" said Los Angeles Sparks coach and general manager Derek Fisher, who also lost two starters, Candace Parker (Chicago Sky) and Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas), to free agency. "But there are a number of teams that lost key or significant All-Star level players, and there was a great deal...
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a U.S.-based women’s basketball league that started play with eight teams in 1997.
Pelton:I'm fascinated to see where Canada lands if there is a sign-and-trade deal for her as a core player. A year ago, she re-signed for the veteran minimum of $74,305. Now, her runner-up finish for Most Improved Player and the number of teams in need of poin...
The Sylvia Fowles farewell season did not get off to the start that the Lynx were hoping for as Minnesota dropped its first two games of the season. Like a number of teams around the league, the Lynx are playing short-handed to begin the 2022 campaign. Already without All-Star Napheesa ...
of their regular-season play. The field is divided into four regions, in each of which teams are seeded 1–16 and matched up according to seed number. The teams then play a series of single-elimination games on neutral courts, and each region’s winner advances to the Final Four, where...
This best-of-five series features the top-seeded Liberty, who are pursuing their first championship, and the second-seeded Lynx, aiming to become the first team in WNBA history to claim five titles. Both teams boast a mix of seasoned veterans and rising stars, each with standout ...
this point, even given the amount of strength she is giving up in those matchups, Bonner could still be a very good fit on a number of teams. Relying on her to generate offense in the playoffs is too much, but she can do a lot of things fairly well even this long into her career...
lines on every game. These are very easy to read, as the underdog gets points while the favorite team gives points. This is the oddsmakers' way of leveling the playing field. The greater the disparity there is between the teams the bigger the point spread. Let’s use the example below...
The Fever had the talent to hang with many teams, but largely struggled to close out games. With the addition of Caitlin Clark, the number one pick in the WNBA Draft and generational talent, combined with last year’s number one pick and Rookie of the Year, Aliyah Boston (also a ...
The first four WNBA titles were won by theHouston Comets, with teams that featured two of the league’s first superstars inCynthia CooperandSheryl Swoopes. Helped by the dissolution of the rivalAmerican Basketball Leaguein 1999, the WNBA grew in the early years of the 21st century to become ...