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Kevin Pelton
ESPN Senior Writer
- Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
- Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
- Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
One brought back all its key players. The other brought in key pieces. The results have brought both to the 2024 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final.
The New York Liberty, with everyone back from last season’s WNBA runner-up finish, host the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday in New York (8 p.m. ET, Prime Video). Due to a conflict with the NBA draft at the Liberty’s normal home, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the game will be played at UBS Arena, about 20 miles east on Long Island. The Liberty are the defending Cup champions, beating the Las Vegas Aces on the road in last year’s final.
New York (15-3) and Minnesota (13-3) sit at the top of the WNBA standings, along with the Connecticut Sun (13-3), and they are near the top of the WNBA in most statistical categories. They’re in the top two in overall field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and 3-pointers per game. But both…
