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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I recently looked at how Sabrina Ionescu will impact the New York Liberty. While she gets the lion share of the coverage, Ionescu is just one of six rookies drafted by New York—all of whom were selected within the first 15 picks. On TBW’s WNBA podcast, Get the W, Gabe Ibrahim and I also talked…
A new era is dawning for basketball in New York as Sabrina Ionescu and five other rookies join the Liberty at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. But which expectations are realistic versus those coming a year or two too early? TBW’s WNBA staff writer Myles Ehrlich joins host Gabe Ibrahim to reveal the road ahead for…
On April 17, the WNBA held its annual draft remotely. Prospects tuned in, along with nearly 400,000 fans, waiting for Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to reveal each successive selection. Except, they weren’t waiting for the No. 1 pick. Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu was not only among the most certain locks for the spot in league history, it’s…
On a Sunday afternoon last August, the New York Liberty played the Seattle Storm at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn—a one-game respite from the undersized Westchester County Center the team had called home for two seasons. Everything was bigger in Brooklyn. Nearly 8,000 fans—more than three times as many as the team’s average for 2019—showed…
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…
