WNBA team season
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]
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] May 6, 2024 Waived Taylor Mikesell [16] May 12, 2024 Waived Nia Clouden , Blake Dietrick , and McKenzie Forbes May 13, 2024 Suspended the contract of Julie Allemand (full season) [17] Waived Monique Billings [18]
Roster Changes [ edit ] Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 22 Brink, Cameron 6' 4" (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 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 1 Cooke, Zia 5' 9" (1.75m) 163 lb (74kg) 2001-01-09 South Carolina 1 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 10 Nurse, Kia 6' 0" (1.83m) 181 lb (82kg) 1996-02-22 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 ] Pre-season [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 2024 game log Total: 2–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–3) May: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
June: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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 . ^ @LASparksPR (May 6, 2024). "Training camp update: The Los Angeles Sparks have waived guard Taylor Mikesell" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Sparks Announce 2024 Final Roster" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024 . ^ @LASparksPR (May 13, 2024). "Training camp update: The Los Angeles Sparks have waived forward Monique Billings" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . External links [ edit ]
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