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Easily one of the biggest additions from the portal. Phelia should be a good fit but Texas will need to develop chemistry next year reintegrating Harmon and figuring out Booker’s role. They also lack size compared to the likes of SC but should be a Final Four favorite going into next year. I’d...

There's nothing I'd love more than for Angel Reese to embrace being the "Deep Dish Diva"

Dallas (who owns Chicago’s 2025 pick) or LA appear to be likely landing spots early on. WNBA lottery odds are based on the previous 2 years combined records among lottery teams. Barring something strange, both LA and Chicago are projected to be bottom feeders this year. Washington too has a...

Updated: Biggest names in portal at the moment IMO: Kailyn Gilbert, Arizona. Rumored LSU interest Saylor Poffenbarger, Arkansas (originally UCONN). Rumored Alabama/Ole Miss interest Caitlyn Weimar, Boston (originally Marist). Visiting NC State Aaronette Vonleh, Colorado (originally Arizona)...

Probably wasn't starting over Dugalic this year. Even less playing time if UCLA lands Iriafen

I didn't realize how deep the Sky are in the front court. Was hoping to see Taya Reimer make a roster but she has an uphill battle competing with the likes of Harrison, Turner, Williams, Angel and Cardoso. James Wade really screwed this franchise over though, they're projected to be at the...

Geno typically schedules brutal non-conference teams. I don't think UCONN is projected to be fully healthy by November either (Griffin/Fudd less than a year recovered from ACLs). South Carolina looks like the clear cut #1 team going into next year and I'm not sure if the matchup vs UCONN will...

Feel free to make your own list if you disagree with who I include

It’s already ruined the men’s game. Can’t blame the players for striking when the iron is hot to sign multimillion dollar contracts, but it kills a lot of the joy of college basketball IMO. Most of the time star players on the men’s side bolt for the pros after a big season which robs fans of a...

I'd be surprised if she doesn't get a spot. Maybe if Gray still isn't ready to play they'll want a stronger PG, but Colson has been locker room gold and I'd expect they'll keep her on the roster

SC's presence is pronounced and growing in the WNBA. I believe you have 13 players on rosters to open training camp: A'ja Wilson Aliyah Boston Allisha Gray Laeticia Amihere Zia Cooke Brea Beal Kaela Davis Tyasha Harris Alaina Coates Destanni Henderson Tiffany Mitchell Victaria Saxton Kamilla...

Thanks--added Iriafen. I don't think Wolfenbarger/Diew are top transfers so I didn't include them.

West coast viewership/attendance should go up with a massive increase in attendance by both USC/UCLA this year. The switch from Pac-12 Network to BTN will also be huge for viewership. Looking at the conference next year, I see the projected standings as: Title contenders: 1. UCLA-they have a...

Angel in her ESPN speech specifically mentioned how she was excited to play with Kamilla too. Fans are stubborn about college beef far longer than the players are.

That's a major bummer for Hartley, I didn't realize she played that little. She had a solid start to her career and really caught fire in 2020, only to have her career derailed by an ACL. I agree though, Aces did well for 2nd round picks. Fair is undersized but an explosive player, Kate...

1st rounders usually don't get cut in training camp but it does happen occasionally. I'm also not super high on Soares based on her time at Iowa State, like you said, it was a small sample size. Cannon I think sticks since she was signed in the off season and this is a young roster who could...

C-McCowan/Brown/Soares F-Howard/Cannon F-Sabally/Siegrist G-Ogunbowale/Sheldon/Lopez-Senechal/Leite G-Dangerfield/Burton/Owusu At least 2 of those players are getting cut. Probably Owusu (who I still think has star potential if she gets a shot) and I have no idea who the last cut would be...

I don’t think so, but not a bad choice. Mid 2nd round picks don’t usually stick but Martin’s a work horse and had a really nice tournament and showed off some ability to create vs UCONN which GMs probably recognized. Similar to Muhl’s stock going up for playing so well in the Final Four.

Definitely yes, particularly since EDD has decided to sit this season out. Shakira Austin will start and the other spot is likely between her, Dolson and Queen Egbo. Should be set up well for playing time as a rookie. Getting into the right situation is half the battle in this league and...

Sheldon to 5 is a bit of a surprise to me. I think she'll be competing directly with last year's #5 pick (Lou Lopez Senechal) for playing time as a backup to Arike. Sheldon is a joy to watch but I think long term this could be viewed as a missed opportunity to grab Edwards or Reese. Worth...

Clark goes #1 to no one's surprise. Brink has been penciled in at #2 for a while but there's been some rumblings that Cardoso or Jackson might get picked here.

2001 is the best IMO: Lauren Jackson Tamika Catchings Deanna Nolan Penny Taylor Katie Douglas Plus several other very good pros including: Ruth Riley Svetlana Abrosimova Marie Ferdinand Kelly Miller Coco Miller Tammy Sutton-Brown 2014 was stacked with Chelsea Gray, Alyssa Thomas, Natasha...

If there's anyone who has felt the weight of the world on her shoulders in women's basketball, it's Caitlin Clark. It's a no brainer to bring some of your best up and coming talent to the Olympics so they'll get exposure and be ready to take on a more meaningful role in future international...

When looking at guards you have Jewell Loyd, Arike Ogunbowale, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Rhyne Howard, Kahleah Copper, Kelsey Mitchell, Brittney Sykes, Chelsea Gray, Alisha Gray, Natasha Cloud, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Sabrina Ionescu. All have been better players than Taurasi for several...

Biggest names in portal at the moment IMO: Kailyn Gilbert, Arizona Saylor Poffenbarger, Arkansas (originally UCONN) Caitlyn Weimar, Boston (originally Marist State) Aaronette Vonleh, Colorado (originally Arizona) Maddie Scherr, Kentucky (originally Oregon) Kateri Poole, LSU (originally Ohio...

Is that Joyce Edwards next to Cardoso? And who are the two to the left of Clark?

I think they'd be foolish to not give her a strong look depending on how the first 2 months of the WNBA season go (roster is finalized in July). The pool of guards is strong but there's no question I'd take Clark over 42 year old Diana Taurasi who has not been an Olympic caliber athlete in years.

If Paige hits those percentages, it means she definitely isn’t hunting enough shots on her own.

Could be the case. My guess is she'll want to play for a title contender her last year and both UCLA/USC fit the bill with her in the lineup.

There it is. I'll be shocked if Notre Dame doesn't land one of her or Beers. They have the rest of the pieces to be a title contender but need post play.

You're correct, fixed it. Was going off of this site: https://wbbblog.com/lsu-womens-basketball-recruiting/ It's up in the air that Poa's returning?

So that's Hailey Van Lith/Kent/Velez. Plus Reese is gone. Mulkey's down to 8 scholarship players, a couple of whom are upperclassmen that rarely play.

I think it's fine--the last several years it has become a regular indicator of where a player's considering going and is public information. Players are aware of this too, so if they wanted to be more stealth about it, they could.

Here's the updated list with more marquee names, I'll keep posting this every few days if more come in. Am I missing anyone? Biggest names in portal at the moment IMO: Saylor Poffenbarger, Arkansas Taliah Scott, Arkansas Emma Ronsiek, Creighton Jalynn Bristow, Iowa State Ajae Petty, Kentucky...

I have a feeling this will be as underwhelming as the Washington Post article was