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Azurá Stevens
	Stevens with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2023
No. 23 – Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Power forward / center
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	February 1, 1996 (age 28); Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Cary; (Cary, North Carolina)
College	Duke (2014–2016); UConn (2017–2018);
WNBA draft	2018: 1st round, 6th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Dallas Wings
2018–2019	Hebei Win Power
2020–2022	Chicago Sky
2021–2022	Nika Syktyvkar
2022–2023	Galatasaray
2023–present	Los Angeles Sparks
2024	Xinjiang Magic Deer
2025–present	Rose BC
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA champion (2021); WNBA All-Rookie Team (2018); Second-team All-ACC (2015); Second-team All-AAC (2018); AAC Sixth Player of the Year (2018); AAC Newcomer of the Year (2018); AAC Tournament MVP (2018); First-team All-ACC (2016); ACC All-Defensive Team (2016); ACC All-Freshman Team (2015);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the United States
Pan American Games

Azurá Breeona Stevens (born February 1, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Stevens played college basketball at Duke^[1] and UConn.^[2]^[3] She was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.

Early life

Stevens was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter of Damon and Kaasha Stevens.^[1] She attended Cary High School in Cary, North Carolina, graduating in 2014.^[1] She played basketball at Cary High, where she averaged 30 points, 20 rebounds, and four blocks her senior year.^[4]^[5] As a sophomore and junior in high school, she played basketball with The Miracle League of the Triangle.^[1]

Stevens was an All-Academic selection all four years of high school.^[1] Her senior year, she was selected as an All-American by Parade Magazine.^[1] In 2014, she was selected for All-State by the Associated Press and for All-North Carolina First Team by USA Today.^[1]

College career

Stevens played for the Duke Blue Devils during the 2014–15 and 2015-16 season. At Duke, she was named to the All-ACC Second Team as a freshman and to the First Team as a sophomore. She sat out the following due to transfer rules before playing for the UConn Huskies in the 2017-18 season. At UConn, she was named to the All-AAC Second Team and received the AAC Sixth Player of Year and AAC Newcomer of Year awards.^[6]

Professional career

WNBA

Dallas Wings (2018–2019)

In April 2018, Stevens decided to forgo her senior year of college and declare for the 2018 WNBA draft.^[7]^[8] She was a highly rated player expected to be taken in the first round of the draft, and noted for her ability to play "positionless" basketball.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

In her rookie season for the Wings, Stevens mostly came off the bench, averaging 20.6 minutes, 8.9 points, and 4.6 rebounds per game, and was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team.^[13] Although the Wings ended the season with a 15–19 losing record, they entered the playoffs as the eighth seed and lost in the first round to the Phoenix Mercury. Stevens missed most of the 2019 season with an injury, playing only 9 games where she averaged 16 minutes and 4.8 points per game.^[14] She later had surgery on her injured foot.^[14]

Chicago Sky (2020–2022)

Ahead of the 2020 season, the Wings traded Stevens to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Katie Lou Samuelson and first-round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.^[15] In reporting ahead of the 2018 draft, multiple outlets had expected the Sky to draft Stevens with the third or fourth pick.^[10]^[11]^[12] With the Sky, Stevens was expected to fill a gap in the forward position created by the departure of Astou Ndour.^[14]

Los Angeles Sparks (2023–present)

Ahead of the 2023 season, Stevens signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Sparks.^[16] On August 22, 2024, Stevens signed a one-year contract extension with the Sparks.^[17]

Overseas

Galatasaray

On 3 August 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).^[18] As of July 2023, her contract has expired. Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on July 6, 2023 by publishing a thank you message.^[19]

Unrivaled

On October 3, 2024, it was announced that Stevens would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, the women's 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.^[20]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

†	Denotes seasons in which Stevens won a WNBA championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics^[21]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018	Dallas	34	9	20.6	.430	.318	.788	4.6	1.3	0.9	1.1	1.5	8.9
2019	Dallas	9	1	16.0	.358	.111	.800	3.6	0.6	0.6	1.1	1.0	4.8
2020	Chicago	13	13	27.3	.500	.385	.850	5.9	1.5	0.9	1.8	1.5	11.5
2021^†	Chicago	30	11	19.6	.500	.333	.813	4.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	7.4
2022	Chicago	35	8	21.9	.472	.362	.744	3.9	0.8	0.5	1.1	0.7	10.6
2023	Los Angeles	35	29	26.0	.404	.321	.754	5.9	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.5	10.8
2024	Los Angeles	20	19	24.7	.399	.350	.815	7.0	1.9	0.9	0.9	1.8	9.6
Career	7 years, 3 teams	176	90	22.5	.440	.337	.784	5.0	1.1	0.8	1.0	1.3	9.4

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018	Dallas	1	0	13.0	1.000	1.000	.000	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0
2021^†	Chicago	10	10	25.4	.477	.263	.786	6.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	9.8
2022	Chicago	8	0	18.8	.472	.188	.667	3.8	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.8	7.4
Career	3 years, 2 teams	19	10	21.9	.486	.250	.739	5.3	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.8	8.6

College

NCAA statistics^[22]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2014–15	Duke	33	25	28.8	.512	.283	.596	8.2	1.7	1.1	0.9	2.6	14.1
2015–16	Duke	25	25	31.2	.535	.358	.750	9.6	1.6	1.3	2.1	2.7	18.9
2016–17	Connecticut	Did not play (NCAA transfer rules)
2017–18	Connecticut	37	8	20.9	.606	.176	.791	7.4	1.9	0.8	2.1	1.3	14.7
Career		95	58	26.4	.552	.273	.707	8.3	1.7	1.0	1.7	2.1	15.6