Overview
- The Sparks announced on July 12, 2026, that they had agreed to part ways with general manager Raegan Pebley and thanked her for her work with the franchise.
- Assistant general managers Zach Knowlton and Nate Nielsen will share interim GM duties while the team conducts a search for a permanent front-office leader.
- The move follows two-plus seasons of roster changes, win-now trades and draft decisions that produced mixed results, and it comes with the team 10-11 and ninth in the WNBA standings.
- Coverage cites defensive struggles, injuries to key players such as Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink, and the trade of lottery pick Rickea Jackson as central reasons ownership cited for changing direction.
- Pebley was hired in January 2024 with no prior pro front-office experience and finished 39-66 as GM, leaving the Sparks still seeking their first playoff berth since 2020 and forcing quick decisions on expiring contracts and the August trade window.