Kiki Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron. | Getty Images The 2026 Washington Mystics made the playoffs as the youngest team in WNBA history, in addition to setting a franchise record with 28 total wins. The overwhelming reaction to the Mystics is that they’re here to stay, and will be somewhat of a perennial contender under the current core. And while I don’t think that’s a unreasonable claim, there’s some context that has begun to be swept under the rug of Washington’s wins. Jamila Wideman’s legacy lin...

Angel Reese and the Dream bench celebrate during Game 1. | Christina Merrion. Game 1 of the first-round WNBA playoff series between the No. 4-seed Atlanta Dream and No. 5-seed Washington Mystics began in all-too-typical Atlanta fashion. The Dream team that closed out the season playing with confidence and crispness was nowhere to be seen as the Mystics executed in ways the belied their inexperience. Something, however, woke up the Dream at halftime, with Atlanta, after trailing by as many as ...