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The High Post Hoops 2019 WNBA preview extravaganza

By Howard Megdal

MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Liz Cambage #8 of Team Parker shoots the ball against Team Delle Donne during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Liz Cambage #8 of Team Parker shoots the ball against Team Delle Donne during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES CA – MAY 14: Chiney Ogwumike #13, Derek Fisher and Nneka Ogwumike #30 pose for a portrait during the Los Angeles Sparks Media Day at Southwest College on May 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES CA – MAY 14: Chiney Ogwumike #13, Derek Fisher and Nneka Ogwumike #30 pose for a portrait during the Los Angeles Sparks Media Day at Southwest College on May 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: 2018 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Los Angeles Sparks

The three major offseason acquisitions in Los Angeles were head coach Derek Fisher, All-Star center Chiney Ogwumike, and first-round draft pick Kalani Brown, another center. A team that was bereft of secondary perimeter options elected to use its best assets to get even bigger.

Read. Sabreena Merchant's Los Angeles Sparks season preview. light

In some ways, that makes sense. The Sparks’ greatest strength last year was its high talent level, even if there wasn’t quite enough to go around. When the team’s All-Star bigs, Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike, shared the court together, Los Angeles had a plus-9.4 net rating (per Positive Residual), compared to 1.4 overall. For context, the WNBA champion Seattle Storm had an overall net rating of plus-8.8.

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