WNBA 2021 Season Preview
As the 2021 WNBA season approaches, this article will attempt to give an overarching view of some of the year to come in the WNBA. After a unique 2020 campaign, we have another one on tap due to the Summer Olympics interruption in July, cutting the season from 34 to 32 games. This also means there will likely be players coming and going at various times to participate for their respective countries. Regardless, it should be another fun season ahead!
Odds
Unsurprisingly, the
Las Vegas Aces and
Seattle Storm – last year s WNBA Finals participants – are the two favorites to bring home the championship again this season. Seattle holds a slight betting edge on all four of the sites RotoWire tracks, but the Aces and
Brian Martin May 13, 2021
From one historic season to another, the WNBA’s 25th season is set to tip-off on May 14th. The league will commemorate the 25th season with a campaign, “Count It” and a distinguishing and purposeful 25th season logo. The WNBA will also celebrate the ways its players have shattered expectations and have stood at the forefront of advancement, inclusion, and social change for 25 years.
In the lead up to the season, WNBA.com will break down each team in the league. Next up: the Los Angeles Sparks.
It is a new era for the Los Angeles Sparks. Candace Parker – a two-time MVP and the face of the franchise for the past 13 years – is now in Chicago. Chelsea Gray – a three-time All-Star “point gawd” is now in Las Vegas, along with key reserve Riquna Williams. That is three of the team’s top four scorers from the 2020 season now out of L.A. Then on Thursday, on the eve of L.A.’s season opener, four-time WNBA champion Seim
Los Angeles Sparks head coach Derek Fisher is enforcing a versatile, position-less style of play and built a roster that compliments it. This is the driving force of a new era for the L.A. Sparks.
L.A. Sparks Bring Ambitious Energy into Training Camp
By Amanda Scurlock, Sports Writer
Published April 30, 2021
Sparks center Amanda Zahui B. (left) and forward Nia Coffey (right) do drills during training camp (Photo by the L.A. Sparks)
With the first week of training camp in the books, the Los Angeles Sparks are excited about the upcoming season. The new roster is packed with 15 players who quickly established a competitive environment.
“We have plenty of championship experience with veterans that are on our team and we have a lot of young players who have years behind them,” said Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike. “We have really hungry rookies as well … the energy is really fresh.”
The Los Angeles Sparks don’t have any true small forwards under contract and the big-name small forward in this year’s draft is UCLA’s own Michaela Onyenwere. However, Jasmine Walker of Alabama may be the better offensive weapon.