Three MVPs anchor this pool, yet a few of the names here earned their place with defense, bench minutes or one famous first basket.
1Lisa LeslieSparks center from 1997 to 2009, a three-time WNBA MVP and two-time champion who threw down the league's first dunk.1000pts
2Kristi ToliverSharp-shooting guard who won the 2009 Most Improved Player award and the 2016 championship with the Sparks.754pts
3Nneka OgwumikeSparks forward from 2012 to 2023, the 2016 MVP who hit the title-clinching shot in that year's Finals.636pts
4Chelsea GrayPoint guard who blossomed in Los Angeles from 2016 to 2020, winning the 2016 title and making three All-Star teams.538pts
5Tina ThompsonHall of Famer who spent 2010 and 2011 in Los Angeles near the end of her career as the WNBA's then all-time leading scorer.538pts
6Dearica HambyVersatile forward who became a Sparks All-Star in 2024 after arriving from Las Vegas.418pts
7Candace ParkerNo. 1 pick in 2008 who won MVP and Rookie of the Year in her first season and led the Sparks to the 2016 title as Finals MVP.418pts
8Chamique HoldsclawSix-time All-Star who averaged about 17 points a game in Los Angeles in 2005 after a trade from Washington.418pts
9Alana BeardDefensive stopper who won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2017 and 2018 for the Sparks.0pts
10Penny TolerOriginal Sparks guard who scored the first basket in WNBA history in 1997 and later served as the team's general manager.0pts
11Jantel LavenderOhio State forward who spent 2011-2018 with the Sparks and won Sixth Woman of the Year in 2016.0pts
Photo credits
- Lisa Leslie — Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kristi Toliver — Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Nneka Ogwumike — John Mac, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chelsea Gray — John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tina Thompson — Danny Karwoski, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dearica Hamby — John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Candace Parker — SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0
- Alana Beard — SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0
- Jantel Lavender — SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0
