INDIANAPOLIS – When the Los Angeles Sparks acquired Kelsey Plum in a sign-and-trade ahead of the start of the 2025 WNBA season, the prevailing thought was the team was accelerating their rebuild and shifting to more of a win-now mentality.

There are a pair of contests in the WNBA on Saturday, July 26. The New York Liberty look to extend their winning streak to six games with the Los Angeles Sparks coming to town at

The Aces are 7-7 in Western Conference play. Las Vegas is 10th in the WNBA averaging 8.1 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 32.5% from downtown. Jewell Loyd leads the team averaging 1.9 makes while shooting 36.0% from 3-point range.

Sparks guard Julie Allemand spoke with ClutchPoints about fitting in with the team in her return to the WNBA this season.

The Liberty played most of the game without Breanna Stewart, who exited with a lower leg injury just three minutes into the game. The team later announced that she would not return

Los Angeles, which will visit the defending league champion New York Liberty on Saturday, is 1 1/2 games outside the eighth and final playoff spot. The Sparks (10-14), however, are on their biggest roll of the season,

Azura Stevens #23 of the Los Angeles Sparks shoots against Olivia Nelson-Ododa #10 of the Connecticut Sun during the second half of a WNBA basketball game at Mohegan Sun Arena on July 24, 2025 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Latricia Trammell as a special assistant to coach Lynne Roberts. Trammell previously served as an assistant coach for the Sparks from 2019 to 2022.