Grace Berger has a brand new dwelling within the WNBA. The previous Indiana College stadnout, who was drafted by the Fever seventh total in 2023, has signed a hardship contract with the Los Angeles Sparks, the group introduced on Tuesday.
Berger, a 26-year-old guard, has averaged 3.9 factors, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per sport in two seasons within the WNBA, taking pictures 44.1% from the sphere and 46.2% from three.
Berger spent this most up-to-date coaching camp with the Minnesota Lynx earlier than being waived. Within the offseason, she performed for the Ormanspor membership in Turkey’s KBSL, averaging 13.1 factors, 6.1 rebounds, and three.7 assists.
Earlier than her professional profession, Berger was a standout Hoosier, averaging 12.4 factors, 5.1 rebounds, and three.9 assists in 5 seasons.
The Los Angeles Sparks are down 5 gamers
Now, she joins a Sparks group that’s extraordinarily shorthanded; Cameron Brink continues to recuperate from an ACL tear suffered final season, Rae Burrell has but to return from a proper knee harm she suffered within the season opener, and Kelsey Plum is out with a left decrease leg harm.
Along with these three accidents, Odyssey Sims is listed as out with private causes, and Julie Allemand is away from the group as she competes with Belgium in EuroBasket.
Berger will present some guard depth within the brief time period, however will possible be reduce when the Sparks are again to full power.
The Sparks are 4-8 to start the season.
