Azura Stevens

Stevens signed with the Sparks this offseason following three productive campaigns in Chicago. She ended as a top-50 overall fantasy producer in each season with the Sky, but her best statistical output came in 2020, when she was limited to 13 games due to injury. She started eight of 35 appearances last year and finished with averages of 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 21.9 minutes per game, knocking down 47.2 percent of her shots from the field (9.1 attempts per game) and 36.2 percent from deep (3.3 attempts). The path is clearing for Stevens to play a major role for the Sparks, with Katie Lou Samuelson and Stephanie Talbot likely out for the season and Dearica Hamby slated likely missing at least a decent portion as well. She'll likely compete Chiney Ogwumike for rotational minutes, but there should be plenty to go around. Either way, she should be a high-floor option given her strong production on the boards, ability to block shots and above-average shooting efficiency.

Stevens spent nearly two-thirds of the season in a bench role before moving into the starting five down the stretch. Over her last 11 games, she averaged 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game. She should remain heavily involved in the rotation this season as either the fifth starter or the first player off the bench in the frontcourt. Still, Stevens may not contribute enough to crack starting lineups in many fantasy leagues.