The Las Vegas Aces enter the 2023 WNBA season as defending champions. On Friday, all 12 teams begin their bids to win it all this year. Here’s our list of them in order of who is best set up to accomplish that goal.
1) Las Vegas Aces
The Aces and Liberty both have big fives. It’s hard to tell which one is better, but our staff, and most media outside Swish Appeal, is leaning toward Vegas having the edge as an overall team, perhaps more because of their chemistry and experience of just winning a championship than having a better big five. Candace Parker came in eighth on our Top 30 player list; it’s worth noting that ESPN put her at No. 5! If the Aces get that Candace Parker, watch out. Don’t forget about how good of a sixth-best player Alysha Clark is either.
2) New York Liberty
I’ll play devil’s advocate here since I’m the only staff member who put the Liberty first. Breanna Stewart has the championship-winning gene, just like A’ja Wilson, and more of an ability to take over a game offensively than Wilson. Her singular greatness can have more of an impact than Wilson’s,…
