With less than two weeks remaining in 2023 WNBA regular season, the postseason field remains unsettled. In fact, it remains quite a mess below the top three seeds.
The Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun all have clinched postseason berths, with the third-seeded Connecticut five games clear of the fourth-place Dallas Wings in the standings. The Wings, however, only are 3.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Sparks, who currently claim the eighth and final playoff spot.
In short, it mostly is a muddled mass of mediocrity. Which teams will rise above averageness and emerge as a potential upset threat in the postseason? And which ones will continue to fall prey to their flaws, slumping into the postseason as first-round fodder?
In this week’s first edition of “WNBA Six Pack,” we look at the six teams fighting and flailing for playoff positioning: the Dallas Wings, Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics, Los Angeles Spark and Chicago Sky.
Dallas Wings (19-16)
Multiple times this season, it has appeared that the Wings were on the verge of elevating themselves above the mass mediocrity and establishing themselves a legitimate title contender. Yet, they inevitably stumble, epitomized by losing back-to-back games to the Sky in early August and to…
 teams still fighting for their place in the postseason tourney. We attempt to sort out how the playoff field might shake out.){kind=link}