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The WNBA Teams To Watch Next Season

Two weeks into the WNBA’s free agency period, we’ve seen big moves by all 12 teams. Signings, star relocation, massive trades — on Feb. 10 we essentially had a five-team trade. Five! That’s 41.667 percent of the league involved in one trade. Players regularly outgrow more limited roles on their original teams, particularly since the […]

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How The WNBA First-Round Picks Could Help Their New Teams

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 […]

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The Draft Hopefuls Who Can Fill Each WNBA Team’s Needs

Friday will bring us one of the few scheduled events in the sports world that has not been canceled or delayed by the coronavirus: the WNBA draft. In fact, it will happen much like previous years, except that the top prospects will watch from their couches instead of congregating in New York. Teams will call […]

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The Two Best Teams In The WNBA Don’t Need Threes

The top two seeds in the WNBA playoffs — the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx — each face a win-or-go-home scenario Tuesday night in the third game of their best-of-three first-round series. Both teams won better than 60 percent of their games in the regular season with a fairly similar style. Most notably, […]

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