The Los Angeles Sparks have signed Dearica Hamby to a contract extension through the 2025 season. The two-time All-Star leads the WNBA in double-doubles with 10 and rebounding with 11.4 per game this season. Hamby is averaging 20 points, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 48% from 3-point range.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby shoots against Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Los Angeles . Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese drives to the basket as Los Angeles Sparks’ Dearica Hamby defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Chicago.
She earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors after leading the Sparks to a win over her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, last week. “I’m grateful for finding a home in LA with an ownership group and organization that believes in me and has been nothing but supportive since the day I got here,” Hamby said. “I look forward to continuing to build with my teammates and getting the Sparks back to the standard that has been historically set.”
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