The GIST: From expansion team debuts to long overdue homecomings, WNBA opening weekend more than lived up to the hype. Jaws? Still dropped.
🃏 Defending champ Las Vegas Aces flip the switch: Saturday’s 99–66 loss to the Phoenix Mercury was…uninspired, giving shades of last season’s flat start. But this year’s turnaround came much faster — no text required. The Aces used 19 points from four-time MVP A’ja Wilson and another 22 off the bench from Chennedy Carter to top the LA Sparks 105–78 yesterday.
🐣 Checking in on the rookie class: Two debutants made some early statements. The Minnesota Lynx’s Olivia Miles joined an exclusive club in her W debut, dropping 21 points, eight assists, three rebounds, two steals, and two blocks in Minnesota’s nailbiting 91–90 loss to the Atlanta Dream. Talk about stuffing the stat sheet.
Over on the West Coast, Seattle Storm multi-hyphenate Flau’jae Johnson has been electric, averaging 14 points through two games, including a 16-point showing in yesterday’s 89–82 win over the Connecticut Sun.
🍿 Game to watch: Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings — tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET: Three of the biggest names in basketball — Atlanta’s walking double-double Angel Reese and Dallas’ duo of the aforementioned Bueckers and Azzi Fudd — will clash in this early-season battle of title contenders. Can’t wait.