The Los Angeles Sparks (4-4) will take on the Dallas Wings (5-4) on Wednesday in a Commissioner’s Cup matchup. It’s the first of four regular-season meetings between the two teams, with an early afternoon tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on NBA TV and locally on Bally Sports Southwest.
Though the Wings took a loss in their last game (a high-scoring contest against the New York Liberty), rising star Satou Sabally earned a little bit of hardware, winning Western Conference Player of the Week after averaging 19 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in three games. Sabally, who is averaging 21.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game on the season, has been the Wings’ most consistent player to this point, and should she maintain her current production for the entire 2023 WNBA season, she’ll be a strong candidate not only for the league’s Most Improved Player award, but for an All-WNBA selection as well.
Against the Sparks, Sabally will be matching up against the Western Conference’s previous Player of the Week, Nneka Ogwumike. The 2016 MVP looks rejuvenated playing under head coach Curt Miller in his first year in Los Angeles, posting career-highs across the board (21.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game)…
