The 2024 WNBA season is just four days old, with 10 of 12 teams having only one regular-season game under their belts — the first of a record 40 they’ll play before the summer’s end.
Which means it’s time for some early overreactions to what we’ve seen to start the season.
The Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx and Atlanta Dream started on a high note with season-opening wins (the Liberty sit at 2-0 following Thursday’s victory at the Indiana Fever). The bottom six teams from the standings last summer — including the Fever, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm and Los Angeles Sparks, who all missed the postseason in 2023 — dropped their initial contests.
Breanna Stewart led all scorers opening week with 31 points Thursday for New York against Indiana, while rookies from Caitlin Clark to Angel Reese to Cameron Brink had solid pro debuts. Veterans Alyssa Thomas and Layshia Clarendon impressed, each recording a triple-double.
All 12 teams…
