A question for all 15 WNBA teams: Can the Aces be caught? Can the Fever make a run?
The WNBA has more teams than it has had since 2002. In the more crowded landscape of 15 franchises, thanks to an expansion explosion in the league, we have questions for each team. The Aces seem like the favorites, but intrigue abounds.
How will the new teams perform? Will free agency pickups have an influence? Will new fits work out?
Let’s see what our experts have to say before the season kicks off Friday. Eastern Conference Atlanta Dream Does Angel Reese’s addition get the Dream gets over the first-round hump? Atlanta hasn’t advanced past the first round of the playoffs since 2016 (back then, it required winning only one game).
In the four seasons from 2019-22 — the Dream haven’t qualified for the postseason in the last three years — they made it to the first round but won only one game total. With the returning core of Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones, Rhyne Howard, Jordin Canada and Naz Hillmon (returning 80 percent of its team starts) and the addition of Angel Reese, Atlanta gets to the second round. Can this be a historic season?
Atlanta was already the best rebounding team in 2025, but Reese — the league’s leading rebounder last season — makes Atlanta that much fiercer in the paint. With Reese and Jones, Atlanta now has the two best offensive rebounders, and those extra possessions could make the Dream’s offense more potent, competitive and consistent. Chicago Sky Is Kamilla Cardoso a franchise cornerstone?
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