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• The best landing spots in the 2026 WNBA Draft for Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Which WNBA teams would be the perfect fits for college stars like Lauren Betts and Flau’Jae Johnson? The 2026 WNBA Draft is shaping up to include an incredibly deep and talented class of prospects. It will be headlined by a potential unicorn and a player that could be a franchise cornerstone in the 6-foot-7 Lauren Betts, an elite playmaker and creative passer in Oliv...2025
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• WATCH: The Moment Mystics Rookies Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen Found Out They Were Selected As 2025 WNBA All-Stars
Mystics rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen were surprised with flowers, hugs, and even a celebratory cake after being named 2025 WNBA All-Stars....2025
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• WNBA All-Star reserves are out, and only one team isn’t represented

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Alyssa Thomas, Skylar Diggins, and Angel Reese headline a list of 12 All-Star reserves selected by WNBA coaches. The WNBA All-Star game is just over a week away, and the full list of All-Stars is officially out. After 10 starters were selected by way of a fan, media, and player vote, an additional 12 players were picked by the league’s 13 head coac...2025
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• Washington Mystics trying to find trade for former WNBA first-round pick

Emily Faith Morgan-Imagn Images The Washington Mystics are seeking a trade for a player they recently drafted, but are not using much. The WNBA said, “Canada Day? Sure, let’s do it!” If you’re unaware, July 1 is “Canada Day,” aka the Canadian version of the United States’ “Independence Day,” which makes it incredibly ironic that it also happens to be the day that one of the best Canadian p...2025
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• WATCH: Kiki Iriafen Goes Viral as Fans Crowd Mystics Rookie for Autographs
Despite the Mystics’ loss, rookie Kiki Iriafen stole the spotlight in Arlington, Texas, as fans lined up postgame for the rising star's autographs....2025
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• Which of these 3 WNBA Rookies is REALLY leading the Rookie of the Year race?

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images There is a lot of debate about whether Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings, Sonia Citron or her Mystics teammate, Kiki Iriafen, is the frontrunner for WNBA Rookie of the Year. So let’s dig into the numbers to find out who is leading in the most areas. Last week, we did a side-by-side comparison of three MVP frontrunners in the WNBA — Napheesa Collier, Caitlin Clark,...2025
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• The Mystics’ heartwarming on-court moment is a reminder that WNBA rebuilding is about more than wins and losses

Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images After the Washington Mystics lost to the New York Liberty, the team shared a learning moment. For teams who aren’t in the championship conversation, a season isn’t solely measured in wins and losses. For the Washington Mystics, especially, their better-than-expected 2025 season has been filled with learning opportunities. The Mystics have a team f...2025
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• Nearly half of 2025 WNBA draft picks are no longer in the league

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Of the 38 players selected on draft night last month, only 20 are active on WNBA rosters. That’s the harsh reality of trying to make one of the most competitive leagues in the world. Last month, 38 women’s basketball players were selected in the WNBA Draft in New York. Tears flowed, Families embraced, and a lifelong dream for dozens of athletes came to fruition....2025
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• Washington Mystics standouts available for game against Indiana Fever

Photo by Jess Rapfogel for The Washington Post via Getty Images Shakira Austin and Aaliyah Edwards have both missed substantial time with injury, but are available on Wednesday. Shakira Austin returns from a week-long absence for Wednesday’s match-up between the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever. Aaliayh Edwards, meanwhile, plays in a second consecutive game after missing preseason and...2025
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• This WNBA team is biggest opening weekend surprise (in a good way)

Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Washington Mystics are 2-0 to begin the WNBA season, and rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen have looked legit. Most projected that the Washington Mystics would be among the WNBA’s worst — if not the worst — this season. The Mystics remained quiet through free agency and traded away one of their top players in Ariel Atkins. The...2025
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• 3 hot takes from the first 3 days of the 2025 WNBA season

