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Saturday, July 25:00hour
12:00 PM ETESPN
Seattle Storm
New York Liberty
WNBA Court 1
Bradenton, FL
LINE..at least 20 and I will lay it
Seattle can win it all with their experience and Bird & Stewart
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/i...seattle-storm-replace-washington-mystics-no-1
1. Seattle Storm
Last year: 18-16, lost in second round
The Storm won't have coach Dan Hughes. A medical assessment put Hughes, who is 65 and battled cancer last year, as being at a higher risk should he contract the coronavirus. But assistant Gary Kloppenburg stepped into the head coaching role last year while Hughes was out after surgery. So, it will be a familiar situation for Kloppenburg and the players as he steps into that job again, this time for the whole season.
Other than Hughes, the gang is pretty much back together like the 2018 title team, with Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird returning from injuries that kept them out in 2019. Provided everyone currently on the roster plays, the Storm will have star power and depth, and they'll get a look at Australia's Ezi Magbegor. The 6-foot-4 post player was the No. 12 pick in the 2019 draft but didn't play in the WNBA last season. Last ranking: 2
12. New York Liberty
Last year: 10-24
No team comes in with fewer external expectations than the Liberty, despite having No. 1 draft pick Sabrina Ionescu. That's because she's one of seven rookies on the ground floor of a rebuilding process under new coach Walt Hopkins. Then there are Kia Nurse, who's in her third season, and Asia Durr, who's in her second.*** Durr sitting out season..8th Rookie added
Even the player with the most experience in the league -- Layshia Clarendon, who's entering her eighth WNBA season -- is new to the Liberty. The longest-tenured Liberty player is Amanda Zahui B., who's entering her fifth season playing for New York. So Hopkins might not have a completely blank slate, but it's as close as any new coach could get. Outside of Ionescu, the most intriguing of the Liberty's rookies is probably Megan Walker, who bypassed her senior season at UConn to go pro. Last ranking: 12
12:00 PM ETESPN
Seattle Storm
New York Liberty
WNBA Court 1
Bradenton, FL
LINE..at least 20 and I will lay it
Seattle can win it all with their experience and Bird & Stewart
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/i...seattle-storm-replace-washington-mystics-no-1
1. Seattle Storm
Last year: 18-16, lost in second round
The Storm won't have coach Dan Hughes. A medical assessment put Hughes, who is 65 and battled cancer last year, as being at a higher risk should he contract the coronavirus. But assistant Gary Kloppenburg stepped into the head coaching role last year while Hughes was out after surgery. So, it will be a familiar situation for Kloppenburg and the players as he steps into that job again, this time for the whole season.
Other than Hughes, the gang is pretty much back together like the 2018 title team, with Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird returning from injuries that kept them out in 2019. Provided everyone currently on the roster plays, the Storm will have star power and depth, and they'll get a look at Australia's Ezi Magbegor. The 6-foot-4 post player was the No. 12 pick in the 2019 draft but didn't play in the WNBA last season. Last ranking: 2
12. New York Liberty
Last year: 10-24
No team comes in with fewer external expectations than the Liberty, despite having No. 1 draft pick Sabrina Ionescu. That's because she's one of seven rookies on the ground floor of a rebuilding process under new coach Walt Hopkins. Then there are Kia Nurse, who's in her third season, and Asia Durr, who's in her second.*** Durr sitting out season..8th Rookie added
Even the player with the most experience in the league -- Layshia Clarendon, who's entering her eighth WNBA season -- is new to the Liberty. The longest-tenured Liberty player is Amanda Zahui B., who's entering her fifth season playing for New York. So Hopkins might not have a completely blank slate, but it's as close as any new coach could get. Outside of Ionescu, the most intriguing of the Liberty's rookies is probably Megan Walker, who bypassed her senior season at UConn to go pro. Last ranking: 12
