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WNBA Season Preview 2019: Every team’s biggest question

By Miles Wray

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Kayla McBride #21 of Las Vegas Aces handles the ball against the Minnesota Lynx on May 19, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 19: Kayla McBride #21 of Las Vegas Aces handles the ball against the Minnesota Lynx on May 19, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 14: Chiney Ogwumike, Alana Beard and Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks attend Los Angeles Sparks Media Day at Los Angeles Southwest College on May 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 14: Chiney Ogwumike, Alana Beard and Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks attend Los Angeles Sparks Media Day at Los Angeles Southwest College on May 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) /

Los Angeles Sparks: Is it more important to have a top-heavy roster or a deep one?

The excitement in Los Angeles is justified, as the Sparks look to have the strongest starting lineup in the league. However, the Sparks, — whose rotation only went eight-deep last year — lost two key rotation players in Essence Carson (free agency, to Phoenix) and Odyssey Sims (trade, to Minnesota, in exchange for unproven Alexis Jones). Plus, the awful legal issues surrounding guard Riquna Williams mean that her future is up in the air as well. The Storm were able to win the championship in 2018 with their bench unit typically dragging down the starters’ high plus-minus numbers: will the Sparks be able to do the same?