No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show

Zena, Ben, and Sabreena discuss the hot start for the Connecticut Sun and if they've reached their ceiling. They then breakdown the potential importance of the new winter Unrivaled league before reacting to Kamilla Cardoso's debut with the Chicago Sky and talking about the franchise's long-term outlook.

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Zena hosts an emergency pod with Athletic NBA Writer Marcus Thompson to break down the tense WNBA-based exchange on ESPN's First Take between Stephen A. Smith and Monica McNutt, Pat McAfee's use of an expletive to discuss Caitlin Clark, and the overall opportunities and missteps when it comes to WNBA media coverage.

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The four-time WNBA champ, three time Olympic gold medalist and recently named LSU assistant coach stops by the pod to discuss her return to Baton Rouge, her journey to coaching college basketball and her own memories of her Olympic experience. Then, Ben and Chantel discuss potential Olympic roster moves as we get closer to the roster release date, as well as some of the biggest storylines to watch with this 2024 team.

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The first week of the 2024 WNBA season has come, and gone. Zena, Ben and Sabreena breakdown their takeaways from the first week of play from around the league, including assessing how Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever look after three games. They also discuss the Golden State Valkyries block party, the current travel policy and explain the latest investigation into the Aces.

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Zena, Ben, and Sabreena discuss what the WNBA's record-breaking opening night means for the league as a whole before diving into what we learned about each team and celebrating the milestones of DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas. They then pivot to Ben's feature on 2023 MVP Breanna Stewart and talk about the prioritization of mental health in this historic WNBA season.

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Zena, Ben, and Sabreena comb through the big news heading WNBA tip-off, including travel upgrades and a potential expansion team in Toronto. They then preview the opening night matchups and break down some 2024 award races.

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Zena, Ben, and Sabreena break down the latest news heading into the start of the regular season, including what we learned from preseason games, the WNBA’s broadcast challenges, roster crunches, and a home-run hire in the Bay Area.

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In what has been a busy week in women's basketball, Zena Keita, Ben Pickman and Sabreena Merchant discuss the potential new winner of the college basketball offseason. Then, they reflect on Candace Parker's retirement from the WNBA and her impact on the sport, before finishing up with their impressions from the start of WNBA training camps and which roster battles are especially intriguing.

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With just a few days to go until the transfer portal closes, Zena, Ben and Chantel discuss the college teams that have had the best (and the worst) times with the portal this offseason. And with WNBA training camps around the corner, Ben gives an update on what each franchise is going through right now as they prep to have players in market for camps starting Sunday.

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Zena, Ben, and Sabreena break down the most anticipated WNBA Draft in history. Ben shares stories from on the ground in Brooklyn. They also dive into the frontcourt duos that were created in the first round as well as what the defending champion Las Vegas Aces were able to accomplish before crowning their steals and surprises and revisiting some pre-draft predictions.

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