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Can Curt Miller transform revitalized Sparks into a WNBA power again?

Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller, right, and general manager Karen Bryant, left, answer questions from reporters during media day at El Camino College in Torrance, California on May 4, 2023.

LOS ANGELES — Curt Miller is not a patient man. It was, as his mother constantly reminded him, his greatest growth area. It's what could make the beginning of his second stint in L.A. so difficult.

"I'm not a good loser," the first-year Sparks head coach said with a grin, "but I'm a good builder."

Miller's renovation of the Sparks will require patience in an impatient city. He and first-year general manager Karen Bryant have dodged specific championship talk, especially as the Sparks come off a 13-23 record and 11th-place finish, but are hoping to lay a strong foundation

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