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For all that was strange and unprecedented about the 2020 WNBA season in a bubble, one thing was standard: The team with the fewest questions won the championship. The Seattle Storm had all the pieces, led by WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart. Even if coach Dan Hughes couldn't be in Bradenton, Florida, for health reasons, he contributed as much as possible from afar, and assistant Gary Kloppenburg filled in well for him. The Storm tied the Las Vegas Aces for most regular-season wins, then swept the Minnesota Lynx and the Aces for the franchise's fourth title. After winning the 2018 and 2020 cha...

How 3 WNBA draftees performed against Syracuse last season Courtesy of Mark Konezny | USA TODAY Sports Stephanie Watts scored 15 points against Syracuse, before she was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks. Here's how three WNBA draftees performed against the Orange this past season. Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here No Syracuse players were selected in this year’s WNBA Draft, though point guard Tiana Mangakahia did sign a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury following the draft’s conclusion on Thursday night.  The Orange did, however, play against t...

Dana Evans Selected 13th Share this story University of Louisville Women’s Basketball Official twitter Dana Evans’s draft night did not go as planned. All season she’d been predicted to be a first round pick however in a surprising turn of events the two time ACC Player of the Year dropped out of the first round and was chosen 13th by the Dallas Wings. The Wings had the first pick of the draft and took Texas center Charli Collier. They then selected Away Kuier a center from Finland with the second pick. They had the fifth pick which they used on Chelsea Dungee a guard from Arkansas....

DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press NEW YORK — The Dallas Wings basically control the WNBA draft on Thursday night with the top two picks and four first-round choices. It’s the first time in league history that a team will choose both No. 1 and 2. The Wings acquired the top pick in a February trade after being awarded the second choice in the draft lottery. “It has made draft preparation a little bit easier,” Wings President and General Manager Greg Bibb said in a phone interview Wednesday. “Typically, you’re trying to figure out what you want to do and wh...

Brian Martin April 13, 2021 Ahead of the 2021 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm, we take a closer look at some of this year’s top prospects. Awak Kuier | Center | 6-Foot-5 | Finland 1. Youngest Prospect, Highest Upside At 19 years old, Awak Kuier is the youngest prospect in this year’s draft class, which also includes 50+ collegiate players that have formally filed for inclusion as candidates for the draft. As an international player, she is not held to the WNBA’s rules on collegiate player eligibility. If Kuier is selected in the top five – which is highly e...