Category: WNBA

Clark WNBA Debut

S.Samek

Number one overall pick in this year’s WNBA Draft Caitlin Clark made her debut last night as the Indiana Fever took on the Dallas Wings in a preseason game. How would she fare in her first outing in the WNBA?

Turns out pretty good. Clark scored 21 points, both a team and game high. she played 28 minutes and also had three rebounds and two assists. Though She did commit four fouls. Additionally, she shot about 40 percent from the field and 38 .5 percent from downtown, making five three balls.

Ultimately the Fever fell to the Wing 79-76. However, I would call that a successful debut for Clark. Can’t wait to see what she can do in a full season in the league.

Parker Retires

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WNBA Superstar Candace Parker is retiring. She will conclude her career after 16 seasons.

She was the 2008 number one overall pick of the LA Sparks. She also spent playing for the Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces.

She won titles with all three of those teams, most recently in 2023 with the Aces. Parker is the first player in WNBA history to win a title with three different teams.

Her stats at quite impressive winning a number of awards and ranking highly in a lot of statistical categories including second all-time with 2,846 defensive rebounds in her career. The combination of stats and awards should put her on the path to the WNBA Hall of Fame.

2024 WNBA Draft Recap

S. Samek

Let’s check out and recap what went down at the 2024 WNBA Draft.

As expected, Caitlyn Clark went number one overall to the Indiana Fever.

Cameron Brink of Standford went to the Las Angeles Sparks at number two, while the Sparks also selected Rickea Jackson of Tennessee with the number four pick.

Kamilla Cardoso of national champion South Carolina went third overall to the Chicago Sky.

Jacy Sheldon was drafted fifth overall from Ohio State by the Dallas Wings.

Aaliyah Edwards was next off the draft board to the Washington Mystics with the sixth overall selection.

Angel Reese the LSU star was then taken seventh, but not by the team many thought she would go to in the Minnesota Lynx. Instead, the Chiago Sky traded up to the seventh pick to take Reese, teaming her up with Cardoso.

Alissa Pili of Utah went to the Lynx with the eighth selection.

Picks number nine and ten were both players from France. Carla Leite would join the Wings with the ninth pick, while Leïla Lacan was taken by the Connecticut Sun a pick later.

Marquesha Davis of Ole Miss went to the New York Liberty with the 11th pick. While with the 12th pick the Atlanta Dream selected Nyadiew Puoch of Australia. That was the last pick of the first round.

Brynna Maxwell from Gonzaga was the first pick of the second round at number 13 overall to the Sky. Nika Mühl from UConn was drafted next by the Seattle Storm with their first pick in the draft. Muhl is the second UConn player selected in 2024. The Aces made their first selection at 16 with Dyaisha Fair of Syracuse joining the defending champions.

The rest of round two is here. The third and final round is here.

Which team had the best draft?

Reese Declares for WNBA Draft

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Angel Reese has made her decision and is heading to the WNBA Draft. She made her decision Wednesday.

LSU recently lost to Iowa in the Elite Eight, which looks to be Reese’s last college game. She is following Caitlin Clark to the draft, who declared in February.

Look for Reese to be a first-round pick during the draft on April 15th, 2024.

Clark Declares for WNBA Draft

S.Samek

Iowa women’s basketball superstar Caitlin Clark is headed to the WNBA Draft and will forgo her fifth year at Iowa. Clark is the women’s scoring record holder and just 17 points away from breaking the Division I overall record of 3,667 points held by Pete Maravich.

Clark is projected to go as the top pick number one overall. The Indiana Fever have the top pick this year for the second straight season.

Stephen vs Sabrina Three Point Contest

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One of the events at NBA all-star weekend is the three-point contest. Well Stephen Curry is going to challenge Sabrina Ionescu to a three-point shooting contest. Curry being one of the all-time greats when it comes to shooting three pointers. Ionescu has the record for the most points in a single round of either an NBA, or WNBA three-point contest with 37 out of 40 points. The event will be for charity. Though who wins the contest?

WNBA Expansion 2025

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After the draft Lottery, the WNBA has more news. They are going to expand in 2025. They are adding a new team to the Bay area, and they will be affiliated with the Golden State Warriors.

They will play at the Chase center, but don’t have a name, or logo yet.

Cool to see the league expand.