2025 Los Angeles Sparks season

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2025 Los Angeles Sparks season
Coach Lynne Roberts
Arena Crypto.com Arena
(Capacity: 19,068)
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
Media
Television ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Paramount+, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION

The 2025 WNBA season will be the franchise's 29th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under head coach Lynne Roberts.

Contents

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/ClubOutcome
19
221
328

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
November 19, 2024Hired Lynne Roberts as head coach [1]
January 2, 2025Hired Danielle Robinson as Manager of Basketball Integration and Scout Support [2]
January 18, 2025Hired Nikki Blue and Zak Buncik as assistant coaches [3]

Trades

February 1, 2025 [4] [5]
(Three-team trade)		To Los Angeles Sparks
Kelsey Plum (from Las Vegas Aces)
2025 No. 9 draft pick (from Seattle Storm)		To Las Vegas Aces
Jewell Loyd (from Seattle Storm)
2025 No. 13 draft pick (from Los Angeles Sparks)
To Seattle Storm
2025 No. 2 draft pick and rights to Li Yueru (from Los Angeles Sparks)
2026 first-round draft pick (from Las Vegas Aces)
February 14, 2025 [6] [7] To Los Angeles Sparks
2025 No. 21 draft pick
2027 second round draft pick		To Seattle Storm
Lexie Brown
2025 No. 26 draft pick

Free agency

Re-signed / activated

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Julie Allemand January 1, 2025Set as active [8]
Odyssey Sims February 2, 2025One-year deal [9]
Maria Kliundikova February 13, 2025Training camp contract [10]

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Emma Cannon February 2, 2025Training camp contract Henan Phoenix [11]
Anneli Maley Perth Lynx
Shaneice Swain February 5, 2025Rookie contract
(2023 draft pick – No. 14)		 Sydney Flames [12]
Mercedes Russell February 11, 2025One-year deal Seattle Storm [13]

Subtractions / Unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Layshia Clarendon September 20, 2024RetiredN/A [14]
Stephanie Talbot December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [15]
Zia Cooke February 1, 2025Waived Seattle Storm [16] [17]
Kia Nurse February 4, 2025Free agency – unrestricted Chicago Sky [18]
Crystal Dangerfield —TBD
Aari McDonald —Free agency – restricted
(qualifying offer pending)		TBD [19]

Roster

Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Allemand, Julie 5' 8" (1.73m)147 lb (67kg)1996-07-07 Belgium 2
F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Brink, Cameron  Cruz Roja.svg6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)2001-12-31 Stanford 1
G/F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Burrell, Rae 6' 2" (1.88m)168 lb (76kg)2000-06-21 Tennessee 3
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Cannon, Emma 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1989-06-01 Florida Southern 6
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m)189 lb (86kg)1993-11-06 Wake Forest 10
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson, Rickea 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2001-03-16 Tennessee 1
C 7 Flag of Russia.svg Kliundikova, Maria 6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1998-07-16 Russia 2
F 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maley, Anneli 6' 1" (1.85m)1998-09-01 Australia 1
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg McDonald, Aari  (FA)5' 6" (1.68m)141 lb (64kg)1998-08-20 Arizona 4
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1994-08-24 Washington 7
C 21 Flag of the United States.svg Russell, Mercedes 6' 6" (1.98m)195 lb (88kg)1995-07-27 Tennessee 7
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m)155 lb (70kg)1992-07-13 Baylor 11
F/C 23 Flag of the United States.svg Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m)180 lb (82kg)1996-02-01 Connecticut 7
G 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Swain, Shaneice 5' 9" (1.75m)2003–10-15 Australia R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Lynne Roberts (Seattle Pacific)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Blue (UCLA)
Flag of the United States.svg Zak Buncik (UT Arlington)
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Harrow (University of the West of Scotland)
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
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Julie Allemand Odyssey Sims
SG Kelsey Plum Shaneice Swain
SF Rae Burrell
Rickea Jackson
PF Dearica Hamby Emma Cannon
Anneli Maley
C Cameron Brink Cruz Roja.svg
Azurá Stevens