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images The 29th season of the WNBA tipped off this weekend, and things are already getting spicy on the court. The WNBA’s 29th season started this weekend, leading to a packed slate of exciting games. While these initial wins and losses aren’t anything to overreact to, especially now that the W has expanded to a 44-game season, there are still a few ...2025
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• This WNBA second-round pick has a great chance of making the opening day roster

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Iowa guard Lucy Olsen, drafted by the Washington Mystics with the 23rd overall pack in the 2025 WNBA Draft, seems to have a legitimate chance to make the final roster. Lucy Olsen could be the latest second-round pick to find herself on an Opening Day WNBA roster. Olsen, who spent the first three years of her college career at Villanova before transferr...2025
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• Another young WNBA star has suffered a training camp injury

Photo by John McDonnell/ for The Washington Post via Getty Images Aaliyah Edwards joins Georgia Amoore as young Mystics stars who have already suffered injuries at training camp. The injury bug has bitten the Washington Mystics at training camp, and hard. One day after announcing that Georgia Amoore, the No. 6 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, suffered a left ACL injury, the team shared that ...2025
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top

UConn’s Paige Bueckers is widely expected to be the top pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. | Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Here’s our last-minute 2025 WNBA Mock Draft, with projections and analysis for all 38 picks. The 2025 WNBA Draft is rapidly approaching, and there’s no shortage of storylines as the league’s 13 teams prepare to make their selections. Once again, there’s n...2025
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• Ranking the 16 best players in the women’s Sweet 16, including Paige Bueckers

David Butler II-Imagn Images After JuJu Watkins’ injury, who are the best players remaining in the Sweet 16? Among them are Flau’Jae Johnson and Lauren Betts. There are just 16 teams left in the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament. This weekend, teams will battle in Birmingham, Alabama, and square-up in Spokane, Washington. When the dust finally settles on Monday night, we will have four teams go...2025
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• The best players in the women’s college basketball transfer portal, ranked and updated

Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Wisconsin’s Serah Williams, Auburn’s Taliah Scott and Wofford’s Rachael Rose are among the best players in the 2025 transfer portal. The transfer portal for women’s college basketball officially opened on March 25, essentially starting the sport’s free agency season. Last offseason, several teams picked up key players in the portal ...2025
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"Here’s who ESPN’s Michael Voepel currently projects will be selected in the first round on draft night on April 14: Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers Seattle Storm: Dominique Malonga Washington Mystics: Kiki Iriafen Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron Golden State Valkyries: Aneesah Morrow Washington Mystics: Shyanne Sellers Connecticut Sun: Ajsa Sivka Connecticut Sun: Aziaha James Los Angeles Sparks: Georgia Amoore Chicago Sky: Sania Feagin Minnesota Lynx: Justė Jocytė Dallas Wings: Saniyah Rivers ESPN’s previous WNBA mock draft, published on March 25th amid the NCAA tournament, projected the following draft order: Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers Seattle Storm: Olivia Miles Washington Mystics: Kiki Iriafen Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron Golden State Valkyries: Dominique Malonga Washington Mystics: Shyanne Sellers Connecticut Sun: Aneesah Morrow Connecticut Sun: Ajsa Sivka Los Angeles Sparks: Hailey Van Lith Chicago Sky: Georgia Amoore Minnesota Lynx: Saniyah Rivers Dallas Wings: Sedona Prince Dominique Malonga, Aneesah Morrow made biggest jump draft projections French star Dominique Malonga, who did not compete in the NCAA tournament, makes the biggest jump in Voepel’s draft, rising from Number 5 a few days ago to Number 2 in Friday’s version."

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"7 with new weapons around her like freshman Kennedy Smith and First Team All-Pac-12 forward Kiki Iriafen who transferred in from Stanford this offseason."

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"Kiki Iriafen also returns as a 6’3 forward who can score inside, and 5’7 guard Talana Lepolo is also back after starting 31 games last year as a freshman."

