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“Favorite to Win Next Year”: Veteran ESPN Anchor Makes Bold Prediction Around Atlanta Dream Following Their Finals Loss

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The Atlanta Dream may have fallen one game short of their first WNBA championship, but their Finals defeat could prove to be the beginning of something bigger. After pushing the Golden State Valkyries to the first Game 7 in WNBA history, the Dream have a foundation to build upon, and according to one ESPN veteran, the team could have enough fuel to make another title run next season.

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Inside the Suns: Lineup changes, defense, and center options

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Welcome to Inside the Suns, a deep-dive analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team in which the Fantable — a roundtable of Bright Siders — give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: How long are you willing to wait (in terms of games played) to give the Suns’ starting unit time to (hopefully) gel before pronouncing it DOA and demanding changes? zenzino: The wording of this question cracks me up. ‘Demanding changes’. Like we have any actual say in w...

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Dusty May is exactly what the city of Dallas needed

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Updated Nov 1, 3:01 PM ET

It has been a long 19 months since Luka Doncic was traded. It has been an even longer 29 months since Mavericks fans were riding the high of making the NBA Finals and looking forward to the next 10 years of competition. At the time of the trade, it was hard to see how Dallas would ever recover from it. I, personally, could not see a world in which I would feel joy watching the Mavericks for the foreseeable future. Then, Dallas lucked into Cooper Flagg. His rookie year was enjoyable, but so ma...

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It’s November, time to make your (Suns) gift wish list

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Updated Nov 1, 6:23 PM ET

Calendars have moved from pumpkins to turkeys. Retail stores already have trees and lots of red and green. Your friends and family will start, if they haven’t already, asking what you’d like to have this year. If you have kids or grandkids, they’re probably telling you all on their own.  Your local NBA team is off to a rough start. But even if they lose Monday against the Warriors, at 1-4 they would match the “out of the gate” record last year from…eventual champion New York. Things had ...

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Sandro Mamukelashvili was a fan-fave, but the Raptors need to win this

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Updated Nov 1, 10:30 AM ET

Inglewood, CA - October 28: Forward Sandro Mamukelashvili #54 of the Los Angeles Lakers passes against center Brook Lopez #11 of the LA Clippers in the second half of a NBA basketball game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images The Raptors’ road trip begins with an LA double feature against the Lakers and the Clippers, starting with the boys in the gold and p...

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Dave Portnoy ruthlessly mocks Angel Reese with video after WNBA Finals loss

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Updated Nov 1, 8:15 PM ET

One of Angel Reese’s most vocal haters, Dave Portnoy is letting the WNBA superstar hear about it on social media after the Atlanta Dream’s Finals loss. Dave Portnoy is at times one of the most divisive and controversial personalities on social media, and nothing encapsulates that more than his WNBA takes.

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Dream’s Jordin Canada sets WNBA Finals career-high in scoring vs. Valkyries

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Updated Nov 1, 5:37 PM ET

The Atlanta Dream forced a decisive Game 7 in the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries after a dominant Game 6 win. As she has all series, though, Jordin Canada was unable to have much of an impact on offense as she struggled with her shot. She finished with just 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting. However, Canada has come up big with the […] The post Dream’s Jordin Canada sets WNBA Finals career-high in scoring vs. Valkyries appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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