Golden State Valkyries vs Los Angeles Sparks Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for June 9

The Golden State Valkyries travel south to face the LA Sparks in the Commissioner's Cup on Monday night. This is the third meeting between the two Californian teams. Their two previous games have been split, with the last game at Crypto.com Arena going in favor of the Valkyries.

Both teams are coming off wins, with the LA Sparks (3-6) beating the Dallas Wings 93-79, while the Valkyries (3-5) won 95-68 against the Las Vegas Aces. Before their respective wins, the Golden State and LA were on losing streaks of four and three games, respectively.

The Valkyries started their season with a loss to LA but made a quick turnaround, defeating the Mystics, avenging their opening day loss to the Sparks. However, they then went on a losing spree, succumbing to the Liberty twice, followed by defeats to the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury. Their win against the high-flying Aces will be a huge boost before their game in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, the Sparks followed their victory in the first game with three straight losses to the Lynx, Mercury and the Valkyries before defeating the Chicago Sky at home. They then lost to the Atlanta Dream, Mercury and the Aces and ended their losing streak with a win against the struggling Dallas Wings.

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In terms of the regular season standings, the LA Sparks are 10th while the Valkyries are ninth. However, in the Commissioner's Cup standings, the LA Sparks are fourth in the West, while the Valkyries are languishing in sixth.

Golden State Valkyries vs. LA Sparks: Injury report

Golden State Valkyries injury report

The Valkyries have no players on their injury list and enter the game with a healthy roster.

LA Sparks injury report

The Sparks will be without forward Cameron Brink and guard Rae Burrell for the game at Crypto.com Arena.

Golden State Valkyries vs. LA Sparks: Starting lineups and depth chart

Golden State Valkyries starting lineup and depth chart

The Valkyries should retain their starting five from the previous game. Janelle Salaun and Veronica Burton will be the preferred guards. Kayla Thornton and Ceciallia Zandalasini will serve as the forwards, while Temi Fagbenle will be the lone center.

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Janelle Salaun	Kate Martin	Julie Vanloo
SG	Veronica Burton	Tiffany Hayes	Carla Leite
SF	Kayla Thornton	Stephanie Talbot
PF	Cecillia Zandalasini	Monique Billings
C	Temi Fagbenle	Kyara Linskens

LA Sparks predicted starting lineup and depth charts

The Sparks starting five will see Odyssey Sims and Kelsey Plum as the guards, Azura Stevens and Dearica Hamby as the forwards, while Rickea Jackson will play as the center.

Starters	2nd Unit	3rd Unit
Kelsey Plum	Sarah Ashley Barker
Odyssey Sims	Julie Allemand
Azura Stevens	Sania Feagin	Liatu King
Dearica Hamby	Emma Cannon
Rickea Jackson	Mercedes Russell

About the author

Arian Kashyap is a basketball journalist at Sportskeeda with over two years of experience at Essentially Sports and Spice Bite and a Bachelor's in Physical Education and Sports Sciences.

Arian's favorite team is the Miami Heat and it’s mainly down to Dwyane Wade being his favorite player of all time. Arian loved how explosive Wade was as a player and he had all the attributes, whether that be shooting, defending or passing. Arian really liked how he won titles both with and without a dynasty behind him.

Arian has also worked with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools and was the manager for a Delhi-based women’s team called Garwhal Untied. Garwhal won the Delhi league and were runners-up during his tenure.

Arian has judged essay writing competitions for the Commonwealth Students Welfare Group of India in 2023 and was a part of the U-14 team for the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools academy that qualified for the AIFF Round in 2023.

When not working or watching sports, Arian likes riding his motorcycle and reading.

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