Zena, Ben, and Sabreena check in on the first few preseason WNBA games, then turn their attention to the league’s first expansion team in over 15 years: the Golden State Valkyries. How did this team come together? What might the Valks’ first season look like? And who will be their starting five? Next, they dive into the future of expansion in the W – Toronto, Portland, and beyond. Which cities are rumored to be the league’s next team – or teams? What’s the going rate for a WNBA team? And why do so many ownership groups have ties to the NBA? The crew rounds out the show with another rendition of Two Takes and a Lie.

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Zena, Ben, and Sabreena turn their attention toward the Western Conference of the WNBA, and ask some pressing questions about the upcoming WNBA season. Is the Aces dynasty over? Can Napheesa Collier and the Lynx take the title this year? Will the LA Sparks ever be good again? Then, Sabreena and Ben attempt to blind rank some of Zena’s dynamic duos of the West.

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Zena, Ben, and Sabreena get together to answer some burning questions about the teams of the Eastern Conference for the 2025 WNBA season. Can the Liberty repeat as champions? What’s the ceiling for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever? Which teams, outside of NY and Indiana, are closest to winning their next title? They wrap up the episode with “Out of Context” – where Ben recites a quote, out of context, to Zena and Sabreena, and they need to guess who said it. Can they figure it out?

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Women’s college basketball transfer portal winners and losers: LSU, South Carolina and TCU by Chantel Jennings

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With No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers headed to Dallas – plus a whole host of other roster and coaching changes, the Wings are set to have an interesting season, to say the least. Zena, Ben, and Sabreena sit down to talk about where the franchise has been, where it’s headed, and how Paige Bueckers fits into it all – including a Dallas basketball scene that’s reeling from a Luka-sized hole. Then, Sabreena is joined by Wings GM Curt Miller, to get an inside look at the team’s potentially transformative season.

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Chantel stops by to chat with Zena about all the action happening inside the NCAA Transfer portal – the biggest names on the move, the schools set to benefit from it all, and the programs that are losing out. Then, Zena is joined by Ben and Sabreena to go name for name on some of the most intriguing players in the WNBA this year – the athletes who could make a big difference in helping their teams go the distance. The team wraps by playing Two Truths and a Lie – No Offseason style.

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With the retirement of players like Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Candace Parker, and Elena Delle Donne – and the ascension of a new crop of talent in Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese, and more – a new era is upon us in the WNBA. Zena, Ben, and Sabreena gather to talk about this moment in the W – what it means for gameplay and for the business side of things, and the notable differences in the types of players joining the league. Then, Ben speaks to Washington Mystics GM – and former Stanford and WNBA baller – Jamila Wideman, whose team drafted 3 out of the top 6 picks in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

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Zena talks to Sabreena and Ben – who was in person at the event in NYC – about the 2025 WNBA Draft: the biggest winners and losers of the night, the most surprising and least surprising moments (like Paige going No. 1 to the Dallas Wings), and the best fits – both on the orange carpet and with their new teams. The crew also discusses Paige Bueckers’ new 3-year deal with Unrivaled and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s response.

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Zena is joined by Ben and Sabreena to talk through all the insider info you need to know ahead of Monday night’s WNBA draft. In addition to some Draft 101 talk, they get into the intricacies of the recruiting process, including the new opportunities for lesser-known players to get seen and the challenging timeline NCAA recruits face. Then, they go beyond the easy picks to bring you deeper insight into who teams might select and why as the draft progresses on Monday night, and shine a light on some standout international stars, like the coming French phenom, Dominique Malonga. The crew wraps with predictions for the “Big Story of the 2025 Draft.”

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As the offseason for NCAA women’s basketball gets underway, it’s never too early to speculate on who the big teams and star players will be for the 2025-2026 season. Zena is joined by Chantel to discuss it all – which teams could be on top next year? Which players can fill the void left by Paige Buecker’s exit and JuJu Watkins’ injury? What surprises await in the transfer portal? Plus, a primer on the upcoming decision in the landmark House vs NCAA lawsuit, which could spell big changes for revenue sharing, NIL, and more.

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Zena, Ben, Chantel, and Sabreena are together in Tampa to discuss the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball C hampionship game: UConn’s decisive victory over defending champs, South Carolina. They talk about the mood in the arena, the dominance of Bueckers, Strong, and Fudd, the way sarcasm bonds Geno and Paige, and where Dawn Staley might look to shore up South Carolina’s roster.

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