4–11
16June 20@ New York L 80–93 Aari McDonald (15)Hamby, Talbot (11) Rae Burrell (4) Barclays Center
10,955		4–12
17June 22 L 88–98 Dearica Hamby (20)Stephanie Talbot (8)Stephanie Talbot (7)Barclays Center
13,639		4–13
18June 28@ Phoenix L 78–92 Dearica Hamby (29)Dearica Hamby (7)Aari McDonald (10)Footprint Center
14,363		4–14
July: 2–4 (Home: 1–4; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19July 2 Washington L 80–82 McDonald, Talbot (17) Dearica Hamby (11)Dearica Hamby (7) Crypto.com Arena
9,164		4–15
20July 5 Las Vegas W 98–93 (OT) Dearica Hamby (28)Dearica Hamby (14)Stephanie Talbot (9)Crypto.com Arena
13,840		5–15
21July 7 Phoenix L 78–84 Dearica Hamby (25)Dearica Hamby (9)Aari McDonald (6)Crypto.com Arena
11,618		5–16
22July 9 Minnesota L 67–82 Dearica Hamby (18)Dearica Hamby (8) Clarendon, McDonald, Stevens (4)Crypto.com Arena
9,533		5–17
23July 13@ Dallas W 87–81 Dearica Hamby (27)Azurá Stevens (8)Dearica Hamby (5) College Park Center
6,251		6–17
24July 16 Seattle L 83–89 Azurá Stevens (24)Azurá Stevens (15)Layshia Clarendon (6)Crypto.com Arena
18,724		6–18
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25August 15 New York Crypto.com Arena
26August 17 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
27August 18@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
28August 20@ Connecticut TD Garden
29August 23@ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
30August 25@ Dallas College Park Center
31August 28New YorkCrypto.com Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32September 1 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
33September 4@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
34September 6@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
35September 8 Connecticut Crypto.com Arena
36September 10ConnecticutCrypto.com Arena
37September 11 Seattle Crypto.com Arena
38September 15@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
39September 17 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
40September 19@ Minnesota Target Center
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty 214.840—15–212–19–35–0
2 Connecticut Sun 186.7502.510–410–38–34–1
3 Minnesota Lynx 178.680411–411–36–54–1
4 Seattle Storm 178.68048–611–36–54–1
5 Las Vegas Aces 168.6674.58–58–58–32–3
6 Phoenix Mercury 1312.52089–68–45–83–2
7 Indiana Fever 1115.42310.57–86–55–103–2
8 Chicago Sky 1014.41710.55–94–86–61–4
9 Atlanta Dream 717.29213.53–103–84–91–4
10 Los Angeles Sparks 618.25014.54–104–82–102–3
11 Washington Mystics 619.240153–103–93–101–4
12 Dallas Wings 619.240153–124–72–120–5

Notes

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

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG


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

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Dearica Hamby Western Conference Player of the Week June 11, 2024 [21]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [22]

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  2. ↑ "Los Angeles Sparks Name Raegan Pebley General Manager". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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  5. 1 2 "Sparks Re-Sign Layshia Clarendon and Rae Burrell". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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