After overhauling the roster in free agency, coach/GM wants to draft players capable of complementing the talent already on the roster.
Last year, the Sparks showed up to the WNBA Draft needing hard hats and reflective vests, in the midst of a full-on, laborious rebuild after perennial All-Stars Candace Parker and Cheslea Gray bolted in free agency.
The Washington Mystics won the draft lottery, but on Wednesday they traded that top pick to the Atlanta Dream for the No 3. overall pick, No. 14 overall pick, plus rights to swap 2023 draft picks. “We’re in a pretty good spot. That’s how we’re going into it, which is a good feeling be opened-minded.”In 2021, Fisher used his first draft as GM to continue load up on athletic, versatile wings.
Fisher is still interested in the type of players who helped the injury-ravaged Sparks succeed at giving opposing scorers headaches: They allowed just 77.1 points per game, second-fewest in the WNBA. With Cambage joining Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike, Amanda Zahui B. and Lauren Cox in the post, the Sparks also loaded up on guards, signing or trading for Chennedy Carter, Jordin Canada and Lexie Brown, who juice up a backcourt that also features Kristi Toliver, Brittany Sykes and Te’a Cooper.
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