"The Sparks enter the league's 30th season attempting to break a five-year playoff drought with an understandable yet unremarkable game plan. They're going old. They don't have a choice."
"While the national champion Bruins spent Monday dancing across the league from Toronto to Chicago, the Sparks didn't get a chance to acquire any of them, and wound up with three late picks who will raise no eyebrows and play few minutes."
"Oh yeah, they're bringing back longtime Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike, a bruising inside force for 14 seasons. But, oh no, she'll be 36 during the season, and one wonders when the physicality will take its toll."
"Oh yeah, they're bringing in Atkins, who once won a WNBA championship with the Washington Mystics. But, oh no, that was seven years ago, and she's bounced around."
The Sparks face challenges entering the WNBA's 30th season, having traded away their first-round pick and failing to secure top talent. UCLA's six players drafted among the first 18 picks contrasts sharply with the Sparks' late selections. The team is relying on veteran players like Nneka Ogwumike and Erica Wheeler, both nearing the end of their careers. The Sparks' strategy appears unremarkable, as they attempt to break a five-year playoff drought with an aging roster and limited new talent.
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