The Official 2024-25 WNBA Offseason Discussion Thread

[Grimoire Lenin]

It's Overtime in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

New York can fucking go to hell.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

The New York Liberty win their first title.

 

[Cwalker]

Congratulations to the Liberty

 

[Qui-Gon Bren]

After an incredible season… an incredible Finals has crowned an incredible CHAMPION! New York Liberty LIGHT IT UP BAYBEEEEEEE!!!

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Just make sure nobody checks out the disparity between free throws and fouls because it was pretty fuckin disgraceful.

 

[Qui-Gon Bren]

Just make sure nobody checks out the disparity between free throws and fouls because it was pretty fuckin disgraceful.

cope

 

[Doom]

Congratulations to New York Liberty on winning their first WNBA title in franchise history!

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

WNBA players opt out of CBA; stoppage possible

WNBA players have opted out of their current collective bargaining agreement and face the prospect of a work stoppage if they don't negotiate a new deal with the league by the end of the 2025 season.

www.espn.com

 

[Cwalker]

They just had their best ratings ever so it makes perfect sense they wanna money

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

They just had their best ratings ever so it makes perfect sense they wanna money

They're probably also gonna demand changes to reffing and an off-site crew to review calls made by referees, rather than refs reviewing their own calls and having bias to uphold them.

The whole season, not just the finals, was plagued by some worst of all time refereeing, and I imagine many players feel burned by it.

 

[Qui-Gon Bren]

I watched this interview with the head of the WNBAPA today and she goes over many of the changes they hope to make with the new CBA. Better yet, it SOUNDS like the W's decision makers share a similar vision. But of course, where there's big money there will be much debate. Hopefully they get something worked out that really helps the league take advantage of it's momentum!

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Meet the Toronto Tempo, the WNBA's first expansion team in Canada

The Toronto WNBA expansion team has a name — Tempo. The Tempo will begin play in 2026 as the league’s 14th team and is the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States.

apnews.com

 

[Doom]

Expansion Valkyries draft 7 international players

The Valkyries selected 11 players, including seven international players, at the WNBA expansion draft.

www.espn.com

The picks were announced in three groups of four in alphabetical order by team name:

Atlanta Dream: Iliana Rupert, C
Chicago Sky: Maria Conde, F
Connecticut Sun: Veronica Burton, G
Dallas Wings: Carla Leite, PG
Indiana Fever: Temi Fagbenle, C
Las Vegas Aces: Kate Martin, G
Los Angeles Sparks: Stephanie Talbot, F
Minnesota Lynx: Cecilia Zandalasini, F
New York Liberty: Kayla Thornton, F
Phoenix Mercury: Monique Billings, F
Washington Mystics: Julie Vanloo, G

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Yes please make it happen!