⛹️‍♀️ We Got Next: The WNBA Thread

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Dijonai to the Lynx is just a great pickup.

Sykes to Seattle is crazy. Washington is imploding? Felt bad for AC though, i think she wanted to retire in Seattle.

sorry to hear about Colson tearing her ACL and Aari breaking her foot. Aari was having a career year and became a huge fan favorite. Fever are hurting at the guard position for sure.

 

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There have been some crazy moves this offseason. CC here with a recap, thanks to wnba.com for the assist

PHOENIX MERCURY
IN: Alyssa Thomas, Satou Sabally, Sami Whitcomb, Kalani Brown, Sevgi Uzun
OUT: Brittney Griner (ATL), Natasha Cloud (CON), Sophie Cunningham (IND)

CC says: Phoenix just got a little bigger, faster and a lot stronger with Thomas and Satou. Both are solid and strong and deceptively fast and play both sides of the court very well.
They lost Bonner and Taurasi is up in the air, but they still have gold medalist Copper. Those three can keep the ball moving all night and tire teams down. I predict at least 5 triple doubles from Thomas next season. All three love to crash, so they have Whitcomb out there to dish and pass out for a three. If Sami is locked in, watch out yall.

Bonner came back lol. AT has 3 triple doubles in 3 straight games, WNBA record. Satou has been up and down lately and I have not heard anything about Copper in a while. I don't even know if she's playing or injured tbh.

INDIANA FEVER
IN: Kelsey Mitchell, DeWanna Bonner, Natasha Howard, Sophie Cunningham
OUT: Grace Berger (MIN), Katie Lou Samuelson

CC says: Katie Lou is out, which kinda bums me as i'm an old school Uconn fan, 20 years and counting, but picking up Howard and Bonner! HUGE! Bonner and Clark are both super intense players who had a little heated moment in a game last year, but they're gonna move past that and I think Bonner helps Clark elevate her game even more. I don't know much about Sophie but what I remember hearing from last year was positive. Howard is a former DPOY, which will help Aliyah Boston a lot. Kelsey Mitchell should really help their guard game and I predict the Fever will turn the ball over at least 20% less than they did last season, if not more.

Bonner left. Sophie has become a fan favorite in the league. Kelsey Mitchell has been balling! (gonna ignore the last game eek). CC is still out indefinitely, but her injury must be much worse than they thought. Howard is starting to come alive. Losing Aari and Syd really hurt them in the guard positions.

ATLANTA DREAM
IN: Brittney Griner, Brionna Jones, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
OUT: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (LVA)

CC says: Atlanta just got some much needed size in the paint by getting Griner, and her veteran experience is also a plus, especially after losing Tina Charles. Last year they were one of the worst teams at allowing points in the paint. Signing Jones and Griner will help them there significantly. This is one of the teams I know the least about, but I do know that Rhyne Howard can ball. she has a huge skillset and she's very young and hungry. Another season with her, Alisha Gray and Canada, they are going to be a surprise for a lot of people.

i think i predicted this right. Jones has been solid. Gray is one of the top in league in PPG, just putting in solid consistent numbers pretty much every night. Been a long time since i've seen Griner seem this happy playing. They've got one of the funnest looking courts to play on too.