The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The team set a 28-4 record, the best in league history, but they were unable to go for the WNBA Finals, losing in the conference finals in a sweep to the Houston Comets.
The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:
The following player was selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:
See also: 2000 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Nicole Kubik | Nebraska | ||
| 2 | 31 | Paige Sauer | UConn | ||
| 3 | 47 | Marte Alexander | Arizona | ||
| 4 | 63 | Nicky McCrimmon | USC |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 1999 | Head Coach Orlando Woolridge retires from coaching | |
| October 14, 1999 | Hired Michael Cooper as Head Coach | |
| December 15, 1999 | Lost Nina Bjedov to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| Lost Gordana Grubin to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft | ||
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Nicole Kubik, Paige Sauer, Marte Alexander and Nicky McCrimmon in the 2000 WNBA Draft | |
| May 30, 2000 | Waived Nicole Kubik | |
| October 11, 2000 | Traded La'Keshia Frett to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Latasha Byears | |
| Traded Allison Feaster and Clarisse Machanguana to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Rhonda Mapp and E.C. Hill | ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1| May 31| Utah| W 69-62| Mwadi Mabika (21)| Lisa Leslie (11)| Leslie
Mabika (4)| Great Western Forum| 1–0|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2| June 3| @ Minnesota| W 82-75| Lisa Leslie (21)| Lisa Leslie (11)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (5)| Target Center| 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3| June 6| Portland| W 70-57| Lisa Leslie (19)| Allison Feaster (7)| Dixon
Figgs
Mabika (3)| Great Western Forum| 3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4| June 10| Phoenix| W 76-57| DeLisha Milton-Jones (17)| Lisa Leslie (10)| Dixon
Mabika (5)| Great Western Forum| 4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5| June 11| @ Sacramento| L 68-75| Lisa Leslie (19)| Lisa Leslie (11)| Mwadi Mabika (6)| ARCO Arena| 4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6| June 13| @ Seattle| L 59-69 (OT)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (13)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (9)| Ukari Figgs (4)| KeyArena| 4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7| June 17| @ Portland| W 94-81| Mwadi Mabika (26)| Mwadi Mabika (10)| Dixon
Figgs (4)| Rose Garden| 5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8| June 18| Charlotte| W 70-62| Mwadi Mabika (21)| Allison Feaster (6)| Ukari Figgs (5)| Great Western Forum| 6–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9| June 20| Houston| W 90-84| Leslie
Mabika (21)| Lisa Leslie (14)| Ukari Figgs (8)| Great Western Forum| 7–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 10| June 23| @ Miami| W 68-54| Lisa Leslie (17)| Lisa Leslie (13)| Tamecka Dixon (4)| American Airlines Arena| 8–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 11| June 25| @ New York| W 72-67| Lisa Leslie (22)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (11)| Mwadi Mabika (6)| Madison Square Garden| 9–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12| June 26| @ Washington| W 74-72| Tamecka Dixon (13)| Lisa Leslie (14)| Figgs
Mabika
McCrimmon (4)| MCI Center| 10–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13| June 28| @ Indiana| W 82-73| Mwadi Mabika (19)| Lisa Leslie (13)| Ukari Figgs (9)| Conseco Fieldhouse| 11–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 14| July 1| Cleveland| W 75-67| Lisa Leslie (22)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (12)| Mwadi Mabika (6)| Great Western Forum| 12–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 15| July 2| Detroit| W 85-63| Mwadi Mabika (21)| Lisa Leslie (12)| Tamecka Dixon (8)| Great Western Forum| 13–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16| July 5| @ Sacramento| W 76-61| Mwadi Mabika (23)| Lisa Leslie (9)| Figgs
Mabika (5)| ARCO Arena| 14–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 17| July 6| Washington| W 79-70| Lisa Leslie (21)| Lisa Leslie (13)| Nicky McCrimmon (6)| Great Western Forum| 15–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18| July 9| Utah| W 92-72| Lisa Leslie (22)| Leslie
Machanguana (5)| Ukari Figgs (7)| Great Western Forum| 16–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19| July 11| Portland| L 77-80| Mwadi Mabika (22)| Lisa Leslie (7)| Figgs
