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2023 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachCurt Miller
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
(Capacity: 19,068)
Attendance6,554 per game
Results
Record17–23 (.425)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsNneka Ogwumike – 19.1 ppg
ReboundsNneka Ogwumike – 8.8 rpg
AssistsJordin Canada – 6.0 apg
Media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
ABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN+
CBS
Paramount+
CBSSN
NBA TV
ION

The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the first season under head coach Curt Miller. The season tipped off on May 19, 2023, versus the Phoenix Mercury.

The Sparks hired Miller on October 21, 2022. He previously served as the head for the Connecticut Sun, and led the Sun to the 2022 WNBA Finals. He also previously served as an assistant coach for the Sparks in 2015.[1]

The Sparks won their opening game of the season before dropping the next two games to Las Vegas to finish the opening month 1–2. June was an up and down month that saw the Sparks win their first two games, but then alternate wins and losses for the next five games. They won two games in a row over Dallas but then they lost their final two games of the month to Chicago. They would ultimately finish the month 6–7. July was not as good of a month for the Sparks as they lost six games in a row to start the month. They won two games against Indiana but lost their final game of the month to finish July 2–7. August began with two losses, but then the Sparks went on a six-game winning streak. August finished with three straight losses, and the Sparks finished August 6–5. The Sparks were fighting for the eighth and final playoff seed entering September and they won their opening game. They then lost their next two games, and were eliminated from playoff contention on September 8 when they did not play, but Chicago defeated Minnesota. They won their final game of the season to finish September 2–2 and one game out of the eighth playoff spot. This marked the third straight year of the Sparks not qualifying for the playoffs.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 10 Zia Cooke  United States South Carolina
2 14 Shaneice Swain  Australia Cairns Dolphins
3 26 Monika Czinano  United States Iowa

Transactions

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Date Transaction
October 21, 2022 Hired Curt Miller as head coach[2]
December 31, 2022 Renounced the rights to Ivana Raca[3]
January 3, 2023 Hired Karen Bryant as Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager[4]
Promoted Eli Horowitz to Assistant General Manager[5]
January 4, 2023 Hired Steve Smith and Chris Koclanes as assistant coaches[6]
January 13, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offer to Kianna Smith[7]
January 16, 2023 Traded Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Jasmine Walker, and Kianna Smith to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Jasmine Thomas and the 10th Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft[8]
January 21, 2023 Traded Amanda Zahui B and a 2024 Second-Round Pick to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for Dearica Hamby and a 2024 First-Round Pick [9]
February 1, 2023 Signed Lexie Brown to a 2-Year Deal[10]
Signed Stephanie Talbot to a Multi-Year Deal[11]
February 3, 2023 Signed Azurá Stevens[12]
February 7, 2023 Signed Layshia Clarendon to a training-camp contract[13]
February 8, 2023 Signed Jordin Canada to a training-camp contract[14]
February 19, 2023 Signed Yang Liwei to a rookie-scale contract[15]
February 21, 2023 Signed Karlie Samuelson and Reshanda Gray to training-camp contracts[16][17]
February 22, 2023 Signed Chiney Ogwumike to a 1-Year Deal[18]
February 24, 2023 Signed Nneka Ogwumike to a 1-Year Deal[19]
February 28, 2023 Full-Season Suspension of Stephanie Talbot due to Overseas Injury
March 9, 2023 Hired Danielle Viglione as assistant coach[20]
March 17, 2023 Waived Chennedy Carter[21]
April 13, 2023 Signed Zia Cooke and Monika Czinano to rookie-scale contracts
Signed Joyner Holmes and Crystal Bradford to training-camp contracts[22]
May 13, 2023 Waived Crystal Bradford and Reshanda Gray[23]
May 15, 2023 Waived Monika Czinano[24]
May 16, 2023 Waived Karlie Samuelson and Rae Burrell[25]
May 17, 2023 Waived Yang Liwei[26]
May 18, 2023 Claimed Nia Clouden off Waivers[27]
Placed Katie Lou Samuelson on the Inactive List due to Pregnancy/Child-Birth
Signed Karlie Samuelson to a Hardship Contract[28]
May 27, 2023 Signed Rae Burrell to a Hardship Contract[29]
May 29, 2023 Released Rae Burrell from the Hardship Contract
June 5, 2023 Waived Joyner Holmes[30]
Released Karlie Samuelson from the Hardship Contract[30]
June 6, 2023 Signed Karlie Samuelson[31]
June 16, 2023 Signed Destanni Henderson to a Hardship Contract[32]
June 17, 2023 Signed Rae Burrell to a Hardship Contract[33]
July 16, 2023 Released Destanni Henderson from the Hardship Contract[34]
July 31, 2023 Signed Evina Westbrook to a 7-Day Contract[35]
August 7, 2023 Signed Evina Westbrook to a 2nd 7-Day Contract[36]
August 14, 2023 Signed Evina Westbrook to a 3rd 7-Day Contract[37]
August 21, 2023 Signed Evina Westbrook to a Hardship Contract[38]

