February 5, 2025
Locked On Women’s Basketball: Danielle Robinson on the path ahead
By The Next
Robinson: 'I started looking at what drove me, and what brought me joy ... and that was relationships'
On the latest episode of Locked On Women’s Basketball, host Howard Megdal sits down with former player-turned-executive Danielle Robinson to discuss her franchise, the LA Sparks. The two also talk about Robinson’s career in the WNBA, the path ahead for the league, and more.
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Megdal opens the show by asking Robinson how she decided to make the jump to working in a front office. “As soon as I knew there were more days behind me than ahead of me, you start to think about what you want to do and what it would be like to maybe transition,” Robinson says. “So I started looking at what drove me, and what brought me joy, especially as a player, and that was relationships.”
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Later on, Megdal asks Robinson to share some of the long-term vision for the LA Sparks, where she now serves as the manager of basketball integration and scout support. “The future will be bright with the Sparks,” Robinson says, reflecting on the franchise’s philosophy. “So just continuing to sell that … I think we have a really great culture.”
Megdal and Robinson finish the show by discussing what it feels like for Robinson, a California native, to be coming home. “It’s incredibly special,” Robinson says. “My parents are super excited. … Just the opportunity to be closer to them, that’s really important to me.”
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