Despite all the momentum of a new CBA and an historic influx of talent, the WNBA found itself at the mercy of COVID-19 just like every other sport (and industry) across the world. And while many countries coalesce towards recovery, the United States has split its response to the pandemic down party lines. Additionally, a…
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Get the W: Connecticut Sun’s Championship Chances, WNBA’s UCONN Huskies
Though they were just minutes away from a WNBA championship last season, the Connecticut Sun noticeably retooled their roster. Alexa Philippou of the Hartford Courant joins host Gabe Ibrahim to break down all the new additions, returning players and Jonquel Jones’s impact. (NOTE: This episode was recorded hours before Jones announced she would not be…
NBA, WNBA Continue Fighting for Social Justice
George Floyd’s murder last month at the hand of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin appears to have jolted much of America’s collective conscience from an apathetic slumber. People of all ages, races and backgrounds have taken up their First Amendment rights of assembly to redress grievances—namely the extra-judicial killing of unarmed Black men by America’s…
Basketball is Coming Back, but Does it Matter?
If Coronavirus taught us to appreciate the frivolous-but-welcome distraction that basketball offers in our daily lives, the raw pain that has followed the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis (and then erupted into global protests) has reminded us of sport’s place in the grand scheme of life. That is, it’s a luxury item and little…
Get the W: Rookie Contract Extensions & Favorite International Players
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…
Get the W: How the WNBA Comes Back This Summer
Promising comments have recently begun circulating among WNBA officials that the league can still return to play in 2020. But questions like “how soon?”, “for how long” and “at which location(s)” remain complicated to answer. Additionally, what will happen to the team rosters when final cuts are likely to be made without ever having completed…
How WNBA Players Stay Fit & Motivated Amid Uncertainty
“I was extremely exhausted going into that game. I tried to shoot around that morning, but I was feeling light-headed so I went to the hospital for an IV.” This was Connecticut Sun forward Theresa Plaisance, who played in China during the WNBA off-season. She could barely breathe in the week leading up to her…
TBW’s Official 2020 WNBA Mock Draft
Welcome to TBW’s first annual WNBA mock draft! The 2020 WNBA Draft will air on ESPN this Friday night at 7pm EST. Due to social distancing guidelines, teams will log on from afar to make their selections. By night’s end, thirty-six young women, also all remote, will learn of their futures (and destinations) in the…
Power Ranking Each WNBA Team, Post-Free Agency – Part 1
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…
Breaking Down Another Big Week of WNBA Free Agency
While not quite matching the record-setting pace of the first wave, WNBA Free Agency’s second week hasn’t lacked excitement. That said, a few teams have been conspicuously quiet in comparison to the rest. The Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty have largely sat out the proceedings while everyone else has loaded up or…