Roster Changes

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Roster

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2023 Los Angeles Sparks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 4 United States Brown, Lexie (OUT) 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 10-24-1994 Duke 5
G/F 12 United States Burrell, Rae 6' 2" (1.88m) 168 lb (76kg) 06-21-2000 Tennessee 1
G 21 United States Canada, Jordin 5' 6" (1.68m) 135 lb (61kg) 1995-08-11 UCLA 5
G 25 United States Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m) 158 lb (72kg) 03-02-1991 California 9
G 2 United States Clouden, Nia Injured 5' 9" (1.75m) 139 lb (63kg) 05-17-2000 Michigan State 1
G 1 United States Cooke, Zia 5' 9" (1.75m) 163 lb (74kg) 01-09-2001 South Carolina R
F 5 United States Hamby, Dearica 6' 3" (1.91m) 189 lb (86kg) 1993-11-06 Wake Forest 8
F 30 United States Ogwumike, Nneka 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 1990-07-02 Stanford 11
F/C 13 United States Ogwumike, Chiney Injured 6' 3" (1.91m) 183 lb (83kg) 1992-03-21 Stanford 6
F 44 United States Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 05-10-1995 Stanford 4
F 33 United States Samuelson, Katie Lou (ML) 6' 3" (1.91m) 163 lb (74kg) 1997-06-13 Connecticut 4
F/C 23 United States Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m) 180 lb (82kg) 1996-02-01 Connecticut 5
G 15 United States Thomas, Jasmine 5' 9" (1.75m) 143 lb (65kg) 1989-09-30 Duke 11
G 22 United States Westbrook, Evina 6' 0" (1.83m) 158 lb (72kg) 09-28-1998 Connecticut 1
Head coach
United States Curt Miller (Baldwin Wallace)
Assistant coaches
United States Chris Koclanes (Old Dominion)
United States Steve Smith
United States Danielle Viglione (Texas)
Athletic trainer
United States Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kelly Dormandy (Springfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured


Depth Chart

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG Jordin Canada Jasmine Thomas
Nia Clouden
SG Layshia Clarendon Zia Cooke
Lexie Brown
SF Karlie Samuelson Evina Westbrook
Rae Burrell
PF Nneka Ogwumike Dearica Hamby
C Azurá Stevens Chiney Ogwumike

Schedule

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Preseason

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2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
May: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 12
7:00 p.m. 		at Phoenix W 90–71 Zia Cooke (12) C. Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
Holmes (4) 		Canada
Liwei (5) 		Footprint Center
N/A 		1–0
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

