Sparks miss out on No. 1 draft pick, landing again at second
1 month ago

Sparks miss out on No. 1 draft pick, landing again at second

LA Times  

Former head coach Curt Miller and the Sparks parted ways after two, injury-ridden seasons. Magic Johnson, part of the franchise’s six-person ownership group, promised increased attention to help bring Los Angeles back to championship level after ending the year last season with an 8-32 record — the worst in the league. The Sparks, holding the highest odds in the 2025 WNBA draft lottery with a 44.2% chance of selecting first after finishing 25-55 across the last two seasons, will draft second overall in April. USC graduate forward Kiki Iriafen — Brink’s former teammate at Stanford — is currently projected by ESPN as the likely second pick. Other prospects likely available at second overall include Connecticut guard Azzi Fudd, Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles and Louisiana State forward Aneesah Morrow.

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LA Sparks’ franchise rebuild stalls out as team misses the playoffs for the 4th straight year
3 months, 1 week ago

LA Sparks’ franchise rebuild stalls out as team misses the playoffs for the 4th straight year

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks are still looking to the future. “We’re focusing on the stuff that we can control and those are things you have to do before you necessarily see the wins.” The franchise that owns three WNBA championships, including back-to-back titles in 2002 and ’03, was focused on rebuilding this season under first-year general manager …

Sparks prepare to play rest of season without star rookie Cameron Brink, who tore her ACL
6 months ago

Sparks prepare to play rest of season without star rookie Cameron Brink, who tore her ACL

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Kia Nurse offered words of encouragement to her Los Angeles Sparks teammate Cameron Brink. She’ll be around us when she can be.” Nurse said she’s talked to Brink a few times already and offered to be a sounding board for questions that the 22-year-old center may have. You literally go through a wave of emotions for about …

Cameron Brink steals the show with pregame outfit before Los Angeles Sparks' matchup against Caitlin Clark and the Fever
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cameron Brink steals the show with pregame outfit before Los Angeles Sparks' matchup against Caitlin Clark and the Fever

Daily Mail  

Cameron Brink is cementing her place as one the WNBA's most fashionable players. The Los Angeles Sparks rookie, who was the second overall pick of the 2024 Draft, cut a cool figure in an all-white ensemble while arriving at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the team's matchup against Caitlin Clark and the Fever. The 22-year-old Stanford alum stunned in a sleeveless New …

Acting as if they won the draft lottery, Sparks say ‘we’re going to shock a lot of people’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Acting as if they won the draft lottery, Sparks say ‘we’re going to shock a lot of people’

LA Times  

Cameron Brink poses for a photo after being drafted by the Sparks during the 2024 WNBA draft. 2 overall draft pick said, “to help this team win.” The most anticipated Sparks draft picks of the last decade take center stage as the team begins a new era. “It does take a process,” Miller said, “and what a foundation we get …

After Caitlin Clark is drafted No. 1, Sparks select Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson
8 months, 1 week ago

After Caitlin Clark is drafted No. 1, Sparks select Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson

LA Times  

Stanford’s Cameron Brink, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected second overall by the Sparks on Monday night in New York. “This is a nerve-racking environment, but I’m so proud of all of us who are here today,” said Brink, whose mother, Michelle, and NBA superstar Steph Curry’s mother, Sonya, were roommates at Virginia …

Sparks ready to restock team with No. 2 and No. 4 picks in WNBA draft
8 months, 1 week ago

Sparks ready to restock team with No. 2 and No. 4 picks in WNBA draft

LA Times  

Stanford center Cameron Brink, who is expected to be the No. The former New York Liberty center played in the league’s inaugural game in 1997, watched the WNBA become the longest-running women’s professional sports league in the United States and witnessed every draft class with stars like Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Candace Parker. 1 pick in Monday’s draft, benefit …

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese headline one of the most anticipated WNBA drafts in years
8 months, 1 week ago

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese headline one of the most anticipated WNBA drafts in years

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Cameron Brink and others make this one of the most anticipated WNBA drafts in recent years. “This is the first time we’re going to have fans at the draft, so I think that’s going to be special,” ESPN analyst Andraya Carter said. “For people watching at home to see and hear a crowd …

Clark, Reese headline list of 15 players invited to WNBA draft
8 months, 1 week ago

Clark, Reese headline list of 15 players invited to WNBA draft

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese headline a list of 15 college players who have been invited to the WNBA draft on Monday, the league announced Thursday. Absolutely.” The Iowa star helped the NCAA Tournament have its highest ratings ever, including 18.9 million people tuning in for the championship game won by South Carolina over Clark’s team. Other …

Stanford star Cameron Brink bypasses extra year, declares for 2024 WNBA draft
9 months, 1 week ago

Stanford star Cameron Brink bypasses extra year, declares for 2024 WNBA draft

Associated Press  

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford star Cameron Brink will finish her collegiate career this season and enter the WNBA draft. “I am excited to announce that I will be declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft,” Brink wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Although I am excited for that next chapter, we still have unfinished business and so much to accomplish …

