The 2024 WNBA season begins in 10 days, and there’s tons to look forward to.
Swish Appeal’s staff has highlighted 24 things we’re hoping to see during the 2024 season. Here are thoughts from Cat Ariail, Noa Dalzell, Łukasz Muniowski, Eric Nemchock and Edwin Garcia:
More championship contenders
Last season, only four WNBA teams won more than half of their games: the Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings. That means that eight of the league’s 12 teams were below .500 teams. It’d be great to see more parity at the top. Teams like the Seattle Storm and Indiana Fever, both of which were toward the bottom of league standings last year, could be due for significant improvements. The Storm, in particular, made a splash in free agency, signing both Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike. The duo should help push another team into championship contention. — Noa Dalzell
New faces in the MVP race
It seems like we’re destined for another A’ja-Stewie-AT MVP showdown. Can another player disrupt that expected hegemony and become a genuine candidate? Napheesa Collier seems like the strongest contender, especially if the Minnesota Lynx exceed expectations. More interestingly, could a guard breakthrough? Not since Diana Taurasi in 2009 has a…
