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Jordan Horston starts in Seattle's WNBA regular-season finale against Dallas.

As the playoff picture is finally coming into focus, it’s fitting that the final seeds won’t be settled until the last day of the season. You know what’s not being left until the last day of the season? The Athletic’s experts taking stock of the league and making decisions on year-end awards. We unveiled our choices for Most Improved Player and Coach of the Year on Wednesday. Now, we continue with our Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year Award, and Friday, we’ll showcase our MVP a

Cooper Flagg remains No. 1 in this high school class -- but we admit to some mistakes for the rest of the list.

Kelsey Mitchell elevates over Courtney Williams. | NBAE via Getty Images Following Wednesday’s WNBA games, four of eight playoff seeds are now settled. After the Minnesota Lynx, with an (unwanted?) assist from the Portland Fire, locked down the No. 1 seed on Tuesday, the Atlanta Dream earned the No. 4 seed and homecourt advantage in the first round with a second-straight win over the now-official No. 8-seed New York Liberty. With New York’s loss, the Dallas Wings secured the No. 7 seed with t...

Sydney Taylor commands her own momentum. This becomes obvious the moment the Chicago Sky guard begins to move downhill. Once in motion, Taylor doesn’t rely on anyone’s propulsion but her own. She slips from side to side, head swiveling to locate her defender. When the contact is too close, she balances the ball on her fingertips like a dish on a platter, waiting to be served smoothly into the ...

Fever’s final regular-season game could change their first-round playoff matchup

CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 19: Tyrese Proctor #24 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates making a three-point basket during the first half against the Chicago Bulls at Rocket Arena on December 19, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers have a vac...

Rhyne Howard etched her name into the history books this week when the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty. The Dream played their final regular season game of the year on Wednesday and earned themselves a comfortable 83-65 win.

SAN ANTONIO, TX - JANUARY 25: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs and Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans waits for the ball during the game on January 25, 2026 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photos by Michael Gonzales/N...

Young NBA talent is, by its very nature, exciting.

The Fever's last regular-season game against the No. 1 seed is promising to bring even more drama.

At the risk of being labeled Captain Obvious, the Knicks need a center.

The Detroit Pistons' latest contract offer to restricted free-agent center Jalen Duren reportedly includes an uncommon weight clause.

Playing for nothing but pride, the Sun prevailed 95-81 in their final game before the franchise's impending relocation to Houston, marking the final moments of the organization's 24-season history with celebration and joy.

The Connecticut Sun, which moved from Orlando to Connecticut to play at the Mohegan Sun Arena in 2003, are playing their final game Thursday night before the franchise relocates to Houston next season. The state hadn’t had a professional women’s basketball team since the New England Blizzard ceased operations after the ABL folded in 1998 but in 2002, with the WNBA struggling, the league opted ...

The Lynx's defensive woes are concerning. Will it be enough to win them a WNBA title?

The Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever close out the regular season with the second half of a home-and-home series on Thursday. Here's how to watch.

NBA training camps are set to tip off over the next week, and all squads are chasing the defending-champion New York Knicks. Are they No. 1?

When the Indiana Fever erupted for 57 points in the first half of a blowout win over Minnesota on Tuesday, they could draw a straight line from their latest offensive explosion to comments from the opposing team’s superstar a year before. At the end of the 2025 season, Lynx star Napheesa Collier unloaded on the unacceptable quality of officiating in the WNBA (among other topics) and set in motion a reimagining of the way the league calls games. “You come to watch players play offense and to scor

The Indiana Fever have put five players up for various 2026 WNBA end-of-season awards, including Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell. The Fever are due to bring their regular season to a close on Thursday night with another meeting against the Minnesota Lynx, whom they beat in their previous game.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — For 23 years, a red soft-top 2003 Jeep Wrangler with the license plate “CT-SUN” parked in the same lot at Mohegan Sun Arena for a smattering of days between May and September. As spring turned to summer and summer to fall, Connecticut Sun season ticket holders and friends Lauri Turkington and Laura Kamienski reveled in jumping into that two-door Wrangler for close to a quarter century for the brief 20-minute drive from Griswold, Conn., to Uncasville to watch their home team.

David Robinson started as a basketball nobody and became unforgettable.

We've hit late September, which means virtually all of the NBA's offseason business is done.

The Memphis Grizzlies started a new era this offseason trading Ja Morant and drafting Cameron Boozer. Can their rebuild go quicker than expected?

The Orlando Magic fired Jamahl Mosley and hired Sean Sweeney, but kept the roster mostly the same this summer.

The Detroit Pistons had the East's best record last season, but expectations are tempered heading into the 2026-27 NBA campaign.

No team made a bigger splash in the NBA offseason than the Philadelphia 76ers, who added Jaylen Brown and LeBron James. Now, the real work begins.

The new-look Minnesota Timberwolves went into this offseason with one clear goal in mind: give Anthony Edwards some offensive help.

The Golden State Warriors are entering the 2026-27 NBA season with minimal championship expectations, but their starters will need to perform at a high level to keep their dynasty afloat.

With growing concerns about his lingering knee issues, Stephen Curry provided a reassuring update on his health.