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IM in OC
Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 999 Location: Orange County, CA
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Posted: 05/18/23 10:01 pm ::: |
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https://twitter.com/LASparksPR/status/1659387845017219072
Los Angeles Sparks Sign Karlie Samuelson to a Hardship Contract
May 18, 2023
LOS ANGELES (May 18, 2023) – The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the signing of Karlie Samuelson to a hardship contract.
Samuelson’s most recent WNBA season was in 2022 with the Phoenix Mercury on a hardship contract. In 2021, she played with the Los Angeles Sparks where she started in three of 11 games played. She averaged 3.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and shot 47.8% from three-point range.
She has played in 42 total WNBA games for the Los Angeles Sparks, Seattle Storm, Dallas Wings, and Phoenix Mercury.
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IM in OC
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myrtle
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Posted: 06/05/23 10:05 pm ::: |
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since they 'terminated' Karlie's hardship contract, I assume they will now sign her to a ROS contract...but Richyyy can tell us if that is legal/within payroll, etc...
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Spark4Life
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Posted: 06/05/23 10:49 pm ::: |
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Assuming this means Stevens is ready to play.
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GEF34
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Posted: 06/06/23 12:51 am ::: |
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Spark4Life wrote: |
Assuming this means Stevens is ready to play. |
Karlie Samuelson being released is related to Azura Stevens being ready to play. This waiving could be related to bringing in another player. (I think they have to because they have 11 counting Katie Lou).
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tfan
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boom*NNEKA*nneka
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Posted: 06/06/23 10:47 am ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
since they 'terminated' Karlie's hardship contract, I assume they will now sign her to a ROS contract...but Richyyy can tell us if that is legal/within payroll, etc... |
I have my fingers crossed for this as Karlie played really well!
Somewhat surprised that Holmes was waived. I was thinking it would be good to have a fifth post for security and release one of the five footers. By process of elimination, it was Clouden for me, as the rest (Layshia, Jordin, Lexie, Zia) have earned their spot and Jasmine will hopefully be coming back soon. |
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SPD
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Posted: 06/06/23 11:36 am ::: |
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Yay!
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Los Angeles Sparks Re-Sign Karlie Samuelson
June 6, 2023
LOS ANGELES (June 6, 2023) – The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the re-signing of Karlie Samuelson to a rest of season contract.
Samuelson has appeared in five games (one start) this season with the Sparks, where she’s averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 23 minutes per game. She’s shooting 58.8% from behind the arc, good for 2nd in the WNBA, and 56.0% from the field.
Samuelson had a standout performance against the Las Vegas Aces on May 27, where she scored 13 points to go along with seven rebounds and three assists. Through her first five games, she has a true-shooting percentage of 80.9%, leading all WNBA players."
https://sparks.wnba.com/news/los-angeles-sparks-re-sign-karlie-samuelson/
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boom*NNEKA*nneka
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Posted: 06/06/23 12:00 pm ::: |
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Great news about Karlie. Only possible change I can see before the end of the season is waiving one of the guards to sign a post. Might be necessary given injury concerns with Chiney and Azura, as well as Dearica working her way back into form. |
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Spark4Life
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Posted: 06/06/23 12:37 pm ::: |
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boom*NNEKA*nneka wrote: |
Great news about Karlie. Only possible change I can see before the end of the season is waiving one of the guards to sign a post. Might be necessary given injury concerns with Chiney and Azura, as well as Dearica working her way back into form. |
Who would you cut? They've all played relatively well this season.
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WfanFrJmp
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Posted: 06/06/23 4:10 pm ::: |
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So happy for Karlie!!
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boom*NNEKA*nneka
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Posted: 06/06/23 4:23 pm ::: |
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Spark4Life wrote: |
boom*NNEKA*nneka wrote: |
Great news about Karlie. Only possible change I can see before the end of the season is waiving one of the guards to sign a post. Might be necessary given injury concerns with Chiney and Azura, as well as Dearica working her way back into form. |
Who would you cut? They've all played relatively well this season. |
Clouden. I realize she hasn't gotten many minutes and came into camp late, but by process of elimination, it's her. |
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Spark4Life
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Posted: 06/06/23 5:18 pm ::: |
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boom*NNEKA*nneka wrote: |
Spark4Life wrote: |
boom*NNEKA*nneka wrote: |
Great news about Karlie. Only possible change I can see before the end of the season is waiving one of the guards to sign a post. Might be necessary given injury concerns with Chiney and Azura, as well as Dearica working her way back into form. |
Who would you cut? They've all played relatively well this season. |
Clouden. I realize she hasn't gotten many minutes and came into camp late, but by process of elimination, it's her. |
Forgot about her.
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 06/07/23 10:31 am ::: |
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Did it end up being Holmes ? I thought she gave LA some nice minutes when she played , Clouden has not seen 1 min of court time but i think she's Curt's protege as he drafted her in CONN . He's not cutting her.
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lynxmania
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Posted: 06/07/23 1:34 pm ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
Did it end up being Holmes ? I thought she gave LA some nice minutes when she played , Clouden has not seen 1 min of court time but i think she's Curt's protege as he drafted her in CONN . He's not cutting her. |
Clouden has about 50 minutes of court time, including a start. She has appeared in 4 Sparks games so far.
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Spark4Life
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pilight
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Posted: 06/16/23 1:32 pm ::: |
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Sparks Sign Guard Destanni Henderson to Hardship Contract
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Milks26
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Posted: 06/16/23 7:22 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
Sparks Sign Guard Destanni Henderson to Hardship Contract |
Alright Henny
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WfanFrJmp
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Posted: 06/16/23 7:26 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
Sparks Sign Guard Destanni Henderson to Hardship Contract |
Excited for her!
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PickledGinger
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Posted: 06/16/23 8:26 pm ::: |
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As much as I like Destanni and want there to be a place for her in the league; I don't get this. They have exactly 3 playable frontcourt players and Thomas, Cooke and Clouden collectively played 14 minutes in their last game. What do they need with another tiny guard when they so obviously need post depth?
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lynxmania
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Posted: 06/16/23 8:52 pm ::: |
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PickledGinger wrote: |
As much as I like Destanni and want there to be a place for her in the league; I don't get this. They have exactly 3 playable frontcourt players and Thomas, Cooke and Clouden collectively played 14 minutes in their last game. What do they need with another tiny guard when they so obviously need post depth? |
Clouden and Brown are out for tonight’s game. Clarendon is out for a while. Thomas is questionable for tonight, too.
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pilight
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Posted: 07/16/23 11:55 am ::: |
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Sparks release Destanni Henderson
Clarendon is back from injury
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