Editing Los Angeles Sparks (section)

=== 2017–2020: Hunting more championships ===
Coming into the 2017 season, the Sparks had some changes made in their roster. Toliver left the Sparks in free agency to join the [[Washington Mystics]], [[Chelsea Gray]] became the starting point guard, the Sparks traded for [[Odyssey Sims]], drafted [[Sydney Wiese]] and retooled most of their bench, but kept their core intact. The Sparks once again finished as the second best team in the league with a 26–8 record with a double-bye to the semi-finals. The Sparks swept the [[Phoenix Mercury]] 3-0 in the semi-finals, advancing to the Finals for the second season in a row, setting up a rematch with the Lynx. In Game 1, Gray made a game-winning jumper with 2 seconds left to give the Sparks a 1-0 series lead. In Game 3, Parker set the Finals record for most steals in a game with 5 steals as the Sparks were up 2–1 in the Finals. With another opportunity to close out the series at home, the Sparks failed to deliver as they lost Game 4 80–69, extending the series to a deciding Game 5. The Sparks would lose Game 5, failing to win back-to-back championships.

In 2018, the Sparks continued to hold onto their core, but would underperform during the season, this time they would finish as the number 6 seed with a 19–15 record. They would start off their playoff run against the rival championship-defending Minnesota Lynx. They would defeat the Lynx 75–68, advancing to the second round. In the second round elimination game, the Sparks lost 96–64 to the [[Washington Mystics]], ending their run of two consecutive finals appearances.

After the 2018 season, [[Brian Agler]] resigned as the coach of the Sparks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/25417898/brian-agler-resigns-los-angeles-sparks-coach|title=Brian Agler resigns as Sparks coach|website=espn.com|publisher=ESPN|first=Mechelle|last=Voepele|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> One month later, the Sparks announced that [[Derek Fisher]] had been hired as a replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/derek-fisher-named-head-coach-of-los-angeles-sparks/|title=Sparks Hire Derek Fisher As Head Coach|first=Jonah|last=Ballow|work=WNBA.com|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>

After the 2019 season, [[Penny Toler]] was dismissed as general manager.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/los-angeles-sparks-gm-penny-toler-relieved-of-duties/ |title=Los Angeles Sparks GM Penny Toler Relieved Of Duties |publisher=WNBA |date=October 4, 2019 |access-date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>