The veteran coach could be a stabilizing force for one of the WNBA’s oldest franchises.
In 2016, when Curt Miller took over as the coach of the Sun, he inherited stewardship of a WNBA franchise that had missed three consecutive postseasons. On Friday, the Sparks announced Miller as their next coach, hoping for a similar turnaround, with the 54-year-old leaving Connecticut having made six consecutive playoff appearances and the Finals in two of its last four campaigns.
That feat, Miller said after a practice midway through his team’s 2022 Finals matchup with Las Vegas, was what he was most proud of throughout his Connecticut tenure: “of this franchise’s sustained success, and we’re doing it without No.