Angel Reese is the biggest star left on the WNBA’s brightest stage as she gets her first chance at winning a pro championship.

Now competing in her fifth Finals, the veteran has the most playoff game appearances in league history and has been the steadying presence Atlanta has needed.

For the first time in WNBA history, the Finals will feature three players and one executive with African connections, the highest African representation in the championship series dating to the league's inaugural season in 1997.

You can't leave anyone shooting a wide-open shot. You got to run and contest, especially against someone who is not known as a knockdown shooter," Sophie said on her show. "Run at them; that's gonna mentally mess with them.

Despite the noise constantly swirling around the league, the WNBA is objectively in a great place. The latest example of that was in a press release touting "re

Shakira Austin, Rhyne Howard, Angel Reese, Gabby Williams, A’ja Wilson, Veronica Burton, Jordin Canada, Sonia Citron, Breanna Stewart, and Kiah Stokes were all named to the WNBA All-Defense team.

This isn't the WNBA Finals matchup many expected or probably even wanted, and the lack of betting interest is indicative of that.But it's also worth putting in perspective that the Atlanta-Golden State best-of-seven series that begins Saturday in San Francisco is attracting more betting action than a Finals matchup would have not that long ago.

The WNBA has announced its 2026 All-Defensive Teams:

A Golden State victory would make Kiah Stokes just the third former Husky with four or more WNBA titles.