Expansion is set to hit the WNBA over the next few years, but making a roster is currently tough. With only 12 roster spots available among 13 current teams, it’s not uncommon to see draft picks, first-rounders even, struggling to make a team’s final roster. Plenty of talented college basketball players often find themselves on outside looking in. That was almost the case for Alissa Pili until the Los Angeles Sparks scooped her up for the remainder of the season.

Alissa Pili began this season with the Minnesota Lynx, a year after they made her the No. 8 overall pick in the WNBA Draft, and she’ll end the year with the Sparks. The Lynx cut her back in early July, and it wasn’t until early August that the Sparks signed Pili to a 7-day contract .

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