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2023 game log
Total: 17–23 (Home: 10–10; Road: 7–13)
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 19 Phoenix W 94–71 Nneka Ogwumike (17) Chiney Ogwumike (7) Jordin Canada (5) Crypto.com Arena
10,396 		1–0
2 May 25 Las Vegas L 85–94 Chiney Ogwumike (19) Chiney Ogwumike (8) Layshia Clarendon (6) Crypto.com Arena
7,314 		1–1
3 May 27 @ Las Vegas L 65–93 Nneka Ogwumike (16) Karlie Samuelson (7) Nia Clouden (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,191 		1–2
June : 6–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 June 2 @ Phoenix W 99–93 (OT) Lexie Brown (26) Nneka Ogwumike (12) Nneka Ogwumike (6) Footprint Center
8,815 		2–2
5 June 3 Seattle W 92–83 Nneka Ogwumike (27) Nneka Ogwumike (13) Jordin Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena
6,866 		3–2
6 June 6 @ Seattle L 63–66 Nneka Ogwumike (22) Nneka Ogwumike (11) Jordin Canada (5) Climate Pledge Arena
7,840 		3–3
7 June 9 Chicago W 77–62 Nneka Ogwumike (19) Nneka Ogwumike (14) Canada
N. Ogwumike (5) 		Crypto.com Arena
5,431 		4–3
8 June 11 @ Minnesota L 86–91 Nneka Ogwumike (27) Dearica Hamby (9) Jordin Canada (8) Target Center
8,025 		4–4
9 June 14 @ Dallas W 79–61 Dearica Hamby (23) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Jordin Canada (6) College Park Center
5,807 		5–4
10 June 16 Minnesota L 72–77 Jordin Canada (22) Dearica Hamby (9) Nneka Ogwumike (7) Crypto.com Arena
5,265 		5–5
11 June 18 Connecticut L 74–83 Nneka Ogwumike (19) Nneka Ogwumike (15) Jordin Canada (6) Crypto.com Arena
6,289 		5–6
12 June 20 Minnesota L 61–67 Nneka Ogwumike (20) Nneka Ogwumike (9) Jordin Canada (5) Crypto.com Arena
4,180 		5–7
13 June 23 Dallas W 76–74 Nneka Ogwumike (20) Dearica Hamby (10) Jordin Canada (6) Crypto.com Arena
5,766 		6–7
14 June 25 Dallas W 93–83 Nneka Ogwumike (27) Nneka Ogwumike (12) Jordin Canada (9) Crypto.com Arena
6,380 		7–7
15 June 28 @ Chicago L 63–80 Nneka Ogwumike (16) Nneka Ogwumike (11) Jordin Canada (5) Wintrust Arena
8,810 		7–8
16 June 30 @ Chicago L 78–86 Azurá Stevens (15) Dearica Hamby (12) Jordin Canada (4) Wintrust Arena
7,272 		7–9
July : 2–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 July 2 @ Atlanta L 84–112 Nneka Ogwumike (25) Azurá Stevens (9) Destanni Henderson (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,209 		7–10
18 July 5 Atlanta L 79–90 Nneka Ogwumike (19) Azurá Stevens (12) Jordin Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena
5,912 		7–11
19 July 9 @ Phoenix L 72–78 Nneka Ogwumike (20) Nneka Ogwumike (14) Cooke
Thomas (4) 		Footprint Center
9,206 		7–12
20 July 12 Las Vegas L 78–97 Azurá Stevens (22) Azurá Stevens (12) Karlie Samuelson (6) Crypto.com Arena
8,085 		7–13
21 July 20 @ Minnesota L 70–73 Nneka Ogwumike (19) Nneka Ogwumike (9) Jordin Canada (8) Target Center
7,014 		7–14
22 July 22 @ Dallas L 84–98 Dearica Hamby (18) Canada
N. Ogwumike (5) 		Jordin Canada (7) College Park Center
5,041 		7–15
23 July 25 Indiana W 79–78 Nneka Ogwumike (30) Nneka Ogwumike (8) Jordin Canada (10) Crypto.com Arena
5,565 		8–15
24 July 27 Indiana W 81–68 Nneka Ogwumike (25) Nneka Ogwumike (9) Jordin Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena
11,970 		9–15
25 July 30 New York L 79–87 Dearica Hamby (21) Dearica Hamby (6) Jordin Canada (4) Crypto.com Arena
8,139 		9–16
August : 6–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 1 New York L 69–76 Nneka Ogwumike (20) Nneka Ogwumike (8) Jordin Canada (6) Crypto.com Arena
6,498 		9–17
27 August 4 @ Washington L 77–79 Azurá Stevens (19) Canada
N. Ogwumike (8) 		Jordin Canada (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,747 		9–18
28 August 6 @ Washington W 91–83 Nneka Ogwumike (20) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Jordin Canada (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,073 		10–18
29 August 8 @ Indiana W 87–80 Nneka Ogwumike (20) Nneka Ogwumike (11) Jordin Canada (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,006 		11–18
30 August 12 Atlanta W 85–74 Jordin Canada (20) Azurá Stevens (8) Jordin Canada (8) Crypto.com Arena
7,119 		12–18
31 August 19 @ Las Vegas W 78–72 Layshia Clarendon (22) Nneka Ogwumike (11) Layshia Clarendon (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,348 		13–18
32 August 23 Phoenix W 91–62 Azurá Stevens (20) Azurá Stevens (9) Jordin Canada (7) Galen Center
3,469 		14–18
33 August 25 @ Atlanta W 83–78 Nneka Ogwumike (29) Nneka Ogwumike (12) Jordin Canada (9) Gateway Center Arena
2,957 		15–18
34 August 27 @ Connecticut L 68–83 Azurá Stevens (17) Dearica Hamby (9) Layshia Clarendon (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,783 		15–19
35 August 29 Chicago L 75–76 Nneka Ogwumike (18) Nneka Ogwumike (11) Jordin Canada (9) Crypto.com Arena
6,041 		15–20
36 August 31 Seattle L 61–72 Nneka Ogwumike (11) Nneka Ogwumike (7) Jordin Canada (4) Crypto.com Arena
6,101 		15–21
September : 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 September 3 Washington W 72–64 Layshia Clarendon (15) Dearica Hamby (10) Canada
Clarendon
Hamby
Samuelson (3) 		Galen Center
4,284 		16–21
38 September 5 @ Connecticut L 76–90 Hamby
Stevens (18) 		Azurá Stevens (11) Jordin Canada (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,783 		16–22
39 September 7 @ New York L 89–96 Layshia Clarendon (30) Hamby
Stevens (8) 		Jordin Canada (5) Barclays Center
6,275 		16–23
40 September 10 @ Seattle W 91–89 Nneka Ogwumike (22) Dearica Hamby (12) Jordin Canada (7) Climate Pledge Arena
10,728 		17–23
2023 season schedule

