Contrary to popular belief, there are no superteams in the WNBA. At least, that’s what players and coaches of the league’s top two teams — the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty — think.
“I don’t feel that we’re a superteam,” Aces forward A’ja Wilson told CBS Sports on Aug. 6 ahead of a game against the New York Liberty. “I don’t feel that we’ve won enough to claim that.”
Could Wilson be mistaken? After all, the Aces are 27-3 and the first team to clinch a playoff berth in 2023. A team with a 90% winning percentage — without the services of injured two-time WNBA champion Candace Parker mind you — seems pretty super.
And what about New York? Thursday night, the Liberty became the second team to claim one of the league’s eight playoff spots. They are riding a six-game winning streak, including an impressive 99-61 win over the Aces earlier this month.
Could they be a WNBA superteam? Not if you ask them, especially not early in the season.
“Everybody knows with the roster we have, we automatically have a target on our back, even though we haven’t done anything,” Liberty forward Breanna Stewart said before New York’s first game against Washington. “We won’t be perfect, especially now….
