The superteam era of the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty continues, with those teams accounting for the last three WNBA championships.
But unlike the past two seasons, the league’s championship chase is considered wide open because of what the Minnesota Lynx accomplished last year as a non-superteam. Then, there’s the high-profile Indiana Fever, the team that arguably improved the most this offseason.
Where do these squads and rest of the W’s teams land in the first edition of Swish Appeal’s 2025 WNBA power rankings?
1. Las Vegas Aces
The big story in Vegas is replacing Kelsey Plum with Jewell Loyd. The Aces now have the past two WNBA scoring champions in Loyd and A’ja Wilson, and while Plum is arguably just as good a player as Loyd, Loyd brings all the flashiness that comes with being the Gold Mamba. Loyd is not just an illier scorer—she’s the illiest.
Loyd’s flashiness doesn’t win championships (though she’s won two); the chemistry that Plum, Wilson, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray had does. But the ceiling on what…
