LOS ANGELES — The Sparks made their second trade of free agency Saturday, acquiring forward Dearica Hamby and a 2024 first-round draft pick from the Las Vegas Aces.
The Sparks sent forward Amanda Zahui B. and a 2024 second-round pick to the defending champion Aces.
Hamby, the sixth player of the year in 2019 and 2020 before growing into an All-Star in 2021 and 2022, has spent her entire eight-year WNBA career with the Aces franchise, including getting drafted by the team when it was in San Antonio. She signed a two-year contract extension before last season. Starting 32 of 34 regular-season games last year, Hamby averaged 9.3 points per game, her fewest since 2018, and 7.1 rebounds. A knee injury limited her to 8.7 minutes in six postseason appearances as the Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA Finals.
