Players in 2026 WNBA Draft enter league in a new era created by predecessors

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• Players in 2026 WNBA Draft enter league in a new era created by predecessors

  When Sue Bird was in fifth grade, she and her classmates were asked to predict what they’d be when they grew up. Bird wrote: A doctor, a lawyer or a professional soccer player. At the time, there was no NWSL (or WNBA, for that matter). The main professional team sports leagues in the U.S. were for men — the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL. It’s not surprising that someone who achieved so much in her profession was so driven as a child that she could easily imagine a world that didn’t yet exist. Three deca

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