Players who played for the Los Angeles Sparks and New York Liberty
32 players
32 players have played for both the Los Angeles Sparks and the New York Liberty. DeLisha Milton-Jones spent the most seasons with the two: 11 with the Los Angeles Sparks and 2 with the New York Liberty. On a roster now: Kia Nurse, Erica Wheeler, Mercedes Russell, and Stephanie Talbot. Every season since 1997 is on file.
Rarest picks
For a grid that scores rarity: the fewest games with the two clubs combined, usually the names the fewest people think of.
- Samantha Prahalis2 G LA · 3 G NY
- Mercedes Russell20 G LA · 2 G NY
- Joyner Holmes5 G LA · 20 G NY
- Iciss Tillis3 G LA · 25 G NY
- Julie Vanloo26 G LA · 5 G NY
| Player | Pos | LA | NY |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | F | 1999–2012 · 11 seasons · 344 G | 2013–2014 · 2 seasons · 30 G |
| Essence Carson | F | 2016–2018 · 3 seasons · 92 G | 2008–2015 · 8 seasons · 231 G |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 2004 · 1 season · 34 G | 1997–2003 · 7 seasons · 220 G |
| Tamika Whitmore | — | 2004–2005 · 2 seasons · 68 G | 1999–2003 · 5 seasons · 156 G |
| Amanda Zahui B. | C | 2021 · 1 season · 30 G | 2016–2020 · 5 seasons · 136 G |
| Cappie Pondexter | G | 2018 · 1 season · 13 G | 2010–2014 · 5 seasons · 166 G |
| Tiffany Jackson | — | 2017 · 1 season · 24 G | 2007–2010 · 4 seasons · 102 G |
| Sidney Spencer | — | 2007–2008 · 2 seasons · 67 G | 2009–2011 · 3 seasons · 69 G |
| Sophia Witherspoon | — | 2002–2003 · 2 seasons · 54 G | 1997–1999 · 3 seasons · 90 G |
| Kia Nurse | G | 2024 · 1 season · 40 G | 2018–2020 · 3 seasons · 89 G |
| Layshia Clarendon | G | 2023–2024 · 2 seasons · 45 G | 2020–2021 · 2 seasons · 20 G |
| Tiffany Jackson-Jones | F | 2017 · 1 season · 26 G | 2007–2009 · 3 seasons · 93 G |
| Lisa Willis | — | 2006–2007 · 2 seasons · 32 G | 2007–2008 · 2 seasons · 50 G |
| La'Keshia Frett | — | 1999–2000 · 2 seasons · 56 G | 2004–2005 · 2 seasons · 49 G |
| Erica Wheeler | G | 2021–2026 · 2 seasons · 75 G | 2015 · 1 season · 3 G |
| Joyner Holmes | F | 2023 · 1 season · 5 G | 2020–2021 · 2 seasons · 20 G |
| Reshanda Gray | F | 2020 · 1 season · 10 G | 2019–2021 · 2 seasons · 49 G |
| Marissa Coleman | G | 2012–2013 · 2 seasons · 68 G | 2018 · 1 season · 21 G |
| Ann Wauters | C | 2016 · 1 season · 21 G | 2004–2005 · 2 seasons · 41 G |
| Lindsey Harding | G | 2013–2014 · 2 seasons · 64 G | 2016 · 1 season · 5 G |
| Kiesha Brown | — | 2007–2008 · 2 seasons · 59 G | 2006 · 1 season · 16 G |
| Sherill Baker | — | 2007 · 1 season · 24 G | 2006–2007 · 2 seasons · 37 G |
| Julie Vanloo | G | 2025 · 1 season · 26 G | 2026 · 1 season · 5 G |
| Mercedes Russell | C | 2025 · 1 season · 20 G | 2018 · 1 season · 2 G |
| Stephanie Talbot | F | 2024 · 1 season · 37 G | 2025 · 1 season · 22 G |
| Crystal Dangerfield | G | 2024 · 1 season · 18 G | 2022 · 1 season · 30 G |
| Candice Wiggins | G | 2014 · 1 season · 17 G | 2015 · 1 season · 32 G |
| Natasha Lacy | G | 2011 · 1 season · 29 G | 2014 · 1 season · 11 G |
| Samantha Prahalis | G | 2014 · 1 season · 2 G | 2013 · 1 season · 3 G |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F | 2007 · 1 season · 29 G | 2010 · 1 season · 34 G |
| Iciss Tillis | — | 2007 · 1 season · 3 G | 2006 · 1 season · 25 G |
| Tamara Moore | — | 2006 · 1 season · 34 G | 2005 · 1 season · 7 G |
Regular season, under every name each club has played as; a season split by a trade counts for both clubs. A name with no link is a player known here only from the league’s own records: MLB’s statsapi, NBA.com, the NHL’s stats and, for the NFL before 1993, nflverse’s rosters, which carry no games. Longest stay with the two first.
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