Best duos in Los Angeles Sparks history

Nothing's more exciting on a WNBA court than when two teammates are in sync and together make magic happen. The WNBA as a league has been around for just over 25 years, but in that short amount of time, it has built a solid reputation for having the best basketball players in the world, who thrill fans with their skillful moves and elevate the excitement and drama of each game no different than their male counterparts in the NBA.

The most successful teams, however, don't just revolve around one player. They find more success when they have players who can work together to bring victory to their team. Just as in the NBA, every team in the womens' league throughout its brief but storied history has had a dynamic duo whose names, like Cooper and Swoopes, Fowles and Moore, and Ogwumike and Parker, have earned the right to be spoken in the same breath as Jordan and Pippen, Magic and James Worthy, Bird and McHale.

Who are they, these players whose tag-team dominance drive up the score and whose names are inextricably tied to their franchise? Stacker compiled a list of the best duos in Los Angeles Sparks history using stats from Basketball Reference.

Read on to see which women have been setting the tone for women's basketball on your favorite team.

#10. 2014 Los Angeles Sparks
- F-C Candace Parker: 5.2 win shares (#5 player in 2014)
- F Nneka Ogwumike: 4.9 win shares (#8 player in 2014)
- Total: 10.1 win shares (#3 duo in 2014)

#9. 2004 Los Angeles Sparks
- C Lisa Leslie: 6.8 win shares (#4 player in 2004)
- G Mwadi Mabika: 4.3 win shares (#11 player in 2004)
- Total: 11.1 win shares (#2 duo in 2004)

#8. 2001 Los Angeles Sparks
- C Lisa Leslie: 7 win shares (#3 player in 2001)
- G-F Latasha Byears: 4.5 win shares (#12 player in 2001)
- Total: 11.5 win shares (#2 duo in 2001)

#7. 2000 Los Angeles Sparks
- C Lisa Leslie: 6.1 win shares (#8 player in 2000)
- G Mwadi Mabika: 5.5 win shares (#9 player in 2000)
- Total: 11.6 win shares (#2 duo in 2000)

#6. 2012 Los Angeles Sparks
- F Nneka Ogwumike: 5.9 win shares (#4 player in 2012)
- F-C Candace Parker: 5.7 win shares (#6 player in 2012)
- Total: 11.6 win shares (#4 duo in 2012)

#5. 2002 Los Angeles Sparks
- C Lisa Leslie: 5.9 win shares (#3 player in 2002)
- G Mwadi Mabika: 5.9 win shares (#4 player in 2002)
- Total: 11.8 win shares (#3 duo in 2002)

#4. 2008 Los Angeles Sparks
- F-C Candace Parker: 7.7 win shares (#1 player in 2008)
- C Lisa Leslie: 4.2 win shares (#16 player in 2008)
- Total: 11.9 win shares (#1 duo in 2008)

#3. 2013 Los Angeles Sparks
- F Nneka Ogwumike: 6.5 win shares (#3 player in 2013)
- F-C Candace Parker: 6.5 win shares (#4 player in 2013)
- Total: 13 win shares (#3 duo in 2013)

#2. 2016 Los Angeles Sparks
- F Nneka Ogwumike: 9.6 win shares (#1 player in 2016)
- G Kristi Toliver: 4.3 win shares (#10 player in 2016)
- Total: 13.9 win shares (#1 duo in 2016)

#1. 2017 Los Angeles Sparks
- F Nneka Ogwumike: 8.4 win shares (#2 player in 2017)
- F-C Candace Parker: 5.8 win shares (#5 player in 2017)
- Total: 14.2 win shares (#2 duo in 2017)