When Cameron Brink checked into the game for the Los Angeles Sparks back on July 29 with just over two minutes to go in the first quarter, it marked the first time in over a year that she was back on a WNBA court. After a devastating injury that ended her rookie season prematurely, Brink had worked tirelessly for this moment.
With the Sparks’ home crowd cheering her on, Brink calmly knocked down a three-point shot about a minute into her season debut for her first points of the year. That shot was a sign of things to come as one of Brink’s main offensive weapons this year were catch-and-shoot three-point attempts.
That addition to her game was actually in progress last season as a rookie, and even during her final year at Stanford in 2023-24. As a rookie, Brink ended up taking more