With the New York Liberty defeating the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, the 2024 season has officially come to an end.
So with that in mind, now is as good a time as ever to get off some spicy takes and predict what will happen in 2025 as the league continues to grow exponentially. Here are five things I think are locks to happen next year:
The Golden State Valkyries will make the playoffs
That’s right, the expansion team with zero players on its roster right now will go from non-existent to playoff-bound in their first year of action.
Why? It’s because Joe Lacob is the owner, and he is obsessed with winning. Other owners talk that talk, but Mr. Lacob walks it. With the Golden State Warriors, he’s won titles and paid exorbitant amounts of luxury-tax money, and while such a scenario won’t happen in the W, I’m sure he will do everything he can to bring in good players.
They’ll have an expansion draft, where they can pick up players other teams don’t protect. Add in the No. 5 pick in the 2025 draft and plenty of cap space, and I believe he’ll field a team that will crack the top eight. They’ve also already hired a good coach in Natalie Nakase.
Once people see the players they get from the expansion draft, free agency and through the traditional draft, more…
