Swish Appeal: for women's basketball fans.

Intro: Harrison x Alxndr London

Outro: Sun + Moon x Grimm Lynn

The Nets stand pat

Lakers trade for Pat Bev

Rams/Bengals scrum

WNBA awards

WNBA postseason

New music

What We're Watching

Student Loan Forgiveness

The Connecticut Sun are the current standard for consistent success in the WNBA, but that hasn't led to a league title yet, and after an embarrassing outing in Game 2 of their first-round series, the Sun's 2022 playoff run could be over before it really gets started.

Lila Bromberg of The Hartford Courant joins The Whiparaound to break down the Connecticut/Dallas first-round matchup and dive into what the Sun need to fix to make the WNBA semifinals for the fourth straight season.

Oh man, it's a long one.

Intro: You and Your B*tch - RIP Teddy Ray

Outro: Seduce and Screen - Shawna & Mia

Joe Tsai/KD 

Player empowerment

Melo and KD

Rudy Gobert

Bill Russell number retirement

WNBA season winds down

Serena retiring

New music

State of Rap

Rap Sh!t

The contenders for the WNBA title have all clinched postseason berths, so the real action over the last week of the season comes from the teams that are still fighting their way into the playoffs. Stephen Trinkwald of the Double Down WNBA podcast joins Sabreena to take a statistical look at four teams angling for the bottom three playoff seeds: Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, and New York.

Opening song: Cuff It x Beyoncé

Outro: Hollywood Divorce x Outkast f/ Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg

Intro

Conspiracy theories

Liz Cambage and the Sparks break up

Journalists carrying water for questionable individuals and orgs

WNBA playoff race

Jimmy Bundles

NFL back

MLB trade deadline (shocked me too)

RIP Bill Russell, Vin Scully and Nichelle Nichols

Renaissance

HBO

P-Valley

The Lynx are one of the most fascinating teams in the WNBA right now. The fact that they're even in the playoff hunt after an abominable start to the season deserves attention, but the future in Minnesota is really what draws interest. As Sylvia Fowles nears retirement, the Lynx have a lot of decisions to make about how to move forward.

No one at SB Nation knows this team better than Jack Borman, the site manager of Canis Hoopus. Jack joins Sabreena on this week's episode to break down how Minnesota arrived at the fringe of the playoff picture and how he would manage their offseason. Jack also has some excellent Mama Syl stories as the two celebrate the legend's career.

The Los Angeles Sparks are in the midst of some turbulence. A team that was a top-3 seed in both 2019 and 2020 has seen a mass free agent exodus since. and last month, parted ways with head coach and general manager Derek Fisher. But with almost a blank slate heading into 2023, there is great potential for what the Sparks could be going forward.

Edwin Garcia of Swish Appeal joins The Whiparound this week to discuss the present and future of the Sparks, including ideal playoff matchups, potential coaching hires, and what to do with Chennedy Carter.

Recorded over a 3 day period. Things happen.

Opening song: Ease Up x Jean Deaux ft Masego

Closing song: Promises x Cleo Sol

ESPYs

WNBA season

NBA free agency slows

MLB All Star

Send Miles Bridges to jail

New music

The Mystics feel like a contender hiding in plain sight. They likely won't have homecourt in the first round of the playoffs, but they also have a championship core that was hanging a banner not too long ago.

Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post joins The Whiparound to discuss why this Washington team isn't like the 2019 title group, even though it shares the same championship aspirations and could end up just as successful.

But first, the idea has been floated of the WNBA permanently hosting its All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, and Sabreena has some thoughts.

Listener Q&A

WNBA all star weekend

WNBA trade deadline

NBA trade rumors

Summer League

Ms. Marvel

Slavery Conspiracy theorists