Just like that, a new WNBA season is here. Opening night features the Golden State Valkyries making their highly anticipated debut, and Paige Bueckers making her pro debut with the Dallas Wings.
On Saturday night, all eyes will be on the showdown between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark as the Chicago Sky take on the Indiana Fever.
We’ve already made our picks for the champions, MVP and All-WNBA teams — but on the latest episode of “No Offseason,” Zena Keita, Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman turned their attention to the teams that could surprise us this year. Watch the full episode below.
A partial transcript has been edited for clarity and length. The full episode is available on the “No Offseason” feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Keita: Let’s move on down the line and discuss our breakout team, and who’s going to surprise us all this year. I’ll start: There’s a storm brewing, and I think people are sleeping on the Seattle Storm. With Skylar Diggins and Nneka Ogwumike, they were right there anyway last year. Of course, they lost Jewell Loyd, but they’re now adding in Dominique Malonga, and Ezi Magbegor was also killing it last year at the end of the season. I really think that quartet can be really dangerous this year. They’re going to jell even more,…