Indiana Fever secure No. 1 spot in WNBA draft; Sparks get No. 2 pick
1 year ago

Indiana Fever secure No. 1 spot in WNBA draft; Sparks get No. 2 pick

LA Times  

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark drives past Wisconsin’s Sania Copeland during the first half Sunday. The Fever took Aliyah Boston last season with the top pick and she earned the league’s Rookie of the Year award. “This is a deep draft class and having the third pick will give us multiple options to add talent to our team,” said Nick U’Ren, the …

Fever select Aliyah Boston first overall in WNBA draft
1 year, 8 months ago

Fever select Aliyah Boston first overall in WNBA draft

The Hindu  

Aliyah Boston all but knew where her pro career would start even before the Indiana Fever made her the No. Recent discussions had gone well and left quite an impression on Boston, who said the Fever “made me feel at home ever before this was a real reality.” The partnership became official on Monday night in New York, when the …

WNBA Draft 2023: Boston expected to be No. 1 pick, how the draft works, where to watch in India, all you need to know
1 year, 8 months ago

WNBA Draft 2023: Boston expected to be No. 1 pick, how the draft works, where to watch in India, all you need to know

The Hindu  

Aliyah Boston has been the consensus No. “I think Aliyah Boston is a legitimate first pick option,” Fever general manager Lin Dunn said on a conference call. She just brings an enormous amount to the table, and I really think she’s going to have — whether she’s picked first, second or third, she’s going to have an immediate impact on …

WNBA draft: Sparks select South Carolina guard Zia Cooke at No. 10
1 year, 8 months ago

WNBA draft: Sparks select South Carolina guard Zia Cooke at No. 10

LA Times  

Zia Cooke, a guard from South Carolina, was selected 10th overall by the Sparks in the WNBA draft Monday night in New York. Bryant, the Sparks’ general manager, couldn’t help but gush to a family friend later about the South Carolina guard that blew her predraft interview out of the water. “Whatever organization has a chance to bring in Zia …

2023 WNBA Draft: Indiana Fever select Aliyah Boston at No. 1; Miller, Siegrist round out top 3 picks
1 year, 8 months ago

2023 WNBA Draft: Indiana Fever select Aliyah Boston at No. 1; Miller, Siegrist round out top 3 picks

New York Times  

The Indiana Fever selected South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston as the No. — Merchant GO DEEPER Aliyah Boston came to South Carolina for its sunshine; she'll leave as its star What to make of the Washington-Dallas trade After drafting Soares with their No. Washington Mystics: Stephanie Soares ; draft rights traded to Dallas for a 2025 first-round pick, 2024 second-round …

WNBA draft preview: Aliyah Boston consensus No. 1 choice; Sparks select 10th
1 year, 8 months ago

WNBA draft preview: Aliyah Boston consensus No. 1 choice; Sparks select 10th

LA Times  

South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, trying to power her way around Erynn Barnum of Arkansas, is the consensus No. Boston had the chance to return to South Carolina for her COVID season but opted to enter Monday night’s three-round draft. “I think Aliyah Boston is a legitimate first pick option,” Fever general manager Lin Dunn said on a conference call. It …

2023 WNBA mock draft: Where will Stanford’s Haley Jones be selected?
1 year, 8 months ago

2023 WNBA mock draft: Where will Stanford’s Haley Jones be selected?

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2023 WNBA Draft. Given that each WNBA team selecting in the first round already has at least 12 players under contract, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that four first-rounders from last month’s mock draft decided to delay their pro careers, including Aubrey Griffin, Elizabeth Kitley, Charisma Osborne and Celeste Taylor. GO DEEPER Aliyah …

Sparks round out busy offseason with WNBA draft on Monday
2 years, 8 months ago

Sparks round out busy offseason with WNBA draft on Monday

LA Times  

Sparks coach Derek Fisher, left, talks with guards Erica Wheeler, center, and Te’a Cooper during the second half of a game against the Las Vegas Aces last season. Coach Derek Fisher and new star center Liz Cambage smiled that day at an offseason well spent, but the preparation for the Sparks’ hopeful comeback wasn’t over. Now the team can enter …

Sparks trade for guard Lexie Brown from Chicago Sky
2 years, 8 months ago

Sparks trade for guard Lexie Brown from Chicago Sky

LA Times  

Lexie Brown celebrates the Sky’s 2021 WNBA Championship during a rally Oct. 19 in Chicago. The Sparks added another former top-10 draft pick Wednesday after trading for guard Lexie Brown from the Chicago Sky. The Sparks acquired Brown for the rights to Chinese center Li Yueru, who was included in the trade with the Atlanta Dream that brought guard Chennedy …

Sparks’ deeper, rebuilt roster boosts optimism for a championship run
2 years, 10 months ago

Sparks’ deeper, rebuilt roster boosts optimism for a championship run

LA Times  

Jordin Canada, who starred at L.A. Windward High and UCLA, joins the Sparks this season after winning two WNBA titles with the Seattle Storm. I knew that I wanted it to happen at some point in my career, I just didn’t know when.” Sports Sparks sign four-time WNBA All-Star Liz Cambage Free-agent center Liz Cambage signs with a Sparks team …

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