Sitting on the bench at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in late June, Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright did not think much of my question when I asked her who the 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year should be. “I mean, I don’t think it’s a question,” Wright said, as customarily blunt as she’s been in […]
Entering the 2022 WNBA season, opinions varied widely on a range of issues. The only place with consensus? There were, potentially, 10 teams fighting for the playoffs. Indiana and Atlanta would be heading for the lottery. A week into the season, the Atlanta Dream are one of two remaining undefeated teams, at 2-0, while the […]
The WNBA is back to kick off another season on Friday, and the FiveThirtyEight WNBA predictions are back as well, forecasting the outcome of each game and the season as a whole. This season projects to be a tight one, as our model sees three teams — the Connecticut Sun, Chicago Sky and Las Vegas […]
In 2018 and 2020, the Seattle Storm won WNBA titles behind a homegrown “Big Three” of Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd. All three are former No. 1 overall draft picks and have played their entire careers in Seattle, and they currently rank second, third and fourth in franchise history in win shares. Bird, […]
As usual this time of year, the fast-forward button is stuck on the VCR playing the 2021 women’s basketball schedule. (Kids, ask your parents what a VCR is.) An unconventional 2020-21 college basketball season ended in thrilling fashion on April 4, followed quickly by the 2021 WNBA draft on April 15. Now WNBA training camps […]