# 2025 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2025 WNBA season will be the franchise's 29th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under head coach Lynne Roberts.

## Draft

| Round | Pick |
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 28 |

## Transactions
### Front office and coaching

| Date | Details |
| November 19, 2024 | Hired Lynne Roberts as head coach |
| January 2, 2025 | Hired Danielle Robinson as Manager of Basketball Integration and Scout Support |
| January 18, 2025 | Hired Nikki Blue and Zak Buncik as assistant coaches |

### Trades

February :
| February 1 (Three-team trade) | To Los Angeles SparksKelsey Plum (from Las Vegas Aces) 2025 No. 9 draft pick (from Seattle Storm) | To Las Vegas AcesJewell Loyd (from Seattle Storm) 2025 No. 13 draft pick (from Los Angeles Sparks) |
| February 14 | To Los Angeles Sparks2025 No. 21 draft pick 2027 second round draft pick | To Seattle StormLexie Brown 2025 No. 26 draft pick |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed / activated

| Player | Date | Notes |
| Julie Allemand | January 1, 2025 | Set as active |
| Odyssey Sims | February 2, 2025 | One-year deal |
| Maria Kliundikova | February 13, 2025 | Training camp contract |

#### Additions

| Player | Date | Notes | Former Team |
| Emma Cannon | February 2, 2025 | Training camp contract | Henan Phoenix |
| Anneli Maley | February 2, 2025 | Training camp contract | Perth Lynx |
| Shaneice Swain | February 5, 2025 | Rookie contract (2023 draft pick – No. 14) | Sydney Flames |
| Mercedes Russell | February 11, 2025 | One-year deal | Seattle Storm |

#### Subtractions / Unsigned

| Player | Date | Reason | New Team |
| Layshia Clarendon | September 20, 2024 | Retired | N/A |
| Stephanie Talbot | December 6, 2024 | Expansion draft | Golden State Valkyries |
| Zia Cooke | February 1, 2025 | Waived | Seattle Storm |
| Kia Nurse | February 4, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Chicago Sky |
| Crystal Dangerfield | — | Free agency – unrestricted | TBD |
| Aari McDonald | — | Free agency – restricted (qualifying offer pending) | TBD |

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| PG | Julie Allemand | Odyssey Sims |
| SG | Kelsey Plum | Shaneice Swain |
| SF | | Rae Burrell Rickea Jackson |
| PF | Dearica Hamby | Emma Cannon Anneli Maley |
| C | | Cameron Brink Azurá Stevens |

## Schedule
### Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 6
@ Golden State
Chase Center :
2025 pre-season schedule :

### Regular season

2025 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 16
@ Golden State
Chase Center
2
May 18
Minnesota
Crypto.com Arena
3
May 21
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena
4
May 23
Golden State
Crypto.com Arena
5
May 25
Chicago
Crypto.com Arena
6
May 27
Atlanta
Crypto.com Arena
7
May 30
@ Las Vegas
Michelob Ultra Arena :
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
June 1
Phoenix
Crypto.com Arena
9
June 6
@ Dallas
College Park Center
10
June 9
Golden State
Crypto.com Arena
11
June 11
@ Las Vegas
Michelob Ultra Arena
12
June 14
@ Minnesota
Target Center
13
June 17
Seattle
Crypto.com Arena
14
June 21
@ Minnesota
Target Center
15
June 24
@ Chicago
Wintrust Arena
16
June 26
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17
June 29
Chicago
Crypto.com Arena :
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
July 3
@ New York
Barclays Center
19
July 5
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
20
July 10
Minnesota
Crypto.com Arena
21
July 13
Connecticut
Crypto.com Arena
22
July 15
Washington
Crypto.com Arena
23
July 22
@ Washington
CareFirst Arena
24
July 24
@ Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Arena
25
July 26
@ New York
Barclays Center
26
July 29
Las Vegas
Crypto.com Arena :
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
August 1
@ Seattle
Climate Pledge Arena
28
August 5
Indiana
Crypto.com Arena
29
August 7
Connecticut
Crypto.com Arena
30
August 9
@ Golden State
Chase Center
31
August 10
Seattle
Crypto.com Arena
32
August 12
New York
Crypto.com Arena
33
August 15
@ Dallas
College Park Center
34
August 17
@ Washington
CareFirst Arena
35
August 20
Dallas
Crypto.com Arena
36
August 26
Phoenix
Crypto.com Arena
37
August 29
Indiana
Crypto.com Arena
38
August 31
Washington
Crypto.com Arena :
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
39
September 1
@ Seattle
Climate Pledge Arena
40
September 3
@ Atlanta
Gateway Center Arena
41
September 5
@ Atlanta
Gateway Center Arena
42
September 7
Dallas
Crypto.com Arena
43
September 9
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena
44
September 11
Las Vegas
Crypto.com Arena :
2025 season schedule :

## Standings

| # | vteTeam | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
| 1 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Chicago Sky | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 4 | Dallas Wings | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Golden State Valkyries | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Aces | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Sparks | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 9 | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 10 | New York Liberty | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 11 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 12 | Seattle Storm | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 13 | Washington Mystics | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Notes
    (#) – League Standing
    x – Clinched playoff berth
    e – Eliminated from playoff contention
    Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |