Tag: wnba-playbook-2025
Could A’ja Wilson be the next WNBA superstar on the move?
Contracts have been a huge talking point of the 2025 WNBA season, as the players negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the league. Due to that, over three-quarters of the WNBA will be heading into a chaotic free agency period come January — something the league has never seen before. Yet, one player seems…
WNBA: Paige Bueckers leading in this stat shows why she’s rookie frontrunner
Sipping the basketball fan Kool-Aid starts with casually watching a playoff game in a group setting years ago, and leads to diving into a player’s shooting by zone statistics at 11 pm on a Monday. It’s hard not to, when Her Hoop Stats has so many fun stats to explore, with a fun tool that…
Dallas Wings lose another key player as WNBA injury woes mount
The Dallas Wings have struggled this season and are hanging out at the bottom of the WNBA standings with a record of 1-11. They’ve already lost two players to Eurobasket (Luisa Geiselsöder and Teaira McCowan) and waived Kaila Charles as well. It was also only last week that guard Ty Harris was ruled out for…
Valkyries sign UConn standout amid Eurobasket absences
Of all the WNBA teams losing players to Eurobasket this month, the Golden State Valkyries may have the worst of it. It makes sense, given their roster is filled with international talent, and it also allows them to sign and test out some of their training camp players who were waived due to roster constraints….
Anyone complaining about WNBA Pride Nights hasn’t been watching the WNBA
June is widely recognized as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a period of celebration for the advancements of the community, but also an important time for protest and activism. But as with everything in society, the commercialization of Pride has seeped into sports culture, with teams and brands joining in on the “rainbow-ification” of their branding. “Pride…
Dallas Wings announce key player is out for the season
Another season-ending injury has impacted the WNBA. After missing several weeks due to a knee injury, the Dallas Wings announced Tuesday morning that guard Ty Harris underwent a procedure and will be out for the rest of the year. The team did not confirm what kind of procedure Harris underwent, only that it was on…
Indiana Fever provide disappointing update on Caitlin Clark’s status ahead of big game
Two weeks ago, Caitlin Clark was sidelined from her Indiana Fever team to rest a strained quadricep. The Fever said she would be out at least two weeks, and then re-evaluated. In the time she has been out of the lineup, the Fever have gone 2-2 in games, struggling to replace Clark’s offensive load and…
Natasha Cloud on the Liberty has Jonathan Kolb in lead for WNBA executive award
Sports executives are both crucial and underrated factors in winning. They are responsible not only for building their teams but also for maintaining them, managing them, and ensuring they have what they need to succeed. In a league as small and as talented as the WNBA, figuring out the perfect combination of players is more…
One of the WNBA’s undefeated teams just added another elite center
The Minnesota Lynx have signed Russian center Maria Kliundikova, according to the WNBA’s transaction page. That came just a few days after they waived French forward Marieme Badiane ahead of the Eurobasket tournament. Kliundikova was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks with the 11th overall pick in 2018, and spent two seasons with the organization….
Undrafted rookies are powering 1 (winning) WNBA team, and it’s incredible
The Phoenix Mercury acquired two big fish this offseason: forwards Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas. In addition to returning All-Star Kahleah Copper, a new promising core had emerged in the Western Conference. But a roster is comprised of 12 players, not three, and Phoenix didn’t have a slew of proven role players to surround Sabally…
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