The Washington Mystics may be rebuilding, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t competing. The Mystics are one of two WNBA teams to have opened the 2025 season with a 2-0 record (the Minnesota Lynx being the other) and, while it’s still far too early to draw any conclusions, the way they’ve played thus far is reason to be encouraged about their future—specifically, the players who will be part of it.
Washington kicked things off with a home win against the Atlanta Dream, matching the Dream’s 3-point barrage with efficient offense of its own. Despite making only nine threes, the Mystics shot the ball well overall (50.8 percent shooting from the field) and committed only seven turnovers, allowing them to hang around long enough and out-execute the Atlanta down the stretch in a 94-90 victory.
The Mystics then traveled to Connecticut and, just like in their opener, overcame an early double-digit deficit, outscoring the Sun by 10 points in the fourth quarter and ultimately winning 90-85. Once again, Washington eclipsed 50 percent shooting; they also came out on top despite getting called for 32 personal fouls.
It would be easy to chalk these results up to early-season variance, and the Mystics certainly aren’t going to average over 90 points per game for the…
