We’re less than three weeks into the WNBA season, and we’ve already witnessed a little bit of everything. Thirteen games have been decided by five points or fewer, nine players have scored more than 30 points in a game (Brittney Sykes did it twice and A’ja Wilson dropped 45), and there were two overtime nail-biters. Are you not entertained?
Team identities are slowly taking shape, and it’s never too early to start talking MVP. But it’s the rookies who are shining like the new iced-out WNBA 30 diamond chain. It’s been just over 40 days since the WNBA draft, so let’s check in with our top-drafted rooks to see how they’re getting acclimated to the big leagues.