2022 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2022 WNBA season was the 26th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season will tip off on May 6, 2022, versus the Chicago Sky.[1]

2022 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachDerek Fisher
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2023 season →

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2021 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 9 Rae Burrell  United States Tennessee
2 16 Kianna Smith  United States Louisville
2 19 Olivia Nelson-Ododa  United States UConn
3 27 Amy Atwell  United States Hawaii

Trades and Roster Changes
Date Transaction
December 31, 2021 Renounced the rights to Marianna Tolo and Aina Ayuso [2]
January 1, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Te'a Cooper and Lauren Cox[3]
January 4, 2022 Signed Lauren Cox to a Qualifying Offer[4]
January 20, 2022 Signed Te'a Cooper to a Qualifying Offer[5]
February 3, 2022 Traded Gabby Williams to Seattle in exchange for Katie Lou Samuelson and the 9th pick in the 2022 WNBA draft.[6]
February 5, 2022 Traded Erica Wheeler, a 2023 First-Round Pick, and 2022 Second-Round Pick to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Chennedy Carter and the rights to Li Yueru[7]
February 8, 2022 Signed Jordin Canada to a One-Year Deal[8]
February 18, 2022 Signed Liz Cambage[9]
March 30, 2022 Trade the rights to Li Yueru to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Lexie Brown[10]
April 15, 2022 Signed Chantel Horvat and Lexi Gordan to Training Camp Contracts[11]
April 16, 2022 Signed Rae Burrell, Kianna Smith, and Amy Atwell to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 17, 2022 Signed Olivia Nelson-Ododa to a Rookie Scale Contract

Roster
Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G25Atwell, Amy6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1998-06-30HawaiʻiR
G4Brown, Lexie5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)1994-10-24Duke4
G/F12Burrell, Rae6' 2" (1.88m)168 lb (76kg)2000-06-21TennesseeR
C1Cambage, Liz6' 8" (2.03m)216 lb (98kg)1991-08-18Australia5
G21Canada, Jordin5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1995-08-11UCLA4
G7Carter, Chennedy5' 9" (1.75m)143 lb (65kg)1998-11-14Texas A&M2
G2Cooper, Te'a5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)1997-04-16Baylor2
F14Cox, Lauren6' 4" (1.93m)205 lb (93kg)1998-04-20Baylor2
F23Gordan, Lexi6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1999-06-07DukeR
G22Guirantes, Arella5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-10-15Rutgers1
F0Horvat, Chantel6' 2" (1.88m)173 lb (78kg)1998-06-01UCLAR
C10Nelson-Ododa, Olivia6' 5" (1.96m)2000-08-17ConnecticutR
F30Ogwumike, Nneka6' 2" (1.88m)174 lb (79kg)1990-07-02Stanford10
F/C13Ogwumike, Chiney6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1992-03-21Stanford10
F33Samuelson, Katie Lou6' 3" (1.91m)163 lb (74kg)1997-06-13Connecticut3
G5Smith, Kianna6' 0" (1.83m)1999-06-10LouisvilleR
G15Sykes, Brittney5' 9" (1.75m)154 lb (70kg)1994-02-07Syracuse5
G20Toliver, Kristi5' 7" (1.7m)130 lb (59kg)1987-01-27Maryland12
F40Walker, Jasmine6' 3" (1.91m)182 lb (83kg)1998-02-03Alabama1
C34Zahui B., Amanda6' 5" (1.96m)184 lb (83kg)1993-09-08Minnesota7
Head coach
Derek Fisher (Little Rock)
Assistant coaches
Latricia Trammell (East Central University)
Fred Williams (Boise State)
Seimone Augustus (Louisiana State)
Athletic trainer
Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
Kelly Dormandy (Springfield College)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason
2022 pre-season game log
Total: 0-1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
April: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 23 @ Seattle L 68–81 Olivia Nelson-Ododa (15) Olivia Nelson-Ododa (12) Olivia Nelson-Ododa (5) Climate Pledge Arena
5,734		 0–1
2 April 30 Phoenix Matadome
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season
2022 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 6 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
2 May 8 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3 May 11 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
4 May 14 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
5 May 17 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
6 May 20 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
7 May 23 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
8 May 25 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
9 May 27 @ Indiana Indiana Farmers Coliseum
10 May 29 @ Minnesota Target Center
11 May 31 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12 June 5 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
13 June 11 Las Vegas Crypto.com Arena
14 June 19 @ Dallas College Park Center
15 June 21 Washington Crypto.com Arena
16 June 23 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
17 June 25 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
18 June 27 Las Vegas Crypto.com Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 July 1 @ Dallas College Park Center
20 July 3 New York Crypto.com Arena
21 July 4 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
22 July 7 Seattle Crypto.com Arena
23 July 12 Washington Crypto.com Arena
24 July 14 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
25 July 19 Indiana Crypto.com Arena
26 July 21 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
27 July 23 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
28 July 28 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
29 July 31 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 August 2 @ New York Barclays Center
31 August 3 @ New York Barclays Center
32 August 5 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
33 August 7 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
34 August 9 Connecticut Crypto.com Arena
35 August 11 Connecticut Crypto.com Arena
26 August 14 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
2022 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000–0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000–0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000–0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000–0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000–0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000–0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000–0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000–0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000–0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000–0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000–0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000–0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. "2022 Los Angeles Sparks Schedule". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. "WNBA Transctions - Player Movement". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Rachel Galligan. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. "Sparks Re-Sign Lauren Cox". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. "Sparks Re-Sign Te'a Cooper". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  6. "Storm & Sparks Complete Trade". wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. "Dream Acquire Erica Wheeler, 2023 First Round Pick and 2022 Second Round Pick in Trade with Sparks". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. "Sparks Sign WNBA Champion Jordin Canada". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  9. "Sparks Sign WNBA All-Star Liz Cambage". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  10. "Sparks Acquire WNBA Champion Lexie Brown". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  11. "Sparks Announce 2022 Training Camp Roster". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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