Schedule

Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 6@ Golden State Chase Center
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 16@ Golden State Chase Center
2May 18 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
3May 21@ Phoenix Footprint Center
4May 23Golden StateCrypto.com Arena
5May 25 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
6May 27 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
7May 30@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 June 1 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
9 June 6 @ Dallas College Park Center
10 June 9 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
11 June 11 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
12 June 14 @ Minnesota Target Center
13 June 17 Seattle Crypto.com Arena
14June 21@ MinnesotaTarget Center
15June 24@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
16June 26@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17June 29ChicagoCrypto.com Arena
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18July 3@ New York Barclays Center
19July 5@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
20July 10 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
21July 13 Connecticut Crypto.com Arena
22July 15 Washington Crypto.com Arena
23July 22@ Washington CareFirst Arena
24July 24@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
25July 26@ New YorkBarclays Center
26July 29 Las Vegas Crypto.com Arena
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27August 1@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
28August 5 Indiana Crypto.com Arena
29August 7 Connecticut Crypto.com Arena
30August 9@ Golden State Chase Center
31August 10SeattleCrypto.com Arena
32August 12 New York Crypto.com Arena
33August 15@ Dallas College Park Center
34August 17@ Washington CareFirst Arena
35August 20DallasCrypto.com Arena
36August 26 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
37August 29 Indiana Crypto.com Arena
38August 31WashingtonCrypto.com Arena
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
39September 1@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
40September 3@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
41September 5@ AtlantaGateway Center Arena
42September 7 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
43September 9@ Phoenix Footprint Center
44September 11 Las Vegas Crypto.com Arena
2025 season schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
6 Indiana Fever 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
10 New York Liberty 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
12 Seattle Storm 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
13 Washington Mystics 00.000—0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

References

  1. ↑ "Sparks hire Utah's Roberts as new head coach". ESPN . November 19, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sparks Name Danielle Robinson Manager of Basketball Integration and Scout Support". Los Angeles Sparks. WNBA. January 2, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sparks Add Coaching Veterans Nikki Blue, Zak Buncik to Staff". Los Angeles Sparks. WNBA. January 18, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces Welcome Two-Time WNBA Champion Jewell Loyd in Three-Team Trade". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Storm Acquire No. 2 Pick in the 2025 Draft, Rights to Li Yueru and 2026 First Round Pick". Seattle Storm. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Storm Acquire WNBA Champion Lexie Brown". Seattle Storm. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sparks Acquire Two Second-Round Draft Picks in Exchange for Lexie Brown". Los Angeles Sparks. WNBA. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ @WNBAMoves (January 9, 2025). "Set Active: Julie Allemand, Sparks (Jan. 1)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Sparks Re-Sign WNBA All-Star Guard Odyssey Sims". Los Angeles Sparks. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sparks Welcome Back Former First-Round Pick Maria Kliundikova (formerly Vadeeva)". sparks.wnba.com. Los Angeles Sparks. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sparks Sign Forwards Emma Cannon, Anneli Maley". Los Angeles Sparks. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sparks Sign Guard Shaneice Swain". Los Angeles Sparks. WNBA. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sparks Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Center Mercedes Russell". sparks.wnba.com. Los Angeles Sparks. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Los Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon retires after 12 years in the WNBA". Associated Press . September 20, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ @LASparksPR (February 1, 2025). "The Sparks have waived guard Zia Cooke" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Seattle Signs Zia Cooke and Brianna Fraser". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Chicago Sky Sign WNBA All-Star Kia Nurse". Chicago Sky. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ Yapkowitz, David (January 19, 2025). "Sparks make crucial Aari McDonald decision ahead of WNBA free agency". Clutch Points. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
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