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WNBA team season
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 [ edit ]
WNBA draft [ edit ]
Transactions [ edit ]
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 Virag 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]
April 20, 2024
Signed Cameron Brink to a Rookie Contract[14]
April 30, 2024
Waived Virág Kiss[15]
Roster Changes [ edit ]
Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 20 Allemand, Julie 5' 8" (1.73m) 147 lb (67kg) 1996-07-07 Belgium 2 F 55 Billings, Monique 5' 11" (1.8m) 192 lb (87kg) 1998-12-15 UCLA 6 F 22 Brink, Cameron 6' 4" (1.93m) 2001-12-31 Stanford R G 4 Brown, Lexie 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 1994-10-24 Duke 6 G/F 12 Burrell, Rae 6' 2" (1.88m) 168 lb (76kg) 2000-06-21 Tennessee 2 G 25 Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m) 158 lb (72kg) 1991-03-02 California 10 G 24 Clouden, Nia 5' 9" (1.75m) 139 lb (63kg) 2000-05-17 Michigan State 2 G 1 Cooke, Zia 5' 9" (1.75m) 163 lb (74kg) 2001-01-09 South Carolina 1 G 13 Dietrick, Blake 5' 10" (1.78m) 169 lb (77kg) 1993-07-19 Princeton 5 G/F 34 Forbes, McKenzie 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 6-23-00 USC R F 5 Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 1993-11-06 Wake Forest 9 F 2 Jackson, Rickea 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 2001-03-16 Tennessee R G 15 McDonald, Aari 5' 6" (1.68m) 141 lb (64kg) 1998-08-20 Arizona 3 G 24 Mikesell, Taylor 5' 10" (1.78m) 150 lb (68kg) 1999-09-30 Ohio State 1 G 10 Nurse, Kia 5' 6" (1.68m) 141 lb (64kg) 1998-08-20 Connecticut 5 F/C 23 Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m) 180 lb (82kg) 1996-02-01 Connecticut 6 F 7 Talbot, Stephanie 6' 2" (1.88m) 192 lb (87kg) 1994-06-15 Australia 5 C 28 Yueru, Li 6' 7" (2.01m) 1999-03-28 China 1
Head coach
Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace )
Assistant coaches
Neil Harrow (University of the West of Scotland)
Nola Henry (College of Charleston )
Camille Little (North Carolina )
Athletic trainer
Courtney Watson (California )
Strength and conditioning coach
Kelly Dormandy (Springfield )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
WNBA roster page
Depth Chart [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Preseason [ edit ]
Regular Season [ edit ]
2024 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
June
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2024 season schedule
Standings [ edit ]
Notes
(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics [ edit ]
Regular Season [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
References [ edit ]
^ "2024 Los Angeles Sparks Schedule" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ "Los Angeles Sparks Name Raegan Pebley General Manager" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ "Veteran G Jasmine Thomas retires after 13-year WNBA career" . espn.com . Fan Level Media. January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024 .
^ "Sparks Acquire WNBA All-Star Guard Kia Nurse" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ a b "Sparks Re-Sign Layshia Clarendon and Rae Burrell" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ "Sparks Acquire Guard Aari McDonald" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ "Sparks Sign Forward Monique Billings" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
^ @LASparks (February 2, 2024). "International love! 💜💛 Welcome to the team, Virág Kiss!" (Tweet ). Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ @LASparks (February 2, 2024). "Signed on the dotted line. ✍️ Welcome to LA, @TMikesell23!" (Tweet ). Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ @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 .
^ Michael Voepel (February 19, 2024). "Sky land No. 8 pick in 2024 WNBA draft in trade with Sparks" . ESPN . Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ "Los Angeles Sparks Name Christine Monjer As Team President" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ @LASparks (April 17, 2024). "Keep adding to the roster! 🙌 Welcome to LA, @BIakeDietrick!" (Tweet ). Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ a b c "WNBA Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ @LASparksPR (April 30, 2024). "Training camp update: The LA Sparks have waived center Virag Kiss" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
External links [ edit ]
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