Milton-Jones (4)| Great Western Forum| 16–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20| July 14| Houston| W 63-58| Mwadi Mabika (15)| Leslie
Mabika (8)| Ukari Figgs (5)| Great Western Forum| 17–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 21| July 15| Minnesota| W 58-57| Lisa Leslie (24)| Lisa Leslie (13)| Dixon
Figgs (3)| Great Western Forum| 18–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22| July 20| New York| W 82-66| Lisa Leslie (21)| Lisa Leslie (14)| Ukari Figgs (9)| Great Western Forum| 19–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23| July 21| @ Phoenix| W 74-68| Lisa Leslie (30)| Lisa Leslie (16)| Figgs
McCrimmon (5)| America West Arena| 20–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24| July 23| Sacramento| W 73-68| Lisa Leslie (20)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (11)| Tamecka Dixon (7)| Great Western Forum| 21–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25| July 25| Orlando| W 78-63| Lisa Leslie (17)| Lisa Leslie (11)| Ukari Figgs (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 22–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 26| July 27| Seattle| W 76-63| Lisa Leslie (18)| Lisa Leslie (7)| Ukari Figgs (5)| Great Western Forum| 23–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 27| July 29| @ Houston| W 84-74| Tamecka Dixon (19)| Lisa Leslie (10)| Mwadi Mabika (6)| Compaq Center| 24–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28| July 31| @ Minnesota| W 73-66| DeLisha Milton-Jones (18)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (14)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (6)| Target Center| 25–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29| August 2| @ Detroit| W 84-81| Lisa Leslie (27)| DeLisha Milton-Jones (6)| Dixon
Leslie
Milton-Jones (3)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 26–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 30| August 5| @ Phoenix| W 77-63| Lisa Leslie (22)| Lisa Leslie (14)| Tamecka Dixon (7)| America West Arena| 27–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 31| August 8| @ Seattle| W 60-52 (OT)| Tamecka Dixon (17)| Mwadi Mabika (12)| Mwadi Mabika (3)| KeyArena| 28–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32| August 9| @ Utah| L 77-89| Lisa Leslie (18)| Lisa Leslie (10)| Dixon
Leslie
McCrimmon (3)| Delta Center| 28–4|-
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 1| August 11| @ Phoenix| W 86–71| Lisa Leslie (20)| Lisa Leslie (11)| Tamecka Dixon (5)| America West Arena| 1–0|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 2| August 13| Phoenix| W 101–76| Lisa Leslie (29)| Leslie
Mabika (8)| Tamecka Dixon (7)| Great Western Forum| 2–0|- style="background:#ffbbbb;"| 1| August 17| @ Houston| L 56–77| Mwadi Mabika (21)| Lisa Leslie (8)| Figgs
Milton-Jones (4)| Compaq Center| 0–1|- style="background:#ffbbbb;"| 2| August 20| Houston| L 69–74| Mwadi Mabika (19)| Lisa Leslie (14)| Leslie
Figgs (5)| Great Western Forum| 0–2
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Leslie | 32 | 32 | 32.1 | .458 | .219 | .824 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 17.8 | |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 32 | 32 | 30.7 | .512 | .250 | .745 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 11.8 | |
| Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 32 | 29.4 | .388 | .384 | .820 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.3 | |
| Tamecka Dixon | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | .454 | .353 | .805 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.9 | |
| Ukari Figgs | 32 | 32 | 25.1 | .431 | .354 | .831 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.7 | |
| Nicky McCrimmon | 32 | 0 | 15.3 | .506 | .485 | .500 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 | |
| Allison Feaster | 32 | 0 | 14.7 | .359 | .259 | .833 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.3 | |
| Clarisse Machanguana | 31 | 1 | 13.6 | .578 | .000 | .560 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.5 | |
| Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca | 18 | 0 | 10.2 | .274 | .059 | .609 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | |
| La'Keshia Frett | 25 | 0 | 7.5 | .275 | .000 | .750 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | |
| Paige Sauer | 12 | 0 | 5.5 | .571 | N/A | .800 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |