WNBA - Part III

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Becky be like give me all the gays I've had enough with pregnancies from the straights

Martin, Kitley, and Fair are all gay, yes?

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Becky be like give me all the gays I've had enough with pregnancies from the straights

Martin, Kitley, and Fair are all gay, yes?

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Dallas Wings planning to move to Dallas Memorial Auditorium nearly 10,000


WNBA’s Dallas Wings poised to relocate to downtown Dallas arena in proposed deal with city
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Mommy Plum is gonna be single soon

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Mommy Plum is gonna be single soon

Didn't she just get married?

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Mommy Plum is gonna be single soon

Didn't she just get married?

There's rumor about divorce

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CC will flop so much in the WNBA

I doubt that. If you can shoot at an elite level like she can, you will be just fine. Hoping for her downfall doesn’t help the league either.

a good defense and Caitlin no longer exists on the court

lol she got hit with every defense under the sun in college and she still went off. Every coach said as much, that you can’t stop her you just have to try and limit her. If other teams focus on shutting only her down, that’ll let everyone else go off.

When she’s good in the league, what are haters gonna go to? Just pivot and pretend she’s not?

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I'm pretty sure the Mystics are tanking for her. Otherwise explain who they picked and why over some others.

Yeah Mystics are gonna be awful, they basically unloaded everyone. Pretty obvious rebuild/tank job.

Paige has actually lived in the DMV during the summers since she graduated high school. She splits time between staying with her dad in MD and Azzi in VA, so she probably wouldn’t mind ending up on the Mystics at all.

Does she not have a mom?

Her parents split when she was really little and she stayed with her dad. Her mom got remarried and moved to Montana.

Her mom has been at a lot of the UConn games this year so it is funny that Twitter is erasing her. She has even been quoted in articles such as this:

I’m glad someone posted this bc it’s weird to say Paige’s gf raised her just to call her “step black.” If anything it seems like Paige and her ex step mom have a good but surface level relationship.

Paige’s mom has been also liking shady tweets about CC all year lol. She seems invested

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With the number of teams tanking for Paige, they make the playoffs by default.

Why would anyone tanking for Paige?

She’s an incredible talent with a massive fanbase that would financially change the landscape of a franchise overnight?

We're talking about Paige here not Clark

Clark is an elite shooter and a great passer but Paige is better all around. If not for injuries (but that’s the nature of sports), she’d be right up there. Bueckers is going to the be the #1 pick next year and teams will tank to get her.

You know how many good all around players there are to choose from? Paige is good and popular but she doesn’t have any generational skill like Caitlin does, and she won’t have the economic impact. Her elite 8 game was right after Clark’s, and it had like half the viewership. She couldn’t even get near CC numbers even playing right after her in the prime time spot.

If teams weren’t tanking for CC they’re definitely not going to tank for Paige.

I don’t even know where this “better all around” thing comes from - what is she better at than Clark? I keep seeing defense, but she got absolutely cooked on defense in the Iowa game and she wasn’t even on the best player.

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Why would anyone tanking for Paige?

She’s an incredible talent with a massive fanbase that would financially change the landscape of a franchise overnight?

We're talking about Paige here not Clark

Clark is an elite shooter and a great passer but Paige is better all around. If not for injuries (but that’s the nature of sports), she’d be right up there. Bueckers is going to the be the #1 pick next year and teams will tank to get her.

You know how many good all around players there are to choose from? Paige is good and popular but she doesn’t have any generational skill like Caitlin does, and she won’t have the economic impact. Her elite 8 game was right after Clark’s, and it had like half the viewership. She couldn’t even get near CC numbers even playing right after her in the prime time spot.

If teams weren’t tanking for CC they’re definitely not going to tank for Paige.

I don’t even know where this “better all around” thing comes from - what is she better at than Clark? I keep seeing defense, but she got absolutely cooked on defense in the Iowa game and she wasn’t even on the best player.

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Put some respect on Kate Money Martin's name. The champs drafted her for a reason.

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Is 8 years too long?

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I’m afraid to learn of Paige leaks, is it that bad ?

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[2025 Mock Draft]

FIRST ROUND
1. New York Liberty (via Phoenix) – Paige Bueckers, 6’0” PG, UCONN
2. Seattle Storm – Kiki Ifiaren, 6’3” PF, Stanford*
3. Indiana Fever – Aneesha Morrow, 6’1” SF, LSU
4. Los Angeles Sparks – Dominique Malonga, 6’6” C, France
5. Golden State – Raven Johnson, 5’9” PG, South Carolina^
6. Dallas Wings (via Chicago) – Janiah Barker, 6’4” PF, Texas A&M^*
7. Washington Mystics – Olivia Miles, 5’10” PG, Notre Dame
8. Minnesota Lynx – Te-Hina Paopao, 5’9” PG, South Carolina
9. Washington Mystics (from Atlanta via Dallas) – Sonia Citron, 6’1” SG/SF, Notre Dame
10. Chicago Sky (via Dallas) – Laila Phelia, 6’0” SG, Michigan*
11. Connecticut Sun – Azzi Fudd, 5’11” SG, UCONN
12. Phoenix Mercury (via New York) – Maddy Westbeld, 6’3” PF, Notre Dame
13. Las Vegas Aces – VOID

SECOND ROUND
13. Phoenix – Shyanne Sellers, 6’2” PG, Maryland
14. Seattle – Ajsa Sivka, 6’4″ PF, Slovenia
15. Indiana – Lucy Olsen, 5’9” SG, Iowa
16. Los Angeles – Aziaha James, 5’9” SG, NC State
17. Golden State – Ayoka Lee, 6’6” C, Kansas State
18. Minnesota (via Chicago) – Saniya Rivers, 6’1” SF, NC State
19. Las Vegas (via Washington) – Emily Ryan, 5’11” PG, Iowa State
20. Minnesota – Maddie Scherr, 5’10” SG, TCU
21. Atlanta – Ja’Naiya “JJ” Quinerly, 5’8” SG, West Virginia
22. Dallas –Hailey Van Lith, 5’7” PG/SG, TCU
23. Connecticut – Yvonne Ejim, 6’1” SF, Gonzaga
24. Chicago (via New York) – Georgia Amoore, 5’6” PG, Kentucky
25. Las Vegas – Alexis Markowski, 6’3” C, Nebraska

THIRD ROUND
26. Phoenix – Sedona Prince, 6’7” C, TCU
27. Seattle – Liatu King, 6’0” SF, Pittsburgh*
28. Indiana – Rori Harmon, 5’6” PG, Texas
29. Los Angeles – Rayah Marshall, 6’4” PF, USC
30. Golden State –Gianna Kneepkens, 6’0” SG, Utah
31. Los Angeles (via Chicago) – Talia von Oelhoffen, 5’11” PG, Oregon State*
32. Washington – Makayla Timpson, 6’2” PF, Florida
33. Minnesota – Charlisse Leger-Walker, 5’10” SG, Washington State*
34. Atlanta – Phillipina Kyei, 6’8” C, Oregon
35. Dallas – Alyssa Ustby, 6’1” SF, UNC
36. Atlanta (via Connecticut) – Debora Dos Santos, 6’0” PF, San Francisco
37. New York – Bella Smuda, 6’6” C, Liberty
38. Las Vegas -. Matilda Ekh, 6’0” SF, Virginia Tech

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FIRST ROUND
1. New York Liberty (via Phoenix) – Paige Bueckers, 6’0” PG, UCONN

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2. Seattle Storm – Kiki Ifiaren, 6’3” PF, Stanford*
3. Indiana Fever – Aneesha Morrow, 6’1” SF, LSU
4. Los Angeles Sparks – Dominique Malonga, 6’6” C, France
5. Golden State – Raven Johnson, 5’9” PG, South Carolina^
6. Dallas Wings (via Chicago) – Janiah Barker, 6’4” PF, Texas A&M^*
7. Washington Mystics – Olivia Miles, 5’10” PG, Notre Dame
8. Minnesota Lynx – Te-Hina Paopao, 5’9” PG, South Carolina
9. Washington Mystics (from Atlanta via Dallas) – Sonia Citron, 6’1” SG/SF, Notre Dame
10. Chicago Sky (via Dallas) – Laila Phelia, 6’0” SG, Michigan*
11. Connecticut Sun – Azzi Fudd, 5’11” SG, UCONN
12. Phoenix Mercury (via New York) – Maddy Westbeld, 6’3” PF, Notre Dame
13. Las Vegas Aces – VOID

SECOND ROUND
13. Phoenix – Shyanne Sellers, 6’2” PG, Maryland
14. Seattle – Ajsa Sivka, 6’4″ PF, Slovenia
15. Indiana – Lucy Olsen, 5’9” SG, Iowa
16. Los Angeles – Aziaha James, 5’9” SG, NC State
17. Golden State – Ayoka Lee, 6’6” C, Kansas State
18. Minnesota (via Chicago) – Saniya Rivers, 6’1” SF, NC State
19. Las Vegas (via Washington) – Emily Ryan, 5’11” PG, Iowa State
20. Minnesota – Maddie Scherr, 5’10” SG, TCU
21. Atlanta – Ja’Naiya “JJ” Quinerly, 5’8” SG, West Virginia
22. Dallas –Hailey Van Lith, 5’7” PG/SG, TCU
23. Connecticut – Yvonne Ejim, 6’1” SF, Gonzaga
24. Chicago (via New York) – Georgia Amoore, 5’6” PG, Kentucky
25. Las Vegas – Alexis Markowski, 6’3” C, Nebraska

THIRD ROUND
26. Phoenix – Sedona Prince, 6’7” C, TCU
27. Seattle – Liatu King, 6’0” SF, Pittsburgh*
28. Indiana – Rori Harmon, 5’6” PG, Texas
29. Los Angeles – Rayah Marshall, 6’4” PF, USC
30. Golden State –Gianna Kneepkens, 6’0” SG, Utah
31. Los Angeles (via Chicago) – Talia von Oelhoffen, 5’11” PG, Oregon State*
32. Washington – Makayla Timpson, 6’2” PF, Florida
33. Minnesota – Charlisse Leger-Walker, 5’10” SG, Washington State*
34. Atlanta – Phillipina Kyei, 6’8” C, Oregon
35. Dallas – Alyssa Ustby, 6’1” SF, UNC
36. Atlanta (via Connecticut) – Debora Dos Santos, 6’0” PF, San Francisco
37. New York – Bella Smuda, 6’6” C, Liberty
38. Las Vegas -. Matilda Ekh, 6’0” SF, Virginia Tech

Okay, now I’m confused again. When talking about the draft the other day, someone helpfully explained…

Draft order is picked by lottery. The 4 teams with the cumulative worst prior 2 year records get weighted based on performance and then drawn.

So how does New York, the ones who played for the wnba championship last year possibly get the no. 1 pick? I know it’s just a mock up but how are they even a possibility enough for someone to post about it?

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FIRST ROUND
1. New York Liberty (via Phoenix) – Paige Bueckers, 6’0” PG, UCONN

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2. Seattle Storm – Kiki Ifiaren, 6’3” PF, Stanford*
3. Indiana Fever – Aneesha Morrow, 6’1” SF, LSU
4. Los Angeles Sparks – Dominique Malonga, 6’6” C, France
5. Golden State – Raven Johnson, 5’9” PG, South Carolina^
6. Dallas Wings (via Chicago) – Janiah Barker, 6’4” PF, Texas A&M^*
7. Washington Mystics – Olivia Miles, 5’10” PG, Notre Dame
8. Minnesota Lynx – Te-Hina Paopao, 5’9” PG, South Carolina
9. Washington Mystics (from Atlanta via Dallas) – Sonia Citron, 6’1” SG/SF, Notre Dame
10. Chicago Sky (via Dallas) – Laila Phelia, 6’0” SG, Michigan*
11. Connecticut Sun – Azzi Fudd, 5’11” SG, UCONN
12. Phoenix Mercury (via New York) – Maddy Westbeld, 6’3” PF, Notre Dame
13. Las Vegas Aces – VOID

SECOND ROUND
13. Phoenix – Shyanne Sellers, 6’2” PG, Maryland
14. Seattle – Ajsa Sivka, 6’4″ PF, Slovenia
15. Indiana – Lucy Olsen, 5’9” SG, Iowa
16. Los Angeles – Aziaha James, 5’9” SG, NC State
17. Golden State – Ayoka Lee, 6’6” C, Kansas State
18. Minnesota (via Chicago) – Saniya Rivers, 6’1” SF, NC State
19. Las Vegas (via Washington) – Emily Ryan, 5’11” PG, Iowa State
20. Minnesota – Maddie Scherr, 5’10” SG, TCU
21. Atlanta – Ja’Naiya “JJ” Quinerly, 5’8” SG, West Virginia
22. Dallas –Hailey Van Lith, 5’7” PG/SG, TCU
23. Connecticut – Yvonne Ejim, 6’1” SF, Gonzaga
24. Chicago (via New York) – Georgia Amoore, 5’6” PG, Kentucky
25. Las Vegas – Alexis Markowski, 6’3” C, Nebraska

