2025 Los Angeles Sparks season
WNBA team season
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The 2025 Los Angeles Sparks was the franchise's 29th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under head coach Lynne Roberts.
| 2025 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lynne Roberts |
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena (Capacity: 19,068) |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–23 (.477) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Paramount+, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION |
In addition to their preseason match-up against Golden State on May 6, the Sparks also had a closed scrimmage versus Seattle on May 10 at Pauley Pavilion.[1][2]
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Sarah Ashlee Barker | G |  United States |
Alabama | Signed rookie contract on April 18 Made opening day roster |
[3] |
| 2 | 21 | Sania Feagin | F | South Carolina | Signed rookie contract on April 16 Made opening day roster |
[3] | |
| 3 | 28 | Liatu King | Notre Dame | Signed rookie contract on April 17 Waived on May 12 Signed rest-of-season hardship contract on May 20 Released on June 29 |
[4][5] |
Transactions
Front office and coaching
| Date | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2024 | Hired Lynne Roberts as head coach | [6] |
| January 2, 2025 | Hired Danielle Robinson as Manager of Basketball Integration and Scout Support | [7] |
| January 18, 2025 | Hired Nikki Blue and Zak Buncik as assistant coaches | [8] |
| March 26, 2025 | Hired Mike Neighbors as an assistant coach | [9] |
| Hired Sed Everett as Director of Player Development | ||
| Hired Deonte Henderson as an assistant player development coach | ||
| April 24, 2025 | Hired Danielle Robinson as an assistant coach (retained role as Manager of Basketball Integration) |
[10] |
| July 22, 2025 | Hired Latricia Trammell as special assistant to head coach | [11] |
Trades
| February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 (Three-team trade) |
To Los Angeles Sparks Kelsey Plum (from Las Vegas Aces) 2025 No. 9 draft pick and a 2026 second round draft pick (from Seattle Storm) |
To Las Vegas Aces Jewell Loyd (from Seattle Storm) 2025 No. 13 draft pick (from Los Angeles Sparks) |
[12][13] |
| To Seattle Storm 2025 No. 2 draft pick and rights to Li Yueru (from Los Angeles Sparks) 2026 first-round draft pick (from Las Vegas Aces) | |||
| February 14 | To Los Angeles Sparks 2025 No. 21 draft pick 2027 second round draft pick |
To Seattle Storm Lexie Brown 2025 No. 26 draft pick |
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Free agency
Re-signed / activated
| Player | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Allemand | January 1 | Set as active | [16] |
| July 1 | [17] | ||
| Odyssey Sims | February 2 | One-year deal | [18] |
| Masha Kliundikova | February 13 | Training camp contract | [19] |
| Aari McDonald | April 15 | [20][21] |
Additions
| Player | Date | Notes | Former Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Cannon | February 2 | Training camp contract | Henan Phoenix | [22] |
| Anneli Maley | Perth Lynx | |||
| Shaneice Swain | February 5 | Rookie contract (2023 draft pick – No. 14) |
Sydney Flames | [23] |
| Mercedes Russell | February 11 | One-year deal | Seattle Storm | [24] |
| Alyssa Ustby | April 15 | Training camp contract | North Carolina Tar Heels | [25] |
| Sania Feagin | April 16 | Rookie contract (2025 draft pick – No. 21) |
South Carolina Gamecocks | |
| Liatu King | April 17 | Rookie contract (2025 draft pick – No. 28) |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
| May 20 | Rest of season hardship contract | Free agent | [5] | |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | April 18 | Rookie contract (2025 draft pick – No. 9) |
Alabama Crimson Tide | |
| Shey Peddy | June 14 | Rest of season hardship contract | Athletes Unlimited | [26] |
| Grace Berger | June 17 | Indiana Fever | [27] | |
| Julie Vanloo | July 3 | Awarded off waivers | Golden State Valkyries | [28] |
| Set as active | ||||
| Alissa Pili | August 3 | 7-day contract | Free agent | [29] |
| August 10 | [30] | |||
| August 17 | [31] | |||
| August 24 | Rest of season contract | [32] |
Subtractions / unsigned
| Player | Date | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Dangerfield | — | Free agency – unrestricted | — | |
| Layshia Clarendon | September 20, 2024 | Retired | N/A | [33] |
| Stephanie Talbot | December 6, 2024 | Expansion draft | Golden State Valkyries | [34] |
| Zia Cooke | February 1, 2025 | Waived | Seattle Storm | [35][36] |
| Kia Nurse | February 4, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Chicago Sky | [37] |
| Anneli Maley | May 1, 2025 | Waived | — | [38] |
| Alyssa Ustby | — | |||
| Liatu King | May 12, 2025 | — | [4] | |
| June 29, 2025 | Released | — | [39] | |
| Masha Kliundikova | May 14, 2025 | Waived | Minnesota Lynx | [40] |
| Aari McDonald | Indiana Fever | |||
| Shaneice Swain | May 15, 2025 | — | [41] | |
| Julie Allemand | June 10, 2025 | Suspended contract – temporary | N/A – retained rights | [42] |