• The best landing spots in the 2026 WNBA Draft for Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles
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• Which of these 3 WNBA Rookies is REALLY leading the Rookie of the Year race?
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• 3 WNBA teams have surpassed expectations this season (so far)

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images The Atlanta Dream, Golden State Valkyries, and Washington Mystics are all better than (most) expected). It’s no shock that last year’s WNBA Finals teams — the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty — are once again having dominant seasons. At 12-1, the Lynx have been the best team in the league, and the Liberty (10-3) are shortly behind them. The Phoenix M...2025
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• Paige Bueckers is already leading the entire WNBA in 1 statistic

Candice Ward-Imagn Images Doing a dive into the stats of the WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick led to an interesting discovery. 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 explo...2025
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• The Mystics’ heartwarming on-court moment is a reminder that WNBA rebuilding is about more than wins and losses
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• Washington Mystics standouts available for game against Indiana Fever
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• Which WNBA rookie could edge out Paige Bueckers for Rookie of the Year?

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The 2025 WNBA Rookie Class is impressing early on as we enter the send week of the season. The media sometimes has a weird way of pigeon-holing a conversation, and that seems especially prevalent in women’s basketball. They see a marketable star and cling to them and the sad reality is that the other people in the conversation fade into the shadows. This ...2025
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• The best landing spots in the 2026 WNBA Draft for Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles
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• WNBA All-Star reserves are out, and only one team isn’t represented
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• WNBA All-Star fan voting returns are in — here’s what stands out

Photo by Dylan Goodman/NBAE via Getty Images Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier headline the list, the Indiana Fever are well-represented, and other initial takeaways. Early returns for WNBA All-Star voting are in, and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark once again tops the list, racking up 515,993 fan votes. Not too far behind her is Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier, who has accrued 48...2025
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• Paige Bueckers is already leading the entire WNBA in 1 statistic
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• Way-too-early WNBA rookie ladder: where do Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron stack up after Week 1?

Photo by Tim Heitman/NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Mystics’ rookies have stood out in the early days — while Paige Bueckers has shown flashes of brilliance in her first games in the WNBA. We’re only one week into the WNBA season, but already, several players look like Rookie of the Year prospects. It’s no surprise that Paige Bueckers, the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft...2025
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• This WNBA team is biggest opening weekend surprise (in a good way)
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• Way-too-early WNBA rookie ladder: where do Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron stack up after Week 1?
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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, more people tuned into the WNBA Draft when Caitlin Clark was in it. But what stands out most was that Monday’s viewership numbers topped both the NHL’s and MLB’s Draft numbers. NEW YORK CITY — Cameras surrounded Paige Bueckers as she made her way into the WNBA Draft on Monday. Bueckers, the inevitable No. 1 pick in the draft, was already one of women’s bask...2025
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• Sara Ashlee Barker and 2 other WNBA prospects drafted higher than expected

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Georgia Amoore, Sara Ashlee Barker, and Juste Jocyte were three players who were selected before most mock WNBA drafts predicted. NEW YORK CITY — Ahead of the 2025 WNBA Draft, most expected Paige Bueckers, Dominique Malonga, and Sonia Citron to round out the top three picks. But, after that, mock drafts conflicted. ESPN’s latest mock draft projected that USC fo...2025
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• WNBA Draft night: 3 big winners, 3 potential losers

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Hailey Van Lith comes away one of the biggest winners of the 2025 WNBA Draft, while TCU teammate Sedona Prince never heard her name called. NEW YORK CITY — The 2025 WNBA Draft is officially complete, and 38 players have been selected. There were some no-brainer selections — Dallas Wings general manager Curt Miller confirmed he never doubted selecting Paige Bueck...2025
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• WNBA mock draft 2025: Final projection for all 38 picks still has Paige Bueckers on top
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• Who Are Kiki Iriafen’s Parents Harrison and Yemi Iriafen? A Closer Look at the WNBA Prospect’s Family Background
USC star Kiki Iriafen has a deep love for her Nigerian heritage. Find out more about the star player and her parents, Harrison and Yemi Iriafen....2025
• Potential WNBA lottery pick gives update on draft decision

