Rising Stars Collide: Which WNBA Team Will Seize the Spotlight Tonight?

Wings vs. Valkyries, 10:00 ET

Yesterday I shared a bit about my thoughts on the WNBA players getting paid more money. I stand by the thought that they should get paid more, but my bigger question about the situation is how it all works as the league expands. There aren’t a ton of teams, but they plan to add three teams to the league in the next few years. They added one this season, and we see them (the Valkyries) take on the Wings tonight. 

Both of these teams have reasons to be excited and ready for the future. The big reason to be excited for the Wings is Paige Bueckers. The rookie has been a sensation for years and remains one in her rookie season. She was a clear pick for the #1 slot in the Draft in the offseason, and will be the winner of the Rookie of the Year award this season. Bueckers is going to be a star in the league for a long time. The problem is this team has struggled for most of the season. They only have seven wins for the year, and outside of Bueckers there isn’t much going in a positive direction for them. Dallas is likely to be in the lottery and will look to find some sort of boost that route again. The biggest issue for this team this season has been their defense. there are very few games this season where their opponent has scored fewer than 85 points. They did hold the Storm to just 63 in their most recent game, a win for the Wings. Despite only winning seven games, they’ve won back-to-back games twice. 

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