WNBA 2026

[ochoopsfan]

 

[Dillon77]

Talk about a win win. I'm not sure Karl will be ready to start on opening day of the W given the length of recovery time associated with her injury, but they can IR her until she is a grab a free agent, and they have tons of cap space to be patient while she recovers. She also spoke at Tara's class this year and she has loads of coaching potential once she retires. One of the best eggs to come out of Stanford.

I'm still mourning that bank shot of hers just before the shot clock ended....🫤🫣

 

[Dillon77]

Huh? Jessica Shepard and Alanna Smith basically played the same position in Minnesota....and now they end up in Dallas. Together again? I'm.....flummoxed? Yes, I know Shep can (and does) go inside more and Smith can get out to the arc, but with Kuier there, too, could this be big forward overkill? Or, like the Mytics with Austin (at least for now) and Iriafen, is this the approach?

Stay tuned. Maybe the draft choice on Monday will tell all?

 

[ochoopsfan]

Talk about a win win. I'm not sure Karl will be ready to start on opening day of the W given the length of recovery time associated with her injury, but they can IR her until she is a grab a free agent, and they have tons of cap space to be patient while she recovers. She also spoke at Tara's class this year and she has loads of coaching potential once she retires. One of the best eggs to come out of Stanford.

On her instagram page much of her off-season rehab was done at Stanford.

The GM for Portland was her GM for the London Lions who Karlie played for 3 years ago.

 

[Basingstoke]

Huh? Jessica Shepard and Alanna Smith basically played the same position in Minnesota....and now they end up in Dallas. Together again? I'm.....flummoxed?

I think that they can co-exist well with Shepard being the inside presence on offense and Smith sitting at the 3 point line.
Also, I think we can be pretty certain that the Wings will pick a guard with their #1 pick on Monday...

 

[JellyBean]

Mixed reaction. As a Lynx fan, I loved what Smith added to the team. She is going to do well for the Wings.

 

[Dillon77]

Mixed reaction. As a Lynx fan, I loved what Smith added to the team. She is going to do well for the Wings.

With Smith and Shepard now on the Wings, it's obvious the Lynx are going in a different direction. Will 'Phee now be the ostensible big forward with Carrington taking over the wing slot? And Dorka Juhasz playing the middle? The question: will they augment that with one of the bigs in the draft on Monday?

 

[GamecockFam]

With Smith and Shepard now on the Wings, it's obvious the Lynx are going in a different direction. Will 'Phee now be the ostensible big forward with Carrington taking over the wing slot? And Dorka Juhasz playing the middle? The question: will they augment that with one of the bigs in the draft on Monday?

Yeah it sounds like the Wings are going for Miles or Fudd and the Lynx are grabbing either Betts or Fam (by bet is on Betts).

 

[GamecockFam]

With the rumors of Harris joining the Fever, I think the Wings are grabbing Miles. That will allow Bueckers to play more off the ball and give them more versatility to move pieces around. Like I could see a great small-ball lineup with Bueckers at the 4. I'm locking in my bet with

1. Miles (Dallas)
2. Betts (Minnesota)
3. Fudd (Seattle)
4. Fam (Mystics)
5. Rice (Chicago)

 

[TerpWomenFan]

With the rumors of Harris joining the Fever, I think the Wings are grabbing Miles. That will allow Bueckers to play more off the ball and give them more versatility to move pieces around. Like I could see a great small-ball lineup with Bueckers at the 4. I'm locking in my bet with

1. Miles (Dallas)
2. Betts (Minnesota)
3. Fudd (Seattle)
4. Fam (Mystics)
5. Rice (Chicago)

The Mystics would love that scenario.

 

[Basingstoke]

With the rumors of Harris joining the Fever, I think the Wings are grabbing Miles. That will allow Bueckers to play more off the ball and give them more versatility to move pieces around. Like I could see a great small-ball lineup with Bueckers at the 4. I'm locking in my bet with

1. Miles (Dallas)
2. Betts (Minnesota)
3. Fudd (Seattle)
4. Fam (Mystics)
5. Rice (Chicago)

Please do NOT make Bueckers play the 4 in the W. She was able to do it in college for a while for a depleted UConn team, but she would get overwhelmed by traditional 4's in the W/WWE.

 

[Basingstoke]

Yeah it sounds like the Wings are going for Miles or Fudd and the Lynx are grabbing either Betts or Fam (by bet is on Betts).

I could also see the Lynx going for Miles or Fudd.

 

[JellyBean]

With Smith and Shepard now on the Wings, it's obvious the Lynx are going in a different direction. Will 'Phee now be the ostensible big forward with Carrington taking over the wing slot? And Dorka Juhasz playing the middle? The question: will they augment that with one of the bigs in the draft on Monday?

Coach Reeve has drafted some decent players over the years. The sad part those picks we drafted panned out to fit whatever Coach Reeve has been trying to build. With this current draft class, we got options. Coach has to go with the safest pick and get Betts. We need that big like Betts. I would love to see Miles or Azzi here in Minny, but having Betts here would be better.