As the calendar switched to 2022, WNBA free agency tipped off, and with it, the Los Angeles Sparks’ efforts to return to the postseason after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
The Sparks remade most of their roster during the 2021 offseason, bringing back only three players who played for the team during the 2020 season and signing four free agents to multi-year deals while trading away this year’s first-round pick. That leaves the front office, headed by GM and head coach Derek Fisher, with fewer decisions to make this year.