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)
Attendance11,045 per game
Results
Record8–32 (.200)
Place6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Dearica Hamby – 17.3 ppg
Rebounds Dearica Hamby – 9.2 rpg
Assists Odyssey Sims – 5.1 apg
Media
Television ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Paramount+, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION

The 2024 WNBA season was the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second season under head coach Curt Miller. The season tipped off on May 15, 2024, in Long Beach versus the Atlanta Dream, [1] and ended on September 19 against the Minnesota Lynx.

Contents

The season started slowly for the Sparks as they lost both of their opening two games. They defeated Washington by two points on May 21 to earn their first win of the season. They lost the following two games including a one point loss to Dallas. They defeated Indiana before losing to Chicago to end the month with a 2–5 record. Their June started off with two losses as well. They won two games to follow including a victory at home against Last Vegas. That would be the highlight of the month as the team went on a seven game losing streak from there to finish the month with a 2–9 record. The only non-double digit loss during that streak was a 70–79 loss to Connecticut on June 18. Their losing streak extended one more game into July before they defeated Last Vegas in overtime. They would lose the next two games before defeating Dallas. They lost to Seattle to finish July 2–4 and head into the Olympic break. The Sparks lost the first six games after returning from the Olympic break before defeating New York to finish August 1–6. Well out of the playoff race, the Sparks lost the first eight games of September. The closest loss of the streak was by three-points at Seattle on September 15. The team finished the season with a win over Minnesota. The season was marred by a multitude of injuries, including a season-ending ACL tear to the team's No. 2 draft pick, Cameron Brink, who wound up missing the remainder of the season after playing just 15 games. [2] Brink's injury also caused her to miss the 2024 Summer Olympics, with her teammate Dearica Hamby taking her place on the United States women's national 3x3 team. The Sparks finished with just 8 wins and 32 losses, missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and failing to improve on their 17-23 record from 2023. Their eight wins were the team's lowest total in francise history.

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 [3]
January 17, 2024 Jasmine Thomas retired [4]
January 31, 2024Traded the 19th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft to Seattle in exchange for Kia Nurse [5]
February 1, 2024Re-signed Layshia Clarendon [6]
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 [7]
Re-signed Rae Burrell [6]
February 2, 2024Signed Monique Billings [8]
Signed Virag Kiss to a Training Camp Contract [9]
Signed Taylor Mikesell to a Training Camp Contract [10]
February 6, 2024Signed Lexie Brown to an Extension [11]
February 21, 2024Traded the 8th overall 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. [12]
March 21, 2024Hired Christine Monjer as President [13]
April 17, 2024Signed Blake Dietrick to a Training Camp Contract [14]
April 18, 2024Signed McKenzie Forbes to a Rookie Contract [15]
April 19, 2024Signed Rickea Jackson to a Rookie Contract [15]
April 20, 2024Signed Cameron Brink to a Rookie Contract [15]
April 30, 2024Waived Virág Kiss [16]
May 6, 2024Waived Taylor Mikesell [17]
May 12, 2024Waived Nia Clouden, Blake Dietrick, and McKenzie Forbes
May 13, 2024Suspended the contract of Julie Allemand (full season) [18]
Waived Monique Billings [19]
June 22, 2024Signed Queen Egbo to hardship contract [20]
June 29, 2024Waived Queen Egbo
July 4, 2024Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a 7-day hardship contract [21]
July 12, 2024Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a second 7-day contract [15]
Suspended the contract of Li Yueru (temporary)
August 7, 2024Activated Li Yueru [15]
August 16, 2024Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a third 7-day contract [15]
August 17, 2024Signed Odyssey Sims to 7-day contract
August 22, 2024Signed Azurá Stevens and Stephanie Talbot to extensions through 2025 [22] [23]
Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a rest of season contract [24]
August 24, 2024Signed Odyssey Sims to a second 7-day contract [25]
August 31, 2024Released Odyssey Sims and signed Simms to a 7-day contract
September 7, 2024Released Odyssey Sims and signed Simms to a rest-of-season contract
September 20, 2024 Layshia Clarendon announced their retirement
September 24, 2024Head coach, Curt Miller, was fired

