Pod is out! from rival leagues to labor negotiations, the social, cultural and economic parallels between early NBA and modern WNBA with Black Ball author @sportyprof.bsky.social: spotify.link/0Qz6ZEoNTXb I learned a lot from talking to her and I hope you do too!

Adam Silver said WNBA players shouldn’t ask for revenue share because W revenue is much lower than the NBAs. But the NBA's financial condition heading into the 1983 CBA when players got rev share was similar/worse than where the WNBA is now. Going to discuss on today’s pod:

new pod with the great @katiebarnes.bsky.social -the Aces dynastic trio and Becky Hammon’s bet on culture -a history of distrust between the union and Engelbert -is “commissioner” an obsolete position? spotify.link/NDWYTdFmuXb

The CBA, Saudi money, Unrivaled, conflicts of interest, an embattled commissioner, and increased NBA involvement: here's a mega-primer for what promises to be the most chaotic, transformational offseason in WNBA history www.theringer.com/2025/10/14/w...

the refs really said we're going home with something before this (hopeful) offseason overhaul

Kah Copper is inspired. Has spent the whole night trying to siphon water from a rock.

Kristi Toliver's a name to watch in the head coaching hunt this year. At first glance, absolutely ridiculous escalation to the double-technical that threw Tibbets out of the game, but here's a fascinating combo high stakes/house money opportunity for her.

nobody toggles between futuristic and archaic as often and as fast as alyssa thomas.

i wanna see something like this on the court next year. give the WNBA finals that old school magisterial feel

so many W rules just make you go "sure. ok."

I don’t hate it when a close out game is a highlight reel for the winners

Kalani Brown has defensive limitations but her short run offers future team-building tips for Phoenix. Her presence at the rim opened up 2 layups for Alyssa Thomas, a good reminder of what the Bri Jones partnership looked like at its best, and that “spacing” is more than 3-point shooting

had a good time talking playoffs with @jsteyz.bsky.social here!

new pod! @sabreenajm.bsky.social talks A’ja’s gamewinner and killer instinct, an Aces dynasty on the brink of a title, the Mercury’s systemic and personnel limitations, Becky Hammon’s coaching master class (and impersonator!) open.spotify.com/episode/32t7...

“There were eight Olympians on the floor — but only one Zeus.” I’m not sure anyone is doing sportswriting better currently than @seeratsohi.bsky.social. www.theringer.com/2025/10/09/w...

Even the basketball Gods couldn’t stop A’ja Wilson. Then again, maybe they were setting the stage for her. On her historic shot, the Aces killer instinct, and an immortalizing night for a player climbing up the GOAT ladder. www.theringer.com/2025/10/09/w...

my quibble isn't with the scheme as much as it is with the coverage. the Aces have so many clutch threats, but the Mercury doubled anyways. That's smart. But Bonner should have face-guarded on the inbounds instead of shooting the gap on the screen. A'ja was *way* too open.

"I didn't know who was in front of me. I didn't care." #WNBA My 2nd favorite roundball pod called glass on this game @seeratsohi.bsky.social @thompsonscribe.bsky.social

sometimes you're the team with Michael Jordan. Sometimes you're the team with Charles Barkley. Phoenix fans know.

A'ja Wilson, man. Even the basketball god's couldn't intervene

one that I've noticed is that the A'ja Wilson experience is so much more fun because WNBA fans/media don't prop up current greats by tearing down the past. we're not doing Maya Moore vs. A'ja Wilson on First Take every morning. as a longtime NBA fan, that's refreshing

in hindsight, the third quarter said a lot more about the the Aces heart -- and killer instinct

between A'ja, the Aces 3-point shooting, the early coverage throwing them off, the Mercury have a lot of excuses to give up. the second half will tell us a lot about their heart

A'ja Wilson is doing quintessential GOAT shit. tastes how close victory is and she's not letting up -- she's pushing the gas pedal even harder

things I think about when I watch Chelsea Gray play: what if Draymond Green had one of the best midrange jumpers in the game?

