Los Angeles Sparks 2026 season: 16–28, scoring 87 points per game and allowing 91.3 (-4.3 average margin) across 44 games. Updated October 8, 2026.
Scouting report
The Sparks are 16–28, 12th in the league standings, with a -4.9 net rating that ranks 11th of 15. Neither end is a strength: 9th in offensive rating, 13th in defensive rating. Nothing jumps off the page as a strength, and the weak spot is offensive rebounding (8.9 a game, 14th). Scoring is spread around — Nneka Ogwumike leads at 17.3 a game, but no one accounts for more than 19% of the points, though the on/off numbers point to Erica Wheeler as the one they can least afford to lose — +12.9 per 100 possessions better with her on the floor. The high points: a 3-game winning streak (May 21–May 29) and a 21-point rout of the Fire on Sep 20. The lows: a 6-game losing streak (Jul 13–Jul 28) and a 36-point loss to the Dream on Aug 20. They are 6–19 against teams at .500 or better. Bottom line: a middle-of-the-pack team held back by a lack of second chances — good enough to beat anyone on a given night, not consistent enough to be feared.
Season summary
Record 16–28.
87 points scored, 91.3 allowed per game.
Net rating -4.9 per 100 possessions (offense 105.4, defense 110.3, pace 82.4).
Kelsey Plum leads the team at 23.9 ppg.
Nneka Ogwumike leads the team at 9 rpg.
Kelsey Plum leads the team at 6.4 apg.
Recent results
W 90-74 @ SEA
L 77-97 @ DAL
W 105-84 vs PDX
L 79-89 @ LVA
L 75-76 vs GSV
Sparks roster
Nneka Ogwumike #30, F — 17.3 ppg, 9 rpg, 3.1 apg in 43 games
Rae Burrell #12, G-F — 14.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.5 apg in 43 games
Dearica Hamby #5, F — 14.5 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.4 apg in 42 games
Erica Wheeler #17, G — 9 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 5 apg in 43 games
Ariel Atkins #7, G — 8.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg in 42 games
Cameron Brink #22, F — 9.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 1.5 apg in 31 games
Kelsey Plum — 23.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 6.4 apg in 12 games
Chance Gray #2, G — 3.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1 apg in 40 games
Jihyun Park #6, G — 2.2 ppg, 1 rpg, 0.6 apg in 36 games
Emma Cannon #32, F — 3.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.3 apg in 18 games
Tonie Morgan #4, G — 5.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.7 apg in 12 games
Shot-zone charts shaded against the WNBA average, four factors versus opponents, most-used lineups by net rating, on/off player impact, and where the Sparks rank league-wide.