Standings

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# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 34 6 .850 – 18–2 19–1 15–5 9–1
2 x – New York Liberty 32 8 .800 2 16–4 15–5 17–3 7–3
3 x – Connecticut Sun 27 13 .675 7 14–6 13–7 14–6 7–3
4 x – Dallas Wings 22 18 .550 12 11–9 11–9 11–9 6–4
5 x – Atlanta Dream 19 21 .475 15 11–9 11–9 8–12 6–4
6 x – Minnesota Lynx 19 21 .475 15 12–8 9–11 10–10 5–5
7 x – Washington Mystics 19 21 .475 15 9–11 12–8 7–13 5–5
8 x – Chicago Sky 18 22 .450 16 5–15 7–13 11–9 3–7
9 e – Los Angeles Sparks 17 23 .425 17 9–11 10–10 7–13 5–5
10 e – Indiana Fever 13 27 .325 21 5–15 6–14 7–13 2–8
11 e – Seattle Storm 11 29 .275 23 8–12 4–16 7–13 4–6
12 e – Phoenix Mercury 9 31 .225 25 2–18 8–12 1–19 1–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nneka Ogwumike 36 36 31.1 .512 .339 .870 8.8 2.7 1.7 0.7 19.1
Jordin Canada 38 38 32.6 .404 .333 .873 3.1 6.0 2.3 0.2 13.3
Lexie Brown 12 11 30.3 .486 .415 .875 2.1 2.4 0.9 0.3 12.4
Layshia Clarendon 24 24 28.6 .497 .457 .915 3.0 3.4 1.1 0.0 11.1
Azurá Stevens 35 29 26.0 .404 .321 .754 5.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 10.8
Dearica Hamby 40 19 24.8 .431 .220 .648 5.9 1.8 0.9 0.3 8.9
Chiney Ogwumike 10 4 21.2 .430 .077 .714 4.3 1.3 1.3 0.3 8.4
Karlie Samuelson 34 23 26.1 .463 .426 .941 3.0 2.0 0.6 0.1 7.7
Destanni Henderson‡ 10 1 16.9 .362 .105 .737 0.8 2.5 0.7 0.1 5.0
Zia Cooke 39 4 14.1 .289 .261 .813 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 4.8
Joyner Holmes‡ 5 0 12.0 .348 .286 .750 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 4.2
Rae Burrell≠ 29 3 11.1 .387 .390 .810 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 3.6
Jasmine Thomas 32 7 12.8 .273 .242 .909 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.2 2.7
Nia Clouden 5 1 10.8 .300 .333 .500 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.6
Evina Westbrook≠ 9 0 6.2 .300 .400 1.000 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.1


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Nneka Ogwumike Western Conference Player of the Week June 6 [39]
WNBA All-Star Starter June 25 [40]
All-Defensive Second Team September 22 [41]
All-WNBA Second Team October 15 [42]
Jordin Canada All-Defensive First Team September 22 [43]

References

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  3. ^ "The @LASparks renounced the rights to Ivana Raca today. Remaining on our rights/suspended list is Amanda Zahui B., Alina Iagupova, Maria Vadeeva, and Julia Reisingerova heading into the 2023 Free Agency period". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks Name Leading Industry Executive Karen Bryant Chief Administrative Officer & General Manager". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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  9. ^ "Sparks Acquire WNBA Champion Dearica Hamby". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sparks Re-Sign Lexie Brown". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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  12. ^ "Sparks Sign WNBA Champion Azurá Stevens". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Sparks Sign Veteran Guard Layshia Clarendon". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  14. ^ "Sparks Re-Sign Jordin Canada". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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