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Michael Voepel, ESPN Senior Writer
The Los Angeles Sparks are in last place in the WNBA standings. But as they showed with a 94-88 victory over the first-place New York Liberty on Wednesday, they haven’t thrown in the towel on this season to simply look ahead to 2025.
“If I have to read the word ‘tank’ one more time,” Los Angeles coach Curt Miller said, referring to speculation that the 7-24 Sparks were tanking to improve their 2025 draft position. “I mean, we are trying to get better, and we’re building something special. No team in this league is going to quit. With the two-year aggregate record [for draft lottery purposes], it’s silly to even talk about it.”
Miller was referring to the the WNBA’s draft lottery odds, which are are based on teams’ records over the last two seasons, not just one.
Also, because eight of the league’s 12 teams make the postseason, it’s not uncommon for all teams to at least theoretically be in the playoff mix until late in the season.
New York, which was without starting forward Jonquel Jones (illness), is…