| Grace Berger | June 20, 2025 | Released | Dallas Wings | [43] |
| Shey Peddy | July 2, 2025 | Indiana Fever | [44] | |
| Odyssey Sims | Waived | Indiana Fever | [45] | |
| Mercedes Russell | July 12, 2025 | — | [46] |
Roster
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Depth chart
Schedule
Preseason
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May: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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Regular season
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May: 2–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 1–2)
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June
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July
: 6–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–1)
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August
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September
: 3–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–2)
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Notes:
- Games highlighted in ██ represent Commissioner's Cup games.
Standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yx – Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 10 | .773 | – | 20–4 | 20–2 | 14–8 | 5–1 |
| 2 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | 16–8 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 2–4 |
| 3 | x – Atlanta Dream | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | 15–6 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 3–2 |
| 4 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | 13–11 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 4–2 |
| 5 | x – New York Liberty | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | 15–5 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 4–1 |
| 6 | cx – Indiana Fever | 24 | 20 | .545 | 10 | 13–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 4–1 |
| 7 | x – Seattle Storm | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | 12–12 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 4–2 |
| 8 | x – Golden State Valkyries | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | 9–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 3–3 |
| 9 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | 10–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 2–4 |
| 10 | e – Washington Mystics | 16 | 28 | .364 | 18 | 8–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 2–3 |
| 11 | e – Connecticut Sun | 11 | 33 | .250 | 23 | 7–14 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 1–4 |
| 12 | e – Chicago Sky | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | 4–17 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 1–4 |
| 13 | e – Dallas Wings | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | 4–20 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 1–5 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- c – Commissioner's Cup winners
- y – Regular Season Champion
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics
| 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 | ||||
Source:[47]
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Plum | 43 | 43 | 35.1 | 42.2% | 35.5% | 89.3% | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| Dearica Hamby | 44 | 44 | 31.2 | 57.2% | 27.8% | 62.7% | 7.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 18.4 |
| Rickea Jackson | 38 | 37 | 30.9 | 42.4% | 34.8% | 84.7% | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 14.7 |
| Odyssey Sims | 12 | 11 | 29.5 | 41.7% | 35.3% | 76.5% | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| Azurá Stevens | 44 | 44 | 28.4 | 47.8% | 38.1% | 79.0% | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| Julie Allemand | 34 | 27 | 28.3 | 44.0% | 27.7% | 78.9% | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| Shey Peddy | 6 | 5 | 23.0 | 41.7% | 38.5% | 83.3% | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Rae Burrell | 28 | 1 | 18.4 | 43.3% | 32.8% | 74.5% | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7.5 |
| Grace Berger | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 3.0 | — |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 34 | 8 | 14.1 | 33.7% | 29.5% | 70.8% | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Cameron Brink | 19 | 0 | 12.8 | 42.7% | 29.4% | 76.2% | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Julie Vanloo | 26 | 0 | 10.3 | 30.2% | 31.5% | 75.0% | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Emma Cannon | 21 | 0 | 10.1 | 50.8% | 38.9% | 65.2% | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| Liatu King | 12 | 0 | 10.0 | 50.0% | 16.7% | 73.3% | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| Mercedes Russell | 20 | 0 | 8.2 | 44.4% | — | 71.4% | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Sania Feagin | 16 | 0 | 4.8 | 35.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Alissa Pili | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 90.9% | 0.4 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dearica Hamby | Western Conference Player of the Week | July 29 | [48] |
| Kelsey Plum | WNBA All-Star Reserve | July 7 | [49] |
| AP All-WNBA Second Team | September 12 | [50] |