The Aces went for the jugular with this box-and-one. Adjusting like *they're* the ones down 2-0. Impressive, terrifying stuff.

was a nice switch up to read some light run wnba reporting

new pod! the GOAT @thompsonscribe.bsky.social joined to talk about the GOAT doing GOAT things, the tortured plight of Alyssa Thomas, more Finals stuff. We also discussed his reporting on Cathy Engelbert’s precarious job status open.spotify.com/episode/3XbY...

oof. Phee is fed up

great article from @wagesofwins.bsky.social on the financial state of the WNBA, including an estimation that players are only receiving 7 percent of league revenue: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Engelbert deserves the criticism she is getting. But Adam Silver and the NBA are the biggest obstacle in WNBA labor fights. My latest for @cbssports.bsky.social: www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/ge...

I wrote about Napheesa Collier's power play, Cathy Engelbert's puppet leadership, a changing ownership landscape and how the next commissioner should take a collaborative approach to the WNBA entering its player empowerment era: theringer.com/2025/10/02/w...

new pod! @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social and i keep talking Cathy Engelbert, and what traits the next commissioner should possess. Plus, the Chris Koclanes firing and an Aces-Mercury Finals preview open.spotify.com/episode/7oz1...

Adam Silver shall cast lots over two goats: one for the GOAT + one for the scapegoat. The goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented to the #NBA owners to atone for their sins. They shall name the scapegoat Cathy Deloitte. -The Ringer #WNBA pod quoted in Leviticus 16:7

GO LISTEN! “The story the NBA has told about the WNBA for nearly 30 years is that the women of the WNBA ought to be grateful that they have a league at all. And I can't recall a situation …where owners…were consistently telling men in professional sports, you should be grateful you have a league.“

So glad I got to do this with @seeratsohi.bsky.social! We had a great conversation about all the ways Napheesa Collier is very much right!

emergency pod with @wagesofwins.bsky.social on Napheesa Collier going toe to toe with the commish in her exit interview. Will "the worst leadership in the world" survive this? and what does it mean for the future of the WNBA? open.spotify.com/episode/4nO2...

something particularly insidious about the leader of a league that markets itself as an oasis for female empowerment parroting the same disrespectful and coded language that women negotiating for themselves in the workplace face

new pod with @noadalzell.bsky.social Recapping both Game 2s, Alyssa Thomas’s turnaround, Sami Whitcomb’s 3, Aja’s revenge, the confounding Aces and ponder the Liberty’s post-Brondello reality open.spotify.com/episode/5ZTA...

New pod! - Kelsey Mitchell's run, how Aliyah Boston shot down A'ja Wilson and why we should take the Fever seriously - The Alyssa Thomas inverted PnR is still unguardable, and the key to Phoenix making a comeback - Seattle Storm coaching candidates open.spotify.com/episode/2RGe...

playoff mailbag time! send me your questions

WITH THE INCREDIBLE @kpelton.bsky.social of course. buried the lede

new pod! previewing tonight’s elimination games, plus we examine Sabrina Ionesu’s very long night, Satou Sabally bouncing back, the Lynx advancing, Veronica Burton’s evolution and the end of the Valkyries fairy tale season open.spotify.com/episode/0qqR...

At the end of the Valkyries’ dream season: heartbreak. This might be a good thing. www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

Veronica Burton and Natalie Nakase are so Matt Saracen and Eric Taylor coded. Incredible season

Ahead of tipoff of Game 2, running back my story on the Storm's stars Skylar Diggins and Nneka Ogwumike and a friendship that dates back to when they were teenagers.

thank you! keep your eyes peeled for Chauny’s haters guide to the playoffs @nocapspacewbb.com

🎧 Ooh, @seeratsohi.bsky.social had Chauny from @nocapspacewbb.com on to talk about the Sky situation and the potential WNBA antitrust situation. Good stuff. pca.st/episode/0e6e...

There are AT LEAST 5 podcasts about the Lynx. Where are the Storm podcasts, you ask? I don’t know and I’m on the case, but this Ringer WNBA Show ep starts off all about the Storm. @seeratsohi.bsky.social talks w/ Seattle native (I had no idea!) @kpelton.bsky.social. Hey Kevin, where’d you go to HS?

Joined @seeratsohi.bsky.social on the Ringer WNBA Show to break down the Storm's trade for Brittney Sykes, the Mystics' approach to the trade deadline, how the Lynx look after the addition of DiJonai Carrington and much more: www.theringer.com/podcasts/the...