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Flau’Jae Johnson could choose to forego her fourth season of college and instead go to the WNBA early — but she still hasn’t made her choice. Flau’Jae Johnson could be headed to the WNBA as soon as next month. That is, if the LSU star decides to forego her fourth season of college and instead go professional after three college seasons, something she’s...2025
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• Ranking the 16 best players in the women’s Sweet 16, including Paige Bueckers
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• Women’s college basketball Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and All-Americans: our selections

Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images JuJu Watkins or Lauren Betts? Mikayla Blakes or Sarah Strong? Let’s dive into the season awards for women’s college basketball. Award season is here and it’s time to settle a few things regarding the 2024-25 women’s college basketball season. Who has been the best player? Who has been the best coach? Who was the most impactful transfer? Which freshman st...2025
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• New ESPN WNBA mock draft: 2 players make big jumps, 3 enter first round

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Dominique Malonga, Aneesah Morrow rise in ESPN’s latest WNBA mock draft, while Hailey Van Lith and Sedona Prince fall out of the first round. Just a few days before the WNBA Draft, ESPN has received a new WNBA mock draft — its first post-March Madness iteration. The biggest change between the two mock drafts is the absence of Notre Dame guard Olivia M...2025
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• Nneka Ogwumike announced her WNBA free agency decision in the coolest way possible

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Ogwumike, the 2016 WNBA MVP, is returning to the Seattle Storm — and had her sister Chiney break the news on ESPN. Nneka Ogwumike, a nine-time All-Star and former league MVP, was one of the top free agents on the market heading into WNBA free agency. The two-way wing who last played for the Seattle Storm can do it all, and despite being 34 year...2025
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• Nearly half of 2025 WNBA draft picks are no longer in the league
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• JuJu Watkins cements her case for the best player in women’s college basketball as USC beats UCLA again

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images JuJu Watkins embraced the spotlight and USC seized the opportunity. They’ve swept UCLA, dealing the Bruins their only two losses of the season so far. On the road, in a rival’s sold-out arena, with the conference title and NCAA Tournament seeding implications on the line, the USC Trojans oozed confidence. Even as they endured several players dealing with fou...2025
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• JuJu Watkins is good enough for the WNBA, but 19-year-olds aren’t allowed

Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images Watkins’ poise and patience has her playing at a professional level collegiately For years, the NBA allowed the best high school stars to jump directly from the amateur to professional level. That’s since changed to the current world of “one-and-done” players going to college, or overseas, for a season before trying their hand at the top level. In the WNBA...2024
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• Women’s basketball rankings: South Carolina and UConn fall, shaking up top five of AP rankings

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Texas Longhorns and Tennessee Volunteers got a bit of revenge against two top programs in the country. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and no this isn’t about Kendrick Lamar’s memorable Super Bowl halftime show performance. Week 14 of NCAA women’s basketball featured teams overcoming previous defeats — so...2025
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• The best landing spots in the 2026 WNBA Draft for Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles
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• UConn star confirms highly-anticipated WNBA Draft decision

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images Paige Bueckers confirmed to ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo that she’ll be entering the 2025 WNBA Draft. UConn star Paige Bueckers is entering the 2025 WNBA Draft, she confirmed to ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo on Friday ahead of her team’s Sweet Sixteen matchup against Oklahoma. Bueckers is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick, which the Dallas Wings currently hold. The W...2025
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• Re-ranking women’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 teams by national championship chances

Getty Images Let’s rank the Sweet 16 field in 2024 women’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances After the first two rounds of the women’s NCAA tournament, No. 1-overall seed South Carolina has cemented its status as the overwhelming favorite, running over, past and all around No. 16-seed Presbyterian in the first round and No. 8-seed North Carolina in the second round to ...2024
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