After a laser-fast WNBA regular season, the 2020 playoffs have arrived. The stakes are high, and almost cruel, this week: single-elimination doubleheaders Tuesday and Thursday ahead of the best-of-five semifinal series, which begin this weekend. On Tuesday night, the sixth-seeded Chicago Sky face the seventh-seeded Connecticut Sun. Then the five seed, the Phoenix Mercury, take […]
Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky may have found herself a new favorite assist on Monday night. THE RECORD. @Sloot22 dishes out a #WNBA record 1️⃣8️⃣ ASSISTS in tonight's game!#BradentonArea pic.twitter.com/TKWxZBYe3n — WNBA (@WNBA) September 1, 2020 That one — to Vandersloot’s wife, Allie Quigley — set a new WNBA record of 17 assists in […]
When evaluating the WNBA draft, held virtually on April 17, it’s worth keeping in mind some critical roster context. The draft is three rounds long, or 36 players. That’s fully 25 percent of what the league can hold at maximum capacity, with rosters capped at 12 players each for 12 teams. Team turnover, retirement rate […]