Roster changes

Roster

2024 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Allemand, Julie  (S)5' 8" (1.73m)147 lb (67kg)07-07-1996 Belgium 2
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Brink, Cameron   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)12-31-2001 Stanford R
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Lexie   Cruz Roja.svg 5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)10-24-1994 Duke 6
G/F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Burrell, Rae 6' 2" (1.88m)168 lb (76kg)06-21-2000 Tennessee 2
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Cooke, Zia 5' 9" (1.75m)163 lb (74kg)01-09-2001 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)03-16-2001 Tennessee R
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg McDonald, Aari   Cruz Roja.svg 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
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg)07-13-1992 Baylor 10
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)06-15-1994 Australia 5
C 28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yueru, Li 6' 7" (2.01m)–03-28-1999 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
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Lexie Brown Cruz Roja.svg Zia Cooke
SG Layshia Clarendon Cruz Roja.svg Aari McDonald Cruz Roja.svg
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: 8–32 (Home: 5–15; Road: 3–17)
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 : 1–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25August 15 New York L 68–103 Rae Burrell (15) Dearica Hamby (13)Dearica Hamby (5) Crypto.com Arena
11,120		6–19
26August 17 Chicago L 86–90 Kia Nurse (16)Dearica Hamby (9) Crystal Dangerfield (6)Crypto.com Arena
16,551		6–20
27August 18@ Las Vegas L 71–87 Rickea Jackson (15)Dearica Hamby (11) Odyssey Sims (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,311		6–21
28August 20@ Connecticut L 61–69 Jackson, Stevens (14)Dearica Hamby (10)Crystal Dangerfield (4) TD Garden
19,125		6–22
29August 23@ Washington L 74–80 Rickea Jackson (17)Dangerfield, Simms (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		6–23
30August 25@ Dallas L 110–113 Odyssey Sims (26)Tied (6 players, 3)Odyssey Sims (10) College Park Center
5,925		6–24
31August 28New York W 94–88 Dearica Hamby (21)Dearica Hamby (7)Odyssey Sims (7)Crypto.com Arena
10,403		7–24
September : 1–8 (Home: 0–5; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32September 1 Atlanta L 62–80 Li Yueru (14) Dearica Hamby (9) Odyssey Sims (6) Crypto.com Arena
11,165		7–25
33September 4@ Indiana L 86–93 Odyssey Sims (20) Azurá Stevens (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,645		7–26
34September 6@ Chicago L 78–92 Dearica Hamby (21)Azurá Stevens (9) Wintrust Arena
9,025		7–27
35September 8 Connecticut L 67–79 Rickea Jackson (23)Li Yueru (8)Azurá Stevens (5)Crypto.com Arena
10,627		7–28
36September 10 L 66–86 Rickea Jackson (16)Azurá Stevens (17)Odyssey Sims (6)Crypto.com Arena
8,253		7–29
37September 11 Seattle L 82–90 Rickea Jackson (22)Azurá Stevens (15)Crypto.com Arena
9,561		7–30
38September 15@ Seattle L 87–90 Dearica Hamby (25)Dearica Hamby (11)Odyssey Sims (5) Climate Pledge Arena
11,301		7–31
39September 17 Phoenix L 81–85 Dearica Hamby (21)Li Yueru (12) Crystal Dangerfield (5)Crypto.com Arena
11,294		7–32
40September 19@ Minnesota W 68–51 Dearica Hamby (20)Rickea Jackson (8)Odyssey Sims (9) Target Center
7,908		8–32
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1yx – New York Liberty 328.800—16–416–416–45–0
2cx – Minnesota Lynx 3010.750214–616–414–64–1
3x – Connecticut Sun 2812.700414–614–614–64–1
4x – Las Vegas Aces 2713.675512–813–714–62–3
5x – Seattle Storm 2515.625713–714–611–94–1
6x – Indiana Fever 2020.5001211–912–88–123–2
7x – Phoenix Mercury 1921.4751310–1010–109–113–2
8x – Atlanta Dream 1525.375177–138–127–131–4
9e – Washington Mystics 1426.350187–135–159–111–4
10e – Chicago Sky 1327.325195–156–147–131–4
11e – Dallas Wings 931.225236–147–132–180–5
12e – Los Angeles Sparks 832.200245–155–153–172–3

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
y – Regular Season Champion
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%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Dearica Hamby 404033.7.512.341.6319.23.51.70.23.02.817.3
Rickea Jackson 403528.8.456.347.8073.91.50.70.41.91.813.4
Odyssey Sims ≠151026.3.438.154.8381.75.10.90.12.41.49.8
Azurá Stevens 201924.7.399.350.8157.01.90.90.91.82.09.6
Aari McDonald 261021.8.403.319.8432.03.70.90.21.82.08.7
Lexie Brown 16823.7.321.304.8892.33.31.10.11.91.48.1
Kia Nurse 402720.3.388.331.7931.61.30.50.01.21.87.6
Cameron Brink 151522.0.398.323.8405.31.71.12.32.34.07.5
Rae Burrell 37715.6.362.333.7801.81.10.80.31.01.65.9
Li Yueru 38214.4.463.267.8983.70.60.30.20.92.15.1
Layshia Clarendon 211216.0.427.350.8701.82.60.70.01.22.14.3
Zia Cooke 2908.9.321.297.6900.60.60.30.10.70.83.6
Stephanie Talbot 371016.2.395.260.6902.72.10.50.51.01.43.5
Crystal Dangerfield ≠18512.8.286.308.6671.02.00.40.20.90.73.3
Queen Egbo ≠‡202.01.000——1.50.00.50.00.00.51.0


‡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 [26]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [27]
AP Most Improved PlayerSeptember 22, 2024 [28]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award October 2, 2024 [29]
Rickea Jackson AP All-Rookie TeamSeptember 22, 2024 [28]
WNBA All-Rookie Team October 3, 2024 [30]

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