Since her return, Brink ranks second in the WNBA in steals plus blocks, aka stocks, per Polymarket Hoops. Yes, a small sample, but a real indicator. Steals and blocks are two stats that normalize relatively quickly to a player's true ability.

After 406 days, Cameron Brink made her much awaited return for the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. In her first action since tearing her ACL on June 18, 2024 against the Connecticut Sun, Brink finished the night with five points and three rebounds with one block, assist and steal in 13 minutes in an 89-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces .

Cameron Brink was dancing and smiling in the pre-game huddle. After 13 months away from the sport she loves, the Los Angeles Sparks forward was back in what coach Lynne Roberts calls “her happy place.