The WNBA is back for its 27th season, but it looks a little different from what fans said goodbye to last fall.
The trade window is still open until Aug. 7, but so far, we’ve seen some hefty, and thrilling, movement. The most monumental transaction to go down in the offseason was within the New York franchise. The Liberty managed to sign free agents Breanna Stewart from the Storm and Courtney Vandersloot from the Sky and acquire Jonquel Jones from the Sun in a trade in less than one month’s time.
Their roster is loaded to the brim with talent, as they join forces with Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney, and people are already placing bets that they’ll be the team from the East to run it to the end.
Their opponent in the ultimate title chase is none other than the reigning champions in Las Vegas. After winning last year, the Aces franchise got a decent facelift when they opened a brand-new facility. The 64,000-square-foot building in Henderson, Nev., is now their practice center and team headquarters, and it is the first building whose sole purpose is for a WNBA team.
The Aces are also just as loaded, with A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Sydney Colson and, now, two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker. A downside was Dearica Hamby being traded to the Sparks.
The two newly…
