Sparks sign four-time WNBA All-Star Liz Cambage

Liz Cambage seems to be to cross throughout a recreation between the Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm in Might. Cambage signed with the Sparks on Friday.

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The Sparks bolstered their WNBA championship aspirations Friday, signing four-time All-Star heart Liz Cambage.

Cambage, who gained the league scoring title in 2018 and helped the Las Vegas Aces attain the WNBA Finals in 2020, has averaged 16.3 factors and seven.7 rebounds per recreation over 5 WNBA seasons. Phrases of Cambage’s take care of the Sparks weren't disclosed by the staff.

“The Sparks group is ecstatic to companion with a dynamic individual and participant in Liz Cambage who will elevate the franchise on and off the courtroom,” mentioned Derek Fisher, the Sparks’ common supervisor and coach, in a press release. “At her finest, Liz is probably the most dominant ladies’s basketball participant on the planet. She scores effectively inside, can stretch the ground, and is an effective passer. She’s additionally one of many league’s finest rim protectors and rebounds at a excessive degree. The addition of Liz, together with our different offseason strikes, places us ready to compete for a WNBA championship.”

One of many prime facilities on the planet, Cambage, 30, holds the WNBA report for many factors in a recreation (53) and was a first-team All-WNBA choice in 2018. The 6-foot-8 Australian completed second in league MVP voting that very same yr.

Cambage’s signing comes within the wake of the Sparks buying and selling Erica Wheeler to the Atlanta Dream in a wage cap-cutting transfer. The Sparks just lately added Katie Lou Samuelson and Jordin Canada as a part of a 2022 roster overhaul. Cambage, Nneka Ogwumike and Kristi Toliver shall be tasked with main a resurgence for the Sparks after the staff didn't make the playoffs final season.

“It’s at all times been my dream to put on the Purple & Gold and play in L.A.,” Cambage mentioned in a press release. “That is an unbelievable alternative to compete for a championship alongside Nneka, Kristi, and a deep, proficient staff. I’m grateful to Coach Fisher and the Sparks possession group for his or her player-first method and dedication to profitable on and off the courtroom. I’m able to pour all the pieces I've into this staff and the legendary Sparks followers.”