Just over three weeks remain in the 2024 WNBA regular season, leaving every team with 10 to 12 games to play. The New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx have clinched a spot in the postseason, meaning five spots are up for grabs.
Ahead of the season’s final, critical stretch, here’s how Swish Appeal power ranks all 12 teams based on how they have performed since the Olympic break and how we expect them to perform through the remainder of the regular season:
1. New York Liberty
Record: 25-5; 4-1 since Olympic break
After winning their first four games since the resumption of play, the New York Liberty fell to the Connecticut Sun on Saturday. Yet, the loss looks like a mere blemish for a Liberty team that is cultivating resiliency. The team has persevered through Sabrina Ionescu missing two games with a neck injury, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton remaining sidelined after a knee procedure and Leonie Fiebich playing though injury, on top of the fact that Ionescu, Fiebich, Nyara Sabally and Breanna Stewart played in Paris. In turn, the team has not been the highly-efficient offensive…