LA Sparks re-sign 4-time WNBA All-Star veteran Alana Beard

The Associated Press

5 years ago

Los Angeles Sparks’ Alana Beard (0) tries to move past Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks have re-signed guard-forward Alana Beard, the reigning WNBA defensive player of the year.

The 13-year veteran has career averages of 11.6 points and 1.7 steals. She joined the Sparks in 2012 and was a starter on the club’s 2016 WNBA championship team.

OFFICIAL: Sparks re-sign back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year Alana Beard (@Alanabeard20).

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Beard is a four-time All-Star and has been named to the league’s All-Defensive Team nine times.

She was drafted second overall by Washington in 2004 after playing at Duke.