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PHOENIX — Phoenix Mercury star Kahleah Copper made a surprise cameo at the Phoenix Suns Game 4 playoff matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, showcasing continuing interleague support. Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) makes a layup against the Liberty during a game at PHX Arena in Phoenix, on June 27, 2025.

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Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers issued a statement amid allegations the team drafted Azzi Fudd because of their relationship.

Athlon Sports' Micahya Costen identifies five trends coming to the W in 2026 and beyond as a result of the new collective bargaining agreement.

Now, the Fever will turn their attention to their second and final preseason game of the year, hosting Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Thursday. Against the Liberty, some of Indiana's key players made their return to the court after suffering season-ending injuries in 2025.

Over the weekend, we saw some WNBA rookies take the court for the first time. Here are a few that grabbed everyone's attention.

Less than a month after winning the NCAA championship, Lauren Betts, Angela Dugalic and Gabriela Jaquez made their WNBA preseason debuts.

In the Portland Fire’s inaugural offseason, the priority of building the roster moved beyond borders as they began their plan for the future. The Fire built a roster consisting of nine players who are from other countries outside of the U.S., while more have experience playing overseas. Though we haven’t seen the Fire’s full… The post Portland Fire Goes Beyond The Borders In Inaugural WNBA Offseason appeared first on Winsidr.

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers said her relationship with teammate and fellow No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd will have no effect on what they do on the court as they try to turn around a franchise with a long history of losing. Bueckers made a statement before taking questions from reporters during media day for the Wings on Monday at the University of Texas at Arlington, where the WNBA team plays home games. The statement from Bueckers came 11 days after the Wings wouldn't let Fudd answer a ...

Roster revamps cannot solve deeper institutional issues. Until governance becomes a priority, the country's third-largest city will not have a franchise that matches its potential.

At Wings media day, Bueckers addressed her relationship with No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd — and set firm boundaries.

UConn women’s basketball great Paige Bueckers shut down conversation about her relationship with fellow former Huskies star Azzi Fudd during the Dallas Wings media day Monday, calling it, “nobody’s business but our own.” Fudd and Bueckers, who were teammates at UConn from 2021-25, were reunited as professionals in Dallas when the Wings selected Fudd with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA ...

"It’s a no-brainer,” Sophie Cunningham says.

The former WNBA assists leader spent last season with the Liberty.

The whirlwind offseason has given way to training camps and preseason games, so let's wrap it all up

With just two stars and a shaky supporting cast, the Phoenix Mercury are unlikely to return to the WNBA Finals.

In a hustling offseason where most players were looking for better opportunities, Chennedy Carter was looking for redemption. The 27-year-old went from WNBA prodigy to being without a team for last year’s WNBA season.

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Natasha Cloud is the most-prominent unsigned WNBA free agent. Why?

The WNBA‘s 30th season tips off May 8, and Natasha Cloud still doesn’t have a team. The veteran guard started 41 games last season for the New York Liberty and brings a decade of experience to the backcourt. She’s a…

Even with back-to-back No. 1 picks, expectations should be tempered for the Dallas Wings.

Chennedy Carter showed the WNBA and the Aces her elite scoring, dropping 18 points against Japan.

For Caitlin Clark, it wasn’t the enormity of her return to the W after months that got to her on Saturday; it was the opposition camp that got her thinking. Competing in the preseason against the NY Liberty, featuring their Big Three and one of the tallest players in the league, Han Xu, Clark was awestruck, to the point that she made a revelation to Jonquel Jones, one half of their team’s Big Three.

On their road to rebuilding, the Dallas Wings are making the moves so rapidly that only a few expected. The Jose Fernandez-led team is making its decisions clear, aggressively trimming the roster on its way to a final 12-player squad and subsequently waiving two more players, just a few days after cutting off Shyanne Sellers and Grace Sullivan.

It almost feels impossible that no team would want Natasha Cloud. She is a 10-year veteran guard who was once all-defensive first team and averaged 10.

Entering her 13the season in WNBA, Griner joined the Sun on a one-year, $1.19 million deal. She is one of few vets on the team and a vocal leader.