The Los Angeles Sparks have seen brighter days. This legacy franchise has gone from hoisting banners and retiring jerseys to missing the playoffs three years in a row. At the same time, star players like Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker exited Southern California for greener pastures.
This is a crossroads for the organization with two options available: either return to glory and have this be a bump on the road to success or continue to be a bottom dweller in the WNBA and become a relic of what once was.
It’s too early to give a final grade, but considering how LA did in Monday’s WNBA Draft, it seems they are back on track. The Sparks drafted Cameron Brink, Rickea Jackson and McKenzie Forbes to usher in this new era of Sparks basketball.
The day after the draft, head coach Curt Miller said to the media:
Last night really felt like the start of what I came here to do, which was to build the Sparks back into a championship franchise that they’ve been and help it serve these players, become a legacy program again.
Cameron Brink’s selection as No. 2 is a clear highlight; she’s a potential franchise player for the Sparks. As a senior at Stanford, Brink averaged a near double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 9.1 rebounds per game. She also was named Naismith…
