As the WNBA inches closer to starting up its season, a lot of attention turns to big names that changed venues. But what about the key contributors coming off rookie contracts who stay put and now step into bigger roles? TBW’s WNBA staff writer Huw Hopkins joins host Gabe Ibrahim to break down which of…
With so many WNBA teams diving headlong into free agency, a divide has eroded the mid-tier competition. In fact, we’ve seen a binary of approaches in this new CBA era: Some franchises are win-now while others seem to be preparing only for the future (which may be multiple seasons down the road). The new CBA…
One week before the ever-extended CBA deadline, the New York Liberty introduced Walt Hopkins on Wednesday as its eighth head coach in franchise history. Sitting beside General Manager Jonathan Kolb, Hopkins could hardly withhold an enthusiastic grin through his introduction at the Liberty’s new home arena, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He comes over from…
The Liberty, who entered the night with a 44 percent chance at the top slot, won the WNBA Draft Lottery Tuesday and the right to draft Sabrina Ionescu, the all-time collegiate triple-double leader. The 5’11” point guard has the potential to be a franchise changer, a fiery teammate and natural leader that could bring the…
Women’s EuroBasket 2019 concluded July 7 as Spain clinched the title with a decisive 86-66 victory over France. Though that’s long past, there are a lot of takeaways from that competition which help us from a WNBA standpoint, especially when considering prospects who are or will likely make the league in the near future. This…
New York Liberty second-year guard Kia Nurse was named a 2019 All-Star starter earlier this week. The 2018 No. 10 overall pick has stepped into a larger scoring role and helped New York to a 7-8 start, capably filling the vacant role as a No. 2 option in support of eight-time All-WNBA forward Tina Charles.…
The 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket tournament shouldered its way into the first third of the WNBA season, borrowing players with national commitments from June 27 to July 7 (with some, like the Mystics’ Emma Meesseman and Kim Mestdagh, leaving earlier to prep with their squad, or others delaying their season’s start entirely). The top six…
Chicago Sky forward Astou Ndour was named MVP of EuroBasket 2019 as Spain cruised 86-66 over France in Sunday’s title game. France, led by six-year WNBA veteran Sandrine Gruda and New York Liberty guards Bria Hartley and Marine Johannes, has now finished as the runners-up four straight times, losing three times at the hands of…
Women’s EuroBasket 2019 begins June 27 and concludes July 7 with the championship game. 13 WNBA players along with several additional players and prospects of interest are competing in the tournament, and WNBA teams must account for the temporary losses of these players as they compete on this international stage. We don’t know how things…
The New York Liberty needed to add some perimeter scoring coming off a 7-27 finish in 2018. They’ll look to bolster that perimeter attack around eight-time All-WNBA forward Tina Charles as they enter Katie Smith’s second season as head coach. New general manager Jonathan Kolb announced the signing of Marine Johannes on March 21. She…