THIRD ROUND
26. Phoenix – Sedona Prince, 6’7” C, TCU
27. Seattle – Liatu King, 6’0” SF, Pittsburgh*
28. Indiana – Rori Harmon, 5’6” PG, Texas
29. Los Angeles – Rayah Marshall, 6’4” PF, USC
30. Golden State –Gianna Kneepkens, 6’0” SG, Utah
31. Los Angeles (via Chicago) – Talia von Oelhoffen, 5’11” PG, Oregon State*
32. Washington – Makayla Timpson, 6’2” PF, Florida
33. Minnesota – Charlisse Leger-Walker, 5’10” SG, Washington State*
34. Atlanta – Phillipina Kyei, 6’8” C, Oregon
35. Dallas – Alyssa Ustby, 6’1” SF, UNC
36. Atlanta (via Connecticut) – Debora Dos Santos, 6’0” PF, San Francisco
37. New York – Bella Smuda, 6’6” C, Liberty
38. Las Vegas -. Matilda Ekh, 6’0” SF, Virginia Tech

Okay, now I’m confused again. When talking about the draft the other day, someone helpfully explained…

Draft order is picked by lottery. The 4 teams with the cumulative worst prior 2 year records get weighted based on performance and then drawn.

So how does New York, the ones who played for the wnba championship last year possibly get the no. 1 pick? I know it’s just a mock up but how are they even a possibility enough for someone to post about it?

Via trade with Phoenix. They will get Phoenix’s. pick and Phoenix wasn’t good last year.

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Fans should be buying season tickets and flipping the Fever games and get to see the rest of the season for free.

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These teams with tiny areas have got to move to bigger venues. If you want to be taken seriously you can't play in arenas smaller than a mid-major college.

What's the capacity of these tiny arenas?

Unacceptable:
Gateway Center Arena (Atlanta Dream) – 3,500 Seats
Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington Mystics) – 4,200
College Park Center (Dallas Wings) – 7,000
Mohegan Sun Arena (Connecticut Sun) – 9,323
Wintrust Arena (Chicago Sky) – 10,387

Barely passable:
Michelob Ultra Arena (Las Vegas Aces) – 12,000

Major league:
Barclays Center (New York Liberty) – 17,732
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indiana Fever) - 17,923
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle Storm) – 18,100
Talking Stick Resort Arena (Phoenix Mercury) – 18,422
Staples Center (Los Angeles Sparks) – 18,997
Target Center (Minnesota Lynx) – 19,356

FYI Atlanta is only 3,500 seats

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Stay strong plum
I hope it’s not a ugly divorce, I did see it coming from weeks he been acting odd on socials

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Stay strong plum
I hope it’s not a ugly divorce, I did see it coming from weeks he been acting odd on socials

Good to cut him loose before she makes big bucks.

No kids, rights?

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Stay strong plum
I hope it’s not a ugly divorce, I did see it coming from weeks he been acting odd on socials

Good to cut him loose before she makes big bucks.

No kids, rights?

This is nothing about money, let’s hope she good mentally first
Take care yourself ladies first love yourself first

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I thought they started the camp 28th?

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I thought they started the camp 28th?

They're practicing alone. Clark is in Fever area. Cam probably still in Stanford area since she's talking about her dorm.

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League average ticket price sold on Vivid Seats is 129% higher than last year.

Average ticket price:
Lynx - $254
Mystics - $187
Dream - $175
Liberty - $157
Wings - $152
Fever - $124 (187% hike from last season)

Season tickets sold:
Wings ~2,500
Aces ~8,600

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Does Indiana have the ugliest facilities? Even my HS have better training place

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The Women's Sports Audio Network, which will be free, is set to include podcasts, sports reports and feature athletes' stories on and off the field.

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Does Indiana have the ugliest facilities? Even my HS have better training place

I think Indiana actually has pretty good and newish facilities. They aren’t as great as Seattle or Aces, but they aren’t bad at all.

https://fever.wnba.com/photos/new-india ... cker-room/

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Does Indiana have the ugliest facilities? Even my HS have better training place

I think Indiana actually has pretty good and newish facilities. They aren’t as great as Seattle or Aces, but they aren’t bad at all.

https://fever.wnba.com/photos/new-india ... cker-room/

It does look like a nice, newish facility. I will say watching those training clips my thought was that it looks odd for some reason and couldn’t pinpoint why. But then looking at the photos on their website, I think it’s because it looks so small. It feels a little claustrophobic.

