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I think LA should use all of their picks on guards. It's Rae Burrell and a dream right now, while their frontcourt, featuring Cam, Rickea, Dearica, and Azura, is already stacked with long-term and short-term talent. Get Miles with the #2 pick, Paopao/Fudd/Sellers with the #13 pick, and if HVL is available take her with the 26th or 28th pick.

I hope the new coach gives Li Yueru more minutes this season I see alot of potential with her if used correctly.

With no effort, the Fever will win 2025 Finals… it’s the plan for Caitlin Clark and her fan-base…

I love for KiKi to team up with Angel Reese…Kiki put you in the mind of the likes of Allisha Gray. Kiki is extremely talented and just like Allisha would fit better with the Sky, Kiki would fit better with The Sky as well with her ability to shoot over defenders… the Sky needs shooters, bad!!! But… I cant wait to see where Kiki land…

Really great analysis, you factored in several things the casual fan wouldn't have considered. I do suspect that in 2026, one way or another, Jewel ends up in Chicago.

I want to see Kelsey Plum in Sparks. They need good guard right now.

I don’t like that second scenario if I was the aces trade plum and Hayes to Connecticut for Bonner and Thomas

Try to get Britney griner or Natasha Howard

You can say LA should take Kiki Iriafen over Olivia Miles. But saying Shyanne, Georgia, or HVL has a similar floor/ceiling is just wrong. Shyanne doesn't shoot enough. Georgia is not efficient, and liability on D. HVL (5'7, not 5'9) is also a liability on D.

At upcoming draft Destiny Adam’s from Rutgers would be a nice addition.

Why is the wnba commmunity(in general) low on Odyssey Sims? She was a former 2nd overall pick and balled out last year?

The Sparks should target Awak Kuier (Dallas) for the frontcourt and Marine Johannes (Liberty) in the backcourt. Dallas is overflowing with frontcourt players and the 6-foot-6 Kuier didn't come over last season. Johannes also stayed overseas last season and the Liberty's roster is already stacked. The new LA coach probably has more interest in Minnesota's Alissa Pili than Haley Jones. The rosters in Minnesota and New York are loaded. I would target any bench or role player from those two teams. As for the draft, Iriafin is very good but what are you doing with Hamby? LA has to get a lead guard and why get the third or fourth best when you can get Olivia Miles, the best point guard in the draft, who should be a day one starter? By the way, I'm a huge Haley Van Lith fan but if Sellers is available, I'd take her at 13. Van Lith struggled at LSU against super athletic guards. The WNBA is loaded with super athletic point guards.

You play a clip of Lynn Roberts telling you exactly how she wants the Sparks to play, yet believe they should draft Kiki Iriafen who doesnt fit Roberts style at all Next you say the Sparks should draft Van Lith, even though she's not a true point guard and a streaky shooter, another ill-fit Everything you said about Van Lith is actually who Olivia Miles is and proves why she'll be picked #2 by LA Nigga said Van Lith was box office, hahaha How you box office at the 13th pick? Make it make sense

I think Miller missed used LY and didn't give her many minutes but with a new coach maybe she will change her mind.

Olivia Miles.shoulx be the !st. round pick. Yeryui has vast potential and should start in my opinion. She would fit perfectly because she can really play if given the chance,she also would fit the new offense with her 3 point shooting. The team is grooming Brink to be a Forward. Then get a quality free agent shooting guard. Also don't forget Shaniece Swain coming over next season.

I will be very surprised if somebody doesn't snatch up Shyanne Sellers well before 13th. She just fits in with what too many teams need in a draft pick. Whomever they pick, they could also stand to replace Zia Cooke with somebody more exciting. I also think they will be fine if they can pick up a big and a wing or a couple of wings with their remaining draft picks. It's a very deep draft this year so you can't count out even 3rd round picks.

Like that starting five with Satou in the mix. But the Fever need a bucket getter off the bench and I think that player is Chennedy Carter. The shoulder check incident can be talked out and resolved. It's not something that's irreparable. And by signing her you'd be keeping her away from the Liberty, Aces and Lynx. I know fans don't want her and are concerned about potential attitude issues. Chicago's locker room last season was toxic because of Reese. I think with her being around Mitchell, Sabally, Cc & Stephanie White, there wouldn't be any issues. Look, the young lady can hoop and she loves the game. You add her offence off the bench you'er looking at a championship team. And not one, we're trying to win multiple titles.

Haley Jones for a 3rd round pick is wild… that’s not happening

love your ideas. to me i'd go with olivia miles and a big- either ayoka lee or sedona prince. for free agents i bring back aari macdonald and sign bryanna maxwell. haley jones is a solid trade. depth chart- pg- miles, macdonald, cooke sg-rikea, lexi sf- burrell, jones pf- hamby, brink c-stevens, rookie c

I think they could grab HVL in the 3rd

Well done

Spot on

I'd love to see Sabally play with the Fever but I think giving up the number 8 draft pick is too steep a price. Lot of great prospects out there this year to be had for cheap.

