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Michael Voepel
ESPN.com
- Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
Record-setting performances. A generational rookie class. Arguably six championship contenders.
It has been a WNBA summer like none other. And with the increased attention surrounding the league, catalyzed in large part by a standout rookie class led by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, fans new and old have witnessed a competitive first half of the season.
The season has brought a mix of the expected and unexpected, too. League followers suspected Clark would make an immediate impact, but fellow rookies Reese, Rickea Jackson and Aaliyah Edwards have been instrumental for their franchises. The Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream, playoff teams a year ago, are struggling, as were the Las Vegas Aces before Chelsea Gray‘s return from injury. The Minnesota Lynx…