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Does Indiana have the ugliest facilities? Even my HS have better training place

I think Indiana actually has pretty good and newish facilities. They aren’t as great as Seattle or Aces, but they aren’t bad at all.

https://fever.wnba.com/photos/new-india ... cker-room/

Okay it's actually not bad from the pics. But yeah like other anon said it does look small especially compared with Lynx facilities that look shiny and spacious.

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Does Indiana have the ugliest facilities? Even my HS have better training place

I think Indiana actually has pretty good and newish facilities. They aren’t as great as Seattle or Aces, but they aren’t bad at all.

https://fever.wnba.com/photos/new-india ... cker-room/

It does look like a nice, newish facility. I will say watching those training clips my thought was that it looks odd for some reason and couldn’t pinpoint why. But then looking at the photos on their website, I think it’s because it looks so small. It feels a little claustrophobic.

I think it is that and the dark brick. It is a very different vibe than the wide open Minnesota facility also in this post.

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I can't wait for the training camp videos start coming out next week. And why Clark is looking cuter? I never into her before is it because the 28 millions? And do you think Pilli will get signed I don't want to go full on simp with any of the cute rookies...

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I can't wait for the training camp videos start coming out next week. And why Clark is looking cuter? I never into her before is it because the 28 millions? And do you think Pilli will get signed I don't want to go full on simp with any of the cute rookies...

Yeah, Clark looks like she’s definitely got a stylist for clothes and makeup lately. She looks good. I wasn’t a huge fan of her draft outfit. It was cool that she was the first Prada dressed draftee ever, but I’ve never been a big fan of the oversized baggie look for formal/dress-up wear. Plus, in a lot of interviews and camera shots she looked so fidgety and uncomfortable in it, although with such a big night it would be understandable to be nervous/anxious. I think my favorite look of hers was the green suit she wore for one of the morning show interviews. And the one for her entrance/first presser.

Cameron Brinks looked gorgeous in her dress draft night. Looking forward to seeing her fits in the coming years.

This group of rookies has so many to root for. I want so many of them to make the team so I can continue to watch and root for them, but I know that’s impossible.

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Does Indiana have the ugliest facilities? Even my HS have better training place

I think Indiana actually has pretty good and newish facilities. They aren’t as great as Seattle or Aces, but they aren’t bad at all.

https://fever.wnba.com/photos/new-india ... cker-room/

It does look like a nice, newish facility. I will say watching those training clips my thought was that it looks odd for some reason and couldn’t pinpoint why. But then looking at the photos on their website, I think it’s because it looks so small. It feels a little claustrophobic.

I think it is that and the dark brick. It is a very different vibe than the wide open Minnesota facility also in this post.

Yeah, it’s kinda giving off private HS church gym vibe that was built with a small budget so it’s not very big, but will make for a nice assembly hall if needed. Seriously though, the small gyms make me feel like it would be annoying to do running drills or hard plays and scrimmaging with having to make hard stops so you don’t run into a brick wall.

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I can't wait for the training camp videos start coming out next week. And why Clark is looking cuter? I never into her before is it because the 28 millions? And do you think Pilli will get signed I don't want to go full on simp with any of the cute rookies...

Yeah, Clark looks like she’s definitely got a stylist for clothes and makeup lately. She looks good. I wasn’t a huge fan of her draft outfit. It was cool that she was the first Prada dressed draftee ever, but I’ve never been a big fan of the oversized baggie look for formal/dress-up wear. Plus, in a lot of interviews and camera shots she looked so fidgety and uncomfortable in it, although with such a big night it would be understandable to be nervous/anxious. I think my favorite look of hers was the green suit she wore for one of the morning show interviews. And the one for her entrance/first presser.

Cameron Brinks looked gorgeous in her dress draft night. Looking forward to seeing her fits in the coming years.

This group of rookies has so many to root for. I want so many of them to make the team so I can continue to watch and root for them, but I know that’s impossible.

No I mean from that vid above. I'm actually not interested at all with Clark being glam up unlike Brink Angel and other draftees. She's actually cuter in basketball gear without make up.

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This will be great, I can listen at work. I wonder when it will start?

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Slightly bigger arena...

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That old time pick and roll.

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That old time pick and roll.

Oooh, watching this has me excited for the season. I really hope they can find their groove together, along with the other players, and really starting clicking. And hopefully give some big teams a run for their money. It would be so fun to watch.

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So I was thinking of doing the WNBA league pass this year if for nothing else to support the league. Has anyone here purchased it before? What’s the biggest benefit of it? I already have YouTube tv and Prime, so is there a benefit of the pass when you have those streaming platforms?