new pod! @benpickman.bsky.social stops by to break down his excellent reporting on the latest in CBA negotiations. plus we chat team USA and the new tempo jerseys open.spotify.com/episode/16P9...

Great listen ahead of tonight’s game

Loaded pod today with @aghaubner.bsky.social! Is A’ja Wilson the KD of the WNBA? Where do Duke and Kara Lawson go from here? Plus, Flau’jae’s catharsis, an Iowa vs. Iowa State preview AND an interview with the nation's leading scorer, Audi Crooks. open.spotify.com/episode/5tmm...

Audi Crooks admits she grew up rooting for the OTHER Iowa - plus she opens up about how Iowa State won her over, her historic start, playing in AmeriCup, connecting with Flau'jae and Olivia Miles, staying grounded through fame and why she’s a psychology major www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgKJ...

god i love kyla oldacre

Always fun to chat with Seerat and the WNBA's proposed draft combine gave me the perfect excuse to do more Cam Brink height trutherism...

Another stellar podcast episode. This has easily become one of my top three favorite WNBA podcasts. So informative, interesting AND entertaining! I just love brilliant podcasters like @seeratsohi.bsky.social

Decoding a big, confusing WNBA CBA update with @maitreyiaa.bsky.social where we ask a burning question: Should Ellie unionize? Plus, the rise of the athlete-influencer era and some WNBA Draft talk open.spotify.com/episode/3tyc...

Boom! Rori Harmon joins the show to reflect on her injury recovery, finding joy in others success, her game winner, winning players era tournament MVP, her defensive pride and more open.spotify.com/episode/610D...

Boom! Rori Harmon joins the show to reflect on her injury recovery, finding joy in others success, her game winner, winning players era tournament MVP, her defensive pride and more open.spotify.com/episode/610D...

new pod 🔜

I agree with @seeratsohi.bsky.social and Tyler's takes. Whoever the Wings have on roster, aside from Paige, nobody matters. You should be thinking the next 10 years, not just next year. Not to mention how loaded the 2027 Draft is, and they have 2 FRPs. open.spotify.com/episode/5SCV...

talkin' Azzi Fudd vs. Awa Fam for the No. 1 pick with @tylerdeluca.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yozc...

new pod! @tylerdeluca.bsky.social and I break down the WNBA draft lottery: Awa Fam vs Azzi Fudd the Mystics many options revisiting LA’s trades with Seattle could Lauren Betts fall out of the lottery? open.spotify.com/episode/5SCV...

New pod! Andrew Haubner of @nocapspacewbb.com and I break down the latest CBA news, plus Sarah Strong, Kara Lawson, Michigan and some of the most interesting characters in college basketball this season open.spotify.com/episode/1OQP...

as an indie journo, i'm always trying to figure out how/~if~ folks like me fit into wnba media. a lot of that comes down to the league's PR... but what are their standards? who feels welcomed, who does not? and why? to break it down, i published this survey for folks in WBB MEDIA! take it here:

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