On Wednesday, the Sparks held media availability for their new chief administrative officer and general manager Karen Bryant and head coach Curt Miller so that the pair could discuss their new roles and upcoming free agency. They talked for nearly an hour, and there were key takeaways from the conversation.
Collaboration
In the WNBA, the general manager and head coaching positions are often one in the same. That was the previous arrangement L.A. had with Derek Fisher, but it’s clear they’re going in a different direction. Curt Miller talked about how the GM role has become more complicated after the most recent CBA. “I think we’re down to James (James Wade of the Chicago Sky), maybe only as the dual hat GM/head coach left. So you really see the trend starting that the GM role is much more complex much more difficult than it once was and it is a full-time job.”
While the jobs are split into two, it’s clear that they are still collaborating and working together. “There was a bond that was built,” Bryant said. “Curt mentioned this, but we really very quickly realized that there was a lot of alignment and, I think, a really unique partnership in terms of how we were gonna work together.”
The united front they showed today is a good sign, even if it’s…
