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
WNBA draft
Transactions
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]
June 22, 2024
Signed Queen Egbo to hardship contract[ 19]
June 29, 2024
Waived Queen Egbo
July 4, 2024
Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a 7-day hardship contract[ 20]
July 12, 2024
Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a second 7-day contract
Suspended the contract of Li Yueru (temporary)
Roster changes
Roster
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 G 14 Dangerfield, Crystal 5' 5" (1.65m) 130 lb (59kg) 1998-05-11 Connecticut 4 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 (S )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
Schedule
Pre-season
Regular season
2024 game log Total: 6–18 (Home: 4–8; Road: 2–10)
May: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
June
: 2–9 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
June 2
@ Phoenix
L 68–87
Dearica Hamby (23)
Rickea Jackson (7)
Aari McDonald (5)
Footprint Center 10,207
2–6
9
June 5
Minnesota
L 62–86
Dearica Hamby (17)
Dearica Hamby (11)
Stephanie Talbot (3)
Crypto.com Arena 8,104
2–7
10
June 7
Dallas
W 81–72
Dearica Hamby (22)
Dearica Hamby (12)
Brown , McDonald (6)
Crypto.com Arena 10,123
3–7
11
June 9
Las Vegas
W 96–92
Dearica Hamby (18)
Dearica Hamby (10)
Clarendon , Hamby (5)
Crypto.com Arena 13,900
4–7
12
June 11
@ Seattle
L 79–95
Li Yueru (18)
Dearica Hamby (11)
Brown, Hamby (5)
Climate Pledge Arena 8,202
4–8
13
June 14
@ Minnesota
L 76–81
Rickea Jackson (19)
Aari McDonald (7)
Target Center 8,117
4–9
14
June 16
@ Atlanta
L 74–87
Brink , Jackson (16)
Dearica Hamby (8)
Aari McDonald (5)
Gateway Center Arena 3,260
4–10
15
June 18
@ Connecticut
L 70–79
Aari McDonald (14)
Rickea Jackson (7)
Aari McDonald (7)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,853
4–11
16
June 20
@ New York
L 80–93
Aari McDonald (15)
Hamby, Talbot (11)
Rae Burrell (4)
Barclays Center 10,955
4–12
17
June 22
L 88–98
Dearica Hamby (20)
Stephanie Talbot (8)
Stephanie Talbot (7)
Barclays Center 13,639
4–13
18
June 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)
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2024 season schedule
Standings
Notes
(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics
Regular season
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
References
^ "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 .
^ "Sparks Sign Center Queen Egbo to Hardship Contract" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024 .
^ "Sparks Sign Guard Crystal Dangerfield to Hardship Contract" . sparks.wnba.com . WNBA . July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
^ @LASparksPR (June 11, 2024). "Dearica Hamby is the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Week for June 3 through June 9, the league announced today. Hamby is the fourth player to win the award this season, joining Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper and A'ja Wilson" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ "Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 on July 20" . WNBA (Press release). July 2, 2024.
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