The 2024 WNBA season 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]
2024 Los Angeles Sparks seasonCoach Curt Miller Arena Walter Pyramid (Capacity: 4,000 (first two games of the season)Crypto.com Arena Attendance 9,863 per game Record 4–9 (.308) Place 5th (Western ) Television ABC , ESPN , ESPN2 , CBS , Paramount+ , CBSSN , NBA TV , ION
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]
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 College of Charleston )Camille Little (North Carolina )Athletic trainer California )Strength and conditioning coach Springfield )Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) SuspendedWNBA roster page
2024 game log May: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
June: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
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
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
^ "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 . ^ @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 . 
