As the WNBA season begins, here’s how Swish Appeal’s staff evaluates the standing of all 12 teams. Just as was the case after free agency, the Las Vegas Aces are on top, appearing poised to once again defend their title and become the first WNBA team to three-peat since the Houston Comets accomplished a four-peat over the league’s first four seasons.
1. Las Vegas Aces
On the Aces’ prospect of making history by becoming only the second team to win back-to-back-to-back championships, Myke Horrell emphasizes:
Overall, this season will be fun and rewarding, but it will also come with extreme difficulty. The Aces can etch their name in history—and the objective of 11 other teams is to prevent that from happening. A’ja Wilson has a chance at MVP redemption…and the squad has a shot to capture the first three-peat in the WNBA since the turn of the century. If there’s a team that can do it, it’s this one.
2. New York Liberty
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