Sparks ready to restock team with No. 2 and No. 4 picks in WNBA draft
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 from “the Caitlin Clark” effect, but the whole league is bracing for an increase in ticket sales and viewership with Clark leading a star-studded draft class. Stuck in the doldrums of a franchise-worst three-season playoff drought, the Sparks view their first-round draft picks as “foundational” pieces to their new era, general manager Raegan Pebley said. Especially the effort with which she played over the last three or four weeks of the sason really opened a lot of people’s eyes.” With two lottery picks, the Sparks could try to pair the dominant centers or select Tennessee forward Rickea Jackson if the 6-foot-2 senior doesn’t go third to the Chicago Sky.
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