WNBA Awards by the Numbers: Why A’ja Wilson Is the Advanced Stats MVP As the WNBA starts revealing the winners of the 2026 season awards, there's really only one likely winner for this year's MVP. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
WNBA Power Rankings: Playoff-Seeding Race Is Coming Down to the Wire Though the playoff teams have been decided for weeks, every seed is still up for grabs with just days left in the season. Sports Illustrated · Sep 22
How Nneka Ogwumike changed the WNBA The president of the WNBA players' union is retiring after 15 seasons—and a labor agreement that's historic across professional sports. Fortune · Aug 20
WNBA icons say the discourse and scrutiny around the league are part of the growing pains of success During Hall of Fame weekend, nearly everyone would like the attention to be on basketball, but it's difficult to ignore the conversations that are swirling around the WNBA — especially with some of the league's greatest icons being enshrined The Independent UK · Aug 15
Kelsey Plum Trade Grades: Did Mercury Make Right Move to Push for Playoffs Amid Disappointing Season? Grading the blockbuster trade that sent Kelsey Plum from the Los Angeles Sparks to the Phoenix Mercury. Sports Illustrated · Aug 2
With Kelsey Plum Traded to Mercury, Sparks Have to Start Over Yet Again Los Angeles short-circuited a potential rebuild by trading for Plum ahead of the 2025 season, and now it's back to where it began. Sports Illustrated · Aug 2
The Most Clutch Players in the WNBA This Season By the numbers, these are the players who leave their mark when the pressure is highest. Sports Illustrated · Jul 28
Evaluating WNBA All-Star Rosters: A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark Team Up Against Paige Bueckers With the rosters set for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, here’s a look at both sides as we evaluate which team may have the edge. Sports Illustrated · Jul 16
SI:AM | The WNBA’s First $1 Million Player Jackie Young is reportedly nearing a deal with the Aces that would make her the first player in league history to earn a seven-figure salary. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10
WNBA and players' union report progress in CBA talks as key issues remain Both the WNBA and players’ union feel progress is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement, but they both say there’s still work to be done to get a deal to the finish line The Independent UK · Mar 16
WNBA and players' union meet on CBA for 6th straight day with revenue sharing, housing key hurdles The WNBA and its players’ union are meeting for a sixth straight day in hopes of getting a collective bargaining agreement finished in a timely fashion to avoid any potential delays to the upcoming season The Independent UK · Mar 15
Skylar Diggins Drills Clutch Jumper to Snap Aces Win Streak, Clinch Game 2 Win for Storm Skylar Diggins, Nneka Ogwumike and the Storm found the answers against the Aces that the entire WNBA had been searching for since August 2. Sports Illustrated · Sep 17, 2025
WNBA Players Bring Their Style A-Game to All-Star Weekend 2025 From head to toe Nike outfits to red carpet dresses. Marie Claire · Jul 20, 2025
With CBA Talks Looming, All-Star Weekend Was a Showcase of WNBA Solidarity The sport's biggest stars came together on the biggest stage to make a statement on the league's growth, and how they deserve more credit for it. Sports Illustrated · Jul 20, 2025
Sports Illustrated · Jun 30, 2025 Paige Bueckers, A'ja Wilson Among Starters for WNBA All-Star Game Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier were already announced as the two captains.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 27, 2025 WNBA All-Star Ballots: SI’s Experts Cast Their Votes Media voting has reached its end, so our two voters reveal their ballots—and make some suggestions on the format.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 12, 2025 Storm's Erica Wheeler Breaks Down in Tears After Ending Lynx's Undefeated Start The Storm ended the Lynx's undefeated start to the season.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 11, 2025 What Every Team Needs and the Best Fits Ahead of the 2025 WNBA Draft Breaking down what each roster is missing and which prospects can fill those gaps at the WNBA draft.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2025 Nneka Ogwumike Surprised Aaliyah Chavez With Gatorade National Player of the Year Award Chavez will announce her college commitment March 25.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2025 Nneka Ogwumike Wants to Make the WNBA’s Moment Last With the popularity of women’s basketball at an all-time high, the WNBPA president and her fellow competitors have the leverage to make some real progress.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 1, 2025 Chiney Ogwumike Excitedly Breaks News on Sister Nneka's WNBA Free Agency Plans The analyst broke the news of her sister's decision live on air.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 27, 2025 Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd trade grades: Who won the 3-team deal? Who won the Kelsey Plum-Jewell Loyd 3-team trade deal?
Fortune · Oct 22, 2024 WNBA players are ready to demand more "It’s about claiming our rightful share of the business we’ve built," says players' association president Nneka Ogwumike.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 14, 2024 Cathy Engelbert apologized to WNBA players for failing to condemn abusive Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese fans Cathy Engelbert apologized to players for botching an opportunity to call out unhinged fans. Here's what she said.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 22, 2024 WNBA Pulls Off an All-Star Weekend Befitting of Its Rise The league’s All-Star Game on Saturday commanded more attention than ever before, and lived up to the moment. It feels like only the beginning.