There’s still enough talent on Chicago’s roster to not only compete but also take the league by surprise. Despite the fact that Candace Parker (Las Vegas), Courtney Vandersloot (New York), Allie Quigley (not playing), Emma Meesseman (not playing) and Azurá Stevens (Los Angeles) are no longer with the Sky, all is not lost. There was a mass exodus out of Chicago during free agency that left Sky fans feeling cold and abandoned just one year removed from winning a championship. Will the Chicago Sky be better than expected? Though Connecticut certainly will look different without Jones and Thomas on the floor, the production is still there overall. Olivia Nelson-Ododa should see more minutes than she did as a rookie in Los Angeles and has an opportunity to blossom with the Sun. With Hayes from Atlanta and Hiedeman in the backcourt, there’s little dropoff in the starting lineup. Jones is ready for a bigger role now that she will be the go-to inside threat, and Bonner and Thomas are already proven stars.
Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones each averaged 13 points per game last season and will serve as the Big Three. The Sun may have lost Jonquel Jones ( New York Liberty) and Jasmine Thomas ( Los Angeles Sparks) in free agency, but the majority of the core group is intact. Will the Connecticut Sun remain a top contender? Who is your prediction for Rookie of the Year this season? and make their picks: /ZXOXTEYL0QĢ. They can’t afford to be one dimensional against opponents with multiple scoring options, especially if they want to compete with the upper echelon of the league. The Dream, who drafted Haley Jones, need to generate more offensive production as a team by spreading the ball around and scoring at all three levels, while simultaneously leveraging their defensive game and capitalizing on turnovers. But it also has to utilize its frontcourt in Monique Billings, Naz Hillmon and Cheyenne Parker. Now that Allisha Gray is in the fold, Atlanta has the potential to create one of the most effective backcourts in the league. With a league-worst 17.6 assists per game, the bulk of their point production came from isolation plays, midrange jumpers and individual scoring - particularly from Rhyne Howard (16.2 ppg) and Tiffany Hayes (16.2). They averaged 78 points per game (11th) on 42 percent shooting (11th). Last season, the Dream were at the bottom of the league offensively. Can the Atlanta Dream be more effective on offense? Like seasons past, there will be no shortage of drama, action, fierce competition, eye-popping individual performances and exceptional basketball to take in this year.
For this edition, I posed one key and relevant question for each team heading into the regular season. But before it tips off Friday night, I’m rolling out the first 12 Questions of the summer.
The 2023 WNBA season has finally arrived.
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