WNBA 2026 playoff predictions: can the dynastic Aces – or anybody – deny the dominant Lynx? Our writers pick the champion, key players and dark horses as the WNBA postseason tips off on Sunday The Guardian - US · Sep 26
Expert Picks, Bold Predictions for 2026 WNBA Playoffs Plus, looking at the players primed for a postseason breakout and the dark horse teams who could make some noise in the first round. Sports Illustrated · Sep 25
WNBA Playoffs First-Round Matchups: Breaking Down Each Team’s Strengths, Weaknesses The opening round promises some cinematic basketball. Sports Illustrated · Sep 25
Ranking the Five Best WNBA Rookies of the 2026 Season First-year players shined over the WNBA’s regular season, here’s a look at the best of the bunch. Sports Illustrated · Sep 24
Kalshi WNBA Championship Market Has Lynx Falling, Aces Rising, Fever Stagnant The Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, and Indiana Fever's WNBA Championship prices are updating on Kalshi. Sports Illustrated · Sep 23
Lynx clinch WNBA No 1 seed despite ‘embarrassing’ loss to Fever and Olivia Miles injury Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record The Guardian - US · Sep 23
‘It’s payback time’: the WNBA-leading Lynx are on the hunt for title redemption Ten seasons ago, Minnesota entered the playoffs with a chip on their shoulders and won a championship. Can they channel the same energy this year? The Guardian - US · Sep 16
Why Veronica Burton Ranks As the WNBA’s Most Impactful Player Adding a little recent history to RAPM sharpens its estimate of which players are having the greatest impact on team performance. Sports Illustrated · Sep 3
WNBA Power Rankings: Race for Top Seed Continues As Lynx Stumble Into FIBA Break There’s a new No. 1 in our rankings this week. Sports Illustrated · Sep 2
Before Becoming a WNBA Star, Olivia Miles Owned the Soccer Field. Just How Good Was She? It turns out Miles was a “spectacle” during her high school soccer playing days, too. Sports Illustrated · Sep 1
Kiki Rice Is the Tempo’s Biggest Win in Expansion Team’s First Season The UCLA product has been one of the WNBA’s best rookies despite missing considerable time herself. Sports Illustrated · Aug 27
WNBA Power Rankings: The Playoff Picture Is Coming Into Focus Only one postseason spot is up for grabs, and it’s Dallas’s to lose. But who will keep up the momentum to secure home court? Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
SI:AM | In the W, The Race for No. 1 Continues The Lynx missed a chance to lock up the No. 1 seed in the WNBA postseason after a loss to the Valkyries. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
As Azzi Fudd’s Rookie Season Is Cut Short, Did Dallas Make the Right Choice at No. 1? Fudd will miss the remainder of the season as she’s set to undergo an arthroscopic procedure to address ongoing right knee soreness. Sports Illustrated · Aug 20
Sports Illustrated · Aug 13 WNBA Rookie Watch: Azzi Fudd Is a Postseason Key for Dallas Plus, a look at Sydney Taylor giving the Sky a silver lining and Spanish phenom Awa Fam rounding out the Storm’s young core.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 10 Kayla McBride Stands Alone: The Long Quest to Hit 10 Three-Pointers in a WNBA Game Kayla McBride scored a career-high 43 points with a WNBA record 10 three-pointers in Minnesota’s win on Sunday.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 6 Olivia Miles Is Doing Just Fine Sharing the Spotlight With Napheesa Collier If there was any concern that Miles would take a step back with Collier’s return, the rookie has silenced that real quick.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 5 WNBA Power Rankings: Mystics Are Hanging With Top Contenders Washington’s four-game winning streak has included victories against the Valkyries, Aces and Wings. Meanwhile, Sophie Cunningham has taken the spotlight off the court for the Fever.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2 With Kelsey Plum Traded to Mercury, Sparks Have to Start Over Yet Again Los Angeles short-circuited a potential rebuild by trading for Plum ahead of the 2025 season, and now it's back to where it began.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 30 Four Under-the-Radar Rookies Who Could Make a Big Impact in Race to WNBA Playoffs It’s not just the top picks and biggest names who have made an impact across the latest rookie class.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 28 The Most Clutch Players in the WNBA This Season By the numbers, these are the players who leave their mark when the pressure is highest.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 24 Midseason Awards Watch, MVP Predictions As WNBA Heads Into All-Star Weekend Two awards seem to have already been decided. Can anyone catch up in the second half of the season?
Sports Illustrated · Jul 23 Napheesa Collier Says Olivia Miles Is an MVP Candidate. Does the Rookie Have a Case? A look at the WNBA MVP race ahead of the All-Star break.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 23 Napheesa Collier’s Stellar Showing in Season Debut Is a Scary Sight for Rest of WNBA Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier was back to her usual self in her return to the court. Now, the rest of the WNBA is on notice.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 22 SI:AM | The WNBA’s Best Team Is About to Get Better The Lynx already have the best record in the league, and they’re about to get perennial MVP candidate Napheesa Collier back in the lineup.