With just 13 days remaining until the official start of the WNBA season, I’ll be counting down with a daily mini preview of each of the league’s 13 teams. Stay tuned as we break down what to watch, who to watch, and what to expect from every squad.

Table of Contents

• Training Camp and Preseason Reminder

• Revenge Tour

• Hoops & Hype: Media Picks

  • Film Session: WBB Highlights & Insights 📽️

  • Booked & Busy: WBB Reads 👓

  • Drip Report 💧

Training Camp and Preseason Reminder

Teams are inviting a ton of players to training camp to battle it out for roster spots. Each team can bring in up to 18 players, so expect to see a lot of additions over the next few days.

To stay updated on who’s in and out of camp, check out Across the Timeline and the WNBA Transaction page.

Revenge Tour

If you’ve listened to or read any interview with a Lynx player in the last six months, you’ve heard the same thing over and over: How badly did that Finals loss hurt? Is this a revenge tour?

OH BROTHER! SPARE US!  

Yes. The Lynx are out for revenge. They feel they were one bad call (and five minutes of overtime) away from seeing banner #5 go up in Target Center. Now, I feel like both teams failed to do what was necessary to ensure a referee’s call didn’t decide the game. As much as people talk about Sabrina going 1-for-16 (rightfully so—my god, woman), Courtney Williams went 2-for-14, and Bridget Carleton went 1-for-6. I’m not saying this to shame the Lynx, but to point out that with better play from those two, they’d be champions. And I think a championship lost is one hell of a teacher.

This year, the Lynx are being slept on, with the Aces and Fever having better odds to win the chip. I, for one, am not sleeping on the motherf*cking Lynx. Like, they think adding 2 33+ year olds, PLUS the oldest player in the league, means the Fever is a championship team??? 🆗

Napheesa is poised to build on her DPOY season, showing us just how unstoppable she looks in Unrivaled, where she won MVP, was crowned champion of the 1-on-1 tournament, and led the Lunar Owls to a 13-2 season (though, unfortunately, that last loss came in the Finals—hehe, déjà vu).

Courtney also reminded everyone she’s still the midrange assassin in Unrivaled. Meanwhile, Bridget Carleton and Kayla McBride proved they haven’t missed a beat—Carleton had a strong season with the Turkish club Mersin, and K-Mac shined in Unrivaled and with Fenerbahçe, where she won the Turkish League title.

& Alanna is coming off a successful season in China. With their starting five using the offseason to sharpen their game, I can only expect the Lynx to come back stronger.

The Lynx made minimal moves in the offseason, opting to mostly run it back—and I think that’s a smart strategy, because this is a really good team. The two most important offseason moves so far are:

1. Signing French center Marième Badiane – Last year, the Liberty were able to sag off Myisha Hines-Allen, who became a non-factor completely. That really hurt the Lynx, especially when Alanna went down with an injury. Badiane should help solve that problem.

2. Bringing back impact player Jessica Shepard, who sat out last year. She’s already showing how essential she’ll be in the lineup in pre-season

Meanwhile, Dorka Juhász will be sitting out the 2025 season after playing two straight years of nonstop, year-round basketball. This almost guarantees that Alyssa Pili will make the roster again. (I think Cheryl told her ass to stay home).

What to Look Out For:  

Naphessa Collier, not much to say here. She has made it known how she thinks she should be the MVP and should win a ring. Let’s see if she achieves those things.

Diamond Miller is coming off a season where she spent most of her time rehabbing an injury and wasn’t able to fully work her way back into the rotation. Now, she’s looking healthy and ready to take on a bigger role with the team this year.

Question Marks

• Will this team have the stamina to do a whole season + a 7-game series playoffs??

  • Kmac hasn’t even joined the team yet after looking gassed in Unrivaled, AND when she joined Fenerbahçe for their Turkish Playoffs run. She was permitted a late arrival to training camp for rest.

  • Phee has been hooping nonstop since the Finals

  • Bridget Carlton played with Mersin, who made it to the semi-finals or finals in the Euroleague and Turkish league

• Did they make enough moves in the offseason to make it back to the finals?

• Will Phee finally win an MVP?

CAP SPACE: $67,829

Free Agency and Roster Updates

The Coaches + Front Of House Staff

Hoops & Hype: Media Picks

Check out some of the cool podcasts, videos, reads, and fashion I saw this week.

Film Session: WBB Highlights & Insights 📽️

Booked & Busy: WBB Reads 👓

Drip Report 💧