Los Angeles’ roster features a potent mix of accomplished stars, young talent and veteran free agents

The Los Angeles Sparks, led by Head Coach Lynne Roberts, open training camp Sunday, April 27.

Sparks’ training camp will feature three-time WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum, who was acquired in February.  The two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion arrived in Los Angeles via a three-team trade with the Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm. Joining Plum are seven players returning from the 2024 Sparks team, led by three-time WNBA All-Star Dearica Hamby and WNBA All-Rookie forward Rickea Jackson. Also returning are WNBA Champion Azurá Stevens, All-Star Odyssey Sims, 2021 WNBA All-Rookie guard Aari McDonald and 2022 first-round draft pick Rae Burrell. Cameron Brink, the Sparks’ 2024 second overall draft pick, will be present while she continues to rehab from injury.

Other additions include two players who excelled in Australia’s WNBL this offseason, the Sparks’ 2023 14th overall draft pick Shaneice Swain and 2022 WNBL MVP forward Anneli Maley. Guard Julie Allemand, traded to the Sparks from Chicago along with Li Yueru and a 2025 third-round draft pick, returns to the States to play in Los Angeles. Center Masha Kliundikova (formerly Maria Vadeeva), a Sparks first-round pick in 2017, is back from Russia to play for the purple and gold for the first time since 2019. Veterans two-time WNBA Champion center Mercedes Russell and forward Emma Cannon also join the Sparks ahead of the 2025 season.

The organization is excited to welcome 2025 No. 9 pick Sarah Ashlee Barker (Alabama), No. 21 pick Sania Feagin (South Carolina), No. 28 pick Liatu King (Notre Dame) and undrafted free agent guard-forward Alyssa Ustby (North Carolina) to Los Angeles. As primary defender, Barker held opponents to 23% shooting from the field last season, which was the fifth-best mark in Division I (DI). Feagin won two collegiate championships and went 144-7 in college, King ranked 10th in DI last season in Points per Possession and Ustby finished her UNC career as the Tar Heels’ all-time leading rebounder.