Английская Википедия:2023 Los Angeles Sparks season
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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
WNBA draft
style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="2%"| Round | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="5%"| Pick | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="10%"| Player | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="10%"| Nationality | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="10%"| School/team/country |
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1 | 10 | Zia Cooke | Шаблон:USA | South Carolina |
2 | 14 | Shaneice Swain | Шаблон:AUS | Cairns Dolphins |
3 | 26 | Monika Czinano | Шаблон:USA | Iowa |
Transactions
style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width=125" |Date | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" colspan="2" |Transaction |
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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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Additions
style="Шаблон:NBA color cell; width:140px""|Personnel | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell; width:100px""|Signed/Trade | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell; width:210px""|Former Team |
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Jasmine Thomas | Trade | Connecticut Sun |
Dearica Hamby | Trade | Las Vegas Aces |
Stephanie Talbot | Free Agency | Seattle Storm |
Azurá Stevens | Free Agency | Chicago Sky |
Layshia Clarendon | Free Agency | - |
Karlie Samuelson | Free Agency | Townsville Fire |
Zia Cooke | Draft Pick | 2023 Draft Pick |
Nia Clouden | Waiver Claim | Connecticut Sun |
Evina Westbrook | Free Agency | Phoenix Mercury |
Subtractions
style="Шаблон:NBA color cell; width:140px""|Personnel | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell; width:100px""|Reason | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell; width:210px""|New Team |
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Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Trade | Connecticut Sun |
Jasmine Walker | Trade | Connecticut Sun |
Kianna Smith | Trade | Connecticut Sun |
Amanda Zahui B | Trade | Las Vegas Aces |
Chennedy Carter | Waived | - |
Kianna Smith | Free Agency | - |
Brittney Sykes | Free Agency | Washington Mystics |
Kristi Toliver | Free Agency | Washington Mystics |
Roster
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Depth Chart
Schedule
Preseason
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|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 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
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Regular Season
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|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 1
| May 19
| Phoenix
| W 94–71
| Nneka Ogwumike (17)
| Chiney Ogwumike (7)
| Jordin Canada (5)
| Crypto.com Arena
10,396
| 1–0
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 2
| May 25
| Las Vegas
| L 85–94
| Chiney Ogwumike (19)
| Chiney Ogwumike (8)
| Layshia Clarendon (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
7,314
| 1–1
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 3
| May 27
| @ Las Vegas
| L 65–93
| Nneka Ogwumike (16)
| Karlie Samuelson (7)
| Nia Clouden (5)
| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,191
| 1–2
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|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 4
| June 2
| @ Phoenix
| W 99–93 (OT)
| Lexie Brown (26)
| Nneka Ogwumike (12)
| Nneka Ogwumike (6)
| Footprint Center
8,815
| 2–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 5
| June 3
| Seattle
| W 92–83
| Nneka Ogwumike (27)
| Nneka Ogwumike (13)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,866
| 3–2
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 6
| June 6
| @ Seattle
| L 63–66
| Nneka Ogwumike (22)
| Nneka Ogwumike (11)
| Jordin Canada (5)
| Climate Pledge Arena
7,840
| 3–3
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 7
| June 9
| Chicago
| W 77–62
| Nneka Ogwumike (19)
| Nneka Ogwumike (14)
| Canada
N. Ogwumike (5)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,431
| 4–3
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 8
| June 11
| @ Minnesota
| L 86–91
| Nneka Ogwumike (27)
| Dearica Hamby (9)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Target Center
8,025
| 4–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 9
| June 14
| @ Dallas
| W 79–61
| Dearica Hamby (23)
| Nneka Ogwumike (10)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| College Park Center
5,807
| 5–4
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 10
| June 16
| Minnesota
| L 72–77
| Jordin Canada (22)
| Dearica Hamby (9)
| Nneka Ogwumike (7)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,265
| 5–5
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 11
| June 18
| Connecticut
| L 74–83
| Nneka Ogwumike (19)
| Nneka Ogwumike (15)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,289
| 5–6
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 12
| June 20
| Minnesota
| L 61–67
| Nneka Ogwumike (20)
| Nneka Ogwumike (9)
| Jordin Canada (5)
| Crypto.com Arena
4,180
| 5–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 13
| June 23
| Dallas
| W 76–74
| Nneka Ogwumike (20)
| Dearica Hamby (10)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,766
| 6–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 14
| June 25
| Dallas
| W 93–83
| Nneka Ogwumike (27)
| Nneka Ogwumike (12)
| Jordin Canada (9)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,380
| 7–7
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 15
| June 28
| @ Chicago
| L 63–80
| Nneka Ogwumike (16)
| Nneka Ogwumike (11)
| Jordin Canada (5)
| Wintrust Arena
8,810
| 7–8
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 16
| June 30
| @ Chicago
| L 78–86
| Azurá Stevens (15)
| Dearica Hamby (12)
| Jordin Canada (4)
| Wintrust Arena
7,272
| 7–9
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|- style="background:#fcc"
| 17
| July 2
| @ Atlanta
| L 84–112
| Nneka Ogwumike (25)
| Azurá Stevens (9)
| Destanni Henderson (6)
| Gateway Center Arena
3,209
| 7–10
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 18
| July 5
| Atlanta
| L 79–90
| Nneka Ogwumike (19)
| Azurá Stevens (12)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,912
| 7–11
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 19
| July 9
| @ Phoenix
| L 72–78
| Nneka Ogwumike (20)
| Nneka Ogwumike (14)
| Cooke
Thomas (4)
| Footprint Center
9,206
| 7–12
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 20
| July 12
| Las Vegas
| L 78–97
| Azurá Stevens (22)
| Azurá Stevens (12)
| Karlie Samuelson (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
8,085
| 7–13
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 21
| July 20
| @ Minnesota
| L 70–73
| Nneka Ogwumike (19)
| Nneka Ogwumike (9)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Target Center
7,014
| 7–14
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 22
| July 22
| @ Dallas
| L 84–98
| Dearica Hamby (18)
| Canada
N. Ogwumike (5)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| College Park Center
5,041
| 7–15
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 23
| July 25
| Indiana
| W 79–78
| Nneka Ogwumike (30)
| Nneka Ogwumike (8)
| Jordin Canada (10)
| Crypto.com Arena
5,565
| 8–15
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 24
| July 27
| Indiana
| W 81–68
| Nneka Ogwumike (25)
| Nneka Ogwumike (9)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Crypto.com Arena
11,970
| 9–15
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 25
| July 30
| New York
| L 79–87
| Dearica Hamby (21)
| Dearica Hamby (6)
| Jordin Canada (4)
| Crypto.com Arena
8,139
| 9–16
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|- style="background:#fcc"
| 26
| August 1
| New York
| L 69–76
| Nneka Ogwumike (20)
| Nneka Ogwumike (8)
| Jordin Canada (6)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,498
| 9–17
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 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
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 28
| August 6
| @ Washington
| W 91–83
| Nneka Ogwumike (20)
| Nneka Ogwumike (10)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,073
| 10–18
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 29
| August 8
| @ Indiana
| W 87–80
| Nneka Ogwumike (20)
| Nneka Ogwumike (11)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,006
| 11–18
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 30
| August 12
| Atlanta
| W 85–74
| Jordin Canada (20)
| Azurá Stevens (8)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Crypto.com Arena
7,119
| 12–18
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 31
| August 19
| @ Las Vegas
| W 78–72
| Layshia Clarendon (22)
| Nneka Ogwumike (11)
| Layshia Clarendon (5)
| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,348
| 13–18
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 32
| August 23
| Phoenix
| W 91–62
| Azurá Stevens (20)
| Azurá Stevens (9)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Galen Center
3,469
| 14–18
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 33
| August 25
| @ Atlanta
| W 83–78
| Nneka Ogwumike (29)
| Nneka Ogwumike (12)
| Jordin Canada (9)
| Gateway Center Arena
2,957
| 15–18
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 34
| August 27
| @ Connecticut
| L 68–83
| Azurá Stevens (17)
| Dearica Hamby (9)
| Layshia Clarendon (6)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,783
| 15–19
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 35
| August 29
| Chicago
| L 75–76
| Nneka Ogwumike (18)
| Nneka Ogwumike (11)
| Jordin Canada (9)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,041
| 15–20
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 36
| August 31
| Seattle
| L 61–72
| Nneka Ogwumike (11)
| Nneka Ogwumike (7)
| Jordin Canada (4)
| Crypto.com Arena
6,101
| 15–21
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|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 37
| September 3
| Washington
| W 72–64
| Layshia Clarendon (15)
| Dearica Hamby (10)
| Canada
Clarendon
Hamby
Samuelson (3)
| Galen Center
4,284
| 16–21
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 38
| September 5
| @ Connecticut
| L 76–90
| Hamby
Stevens (18)
| Azurá Stevens (11)
| Jordin Canada (8)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,783
| 16–22
|- style="background:#fcc"
| 39
| September 7
| @ New York
| L 89–96
| Layshia Clarendon (30)
| Hamby
Stevens (8)
| Jordin Canada (5)
| Barclays Center
6,275
| 16–23
|- style="background:#bbffbb"
| 40
| September 10
| @ Seattle
| W 91–89
| Nneka Ogwumike (22)
| Dearica Hamby (12)
| Jordin Canada (7)
| Climate Pledge Arena
10,728
| 17–23
|-
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Standings
Statistics
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Regular Season
style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="16%"| Player | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | GP | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | GS | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | MPG | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | FG% | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | 3P% | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | FT% | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="5%" | RPG | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | APG | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | SPG | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | BPG | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="6%" | PPG |
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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
style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="5%" | Recipient | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="9%" | Award | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="5%" | Date awarded | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref. |
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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
External links
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