After an opening weekend when Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner‘s official “welcome back” was the WNBA’s biggest story, the Chicago Sky were the league’s biggest movers in ESPN’s WNBA Power Rankings.
The Sky jumped six spots to No. 4 after road wins against the Minnesota Lynx and the Mercury, the latter when the focus was on Griner making her home debut after missing last season while imprisoned in Russia.
The Sky, led by 15 points from Kahleah Copper in Phoenix on Sunday, kept the Mercury from a perfect ending on BG’s big day and began their season in such a way to make people second-guess their gloomy preseason predictions.
The loss of Courtney Vandersloot and Candace Parker to free agency sent the Sky plummeting in many prognostications, including ESPN’s preseason rankings. And while it’s early, the 2-0 start was just what Chicago and coach James Wade were hoping to get.
Meanwhile, Breanna Stewart made her home debut for the New York Liberty an unforgettable one with a franchise-record 45 points Sunday in beating the Indiana…