Seems to me that they have lots of others they could get rid of before they touch anyone in the Core 4. Tiffany Hayes, Alysha Clark and Sydney Colson are all at risk of aging out. Kiersten Bell, Megan Gustafson, and even Kiah Stokes don't add much value to the team. That could free up a lot of room for some much-needed fresh blood, particularly for a backup point guard and a power forward. They'd probably be better off looking for some good and affordable free agents to pick up rather trying to get lucky with the draft but hope springs eternal. It is way past time that they brought Kitley into the mix somehow. Maybe bring back Dyaisha Fair and Queen Egbo and round out the roster with a small forward, a stretch forward, and a combo guard. Easier said than done right? Might take a few years to get there fully but looks doable eventually. Or it could work right now, at least as a stop gap measure, if Kiersten Bell or Megan Gustafson and Kiah Stokes can step up their scoring and defense while Tiffany Hayes can hold on for a few more seasons.

Are you crazy to give up the farm for an injury prone player!!!!

Thank you for no AI. Great analysis. Remember WNBA has more expansion teams coming in 2026 too. teams are going to lose more players Also with CBA opt out new contracts will probably be 1 year. Fever was going to lose Temi anyway so they couldn’t save her. 🏀

Interesting take, but not sure I agree with much of it. I'll explain. When next season starts CC and AB will be 23, Smith will be 24 and Lexie will be 25. That is a nice young core. If my goal is to win championships with an S on the end, I'm not going to start bringing in old players. Many teams do that, but when the core gets old the jig us up. The run is over and it is rebuild time. What if the Fever kept the same team together and made no moves (OK Temi is gone so can't really be done, but even so) the team would be better next year because the youngsters are growing up, and they likely have better coaching. That means in order to stay ahead of the Fever the three teams ahead of them have to get better, not just maintain. I would say if they make no moves they are contenders next year. Now what about Smith? If the off court crap can be eliminated she is too valuable to get rid of. If it doesn't look like it can, she has to go. With new team leadership they have to figure that out. And soon. So what about Sabally? At 26 (I think), would love to have her. But they simply can't give what you suggest they give for her, it is way too much for a 1 year player. If they could get her for 3 or 4 years guaranteed then you may be close. But the CBA is over after this year. It will be a strange year for free agents because most likely they will all be 1 year deals. That makes all free agents much less valuable. This is a big deal that I don't think most are thinking about. Then there will be another expansion draft. Truth is this is probably not the year to go nuts. First thing is I would keep this years draft pick, it looks like it will be a deep enough draft that you want this pick. The team need to keep bringing in youth. If we think Smith can behave keep her too. If it doesn't work out they can leave her unprotected next year. What would I give for Sabally? Well in a way she is tainted much like many think Smith is. If Dallas doesn't trade her now they likely lose her for nothing next year. So that lowers the price. So a first in 2026 and 2027 may well get the job done, or Smith and 1 first, but not this years pick, it is not on the table. But overall my thought is if the Fever can improve with little future cost they should, and they could possibly win a championship. But with the CBA and expansions draft ahead major moves need to wait till next year. But don't sell out now to win before the core is really ready. What is scary is Amber Cox talking about adding senior leadership and that is scary. The concept is total BS. They already have a team leader, don't muddy those waters. The one thing the Fever have that no one else has is that are now and will solidly become America's team. There will be more endorsement opportunities for any player that is on that team than on any other team. One last thing, I would get Kate Martin. The synergy would be so dynamic.

Fever have to compete with New York for Satou. So Satou may not agree to take less money from Fever if New York offers more.

Started loving/following the team last year and all of the personalities/talent. So imagine my surprise to know they essentially had the same makeup the year before to win a championship. I understand the failing of an aging formula and the league getting more competitive, but, and this may need to be explained to me, why isn't the factor of having pretty much their whole starting lineup possibly strained due to olympic participation not considered at all as to why the team might have struggled? All of this talk about breaking up the "core 4" just doesn't sit right with me. I am such a huge fan of last season's roster and feel they are such a formidable force. I am genuinely confused that they're being dismissed like this.

What if they grab alyssa thomas as FA

I think satua sabally still the best choice for Indiana fever to acquire 🎉🎉🎉

Harold I really like your second rebuild on making the Aces a contender trade K. Plum gives them more options to reload.

What do you think about this trade with Dallas and Indiana- Nalyssa Smith and Grace Burger for Stephanie Soares and Lou Lopez-Senechal and there second round draft pick in 2025?

Aren't you concerned about Satou injury issues? She has only played more than 17 games 1 time in 5 years. I do want to move Smith...but the cost is awfully high when Sabally has issues staying healthy.

Can someone explain to me why Dallas would trade Satou? Why would Dallas want to let her go?

cut bell(85), gustafson(97) and stokes(103). sign plum(210), hayes(100k), clark(100k), hines allen(200k) taiyanna jackson(70k), egbo(80k) and kitley(69k). draft any combo of emily ryan, utsby, ayoka lee, hvl, rayah marshall, van oelhoffen, deyonda gaston and diamond johnson starters-gray, jy, clark, aja, egbo bench- plum, hayes, hines allen ,kitley at pf, taiyanna jackson reserves- rookie pg, rookie big/wing

They need to address the need for a true point guard to back up Chelsea Gray. Prior to her injury, she was responsible for so much of their offense. The point guard by committee strategy doesn't really work that well in the WNBA. They need someone to facilitate their offense or else they will struggle. UNLESS, A'Ja Wilson develops a passing game. In that case, she will be the second coming of Candace Parker/Lisa Leslie and they will be virtually unbeatable because of all the attention that she draws when she has the ball.

what the heck is going on in NC?!?!...they literally got a couple people done there/seems to building a nice program

It seems White agreed with leaving.

Sides still gets paid for however long is on her contract. She needed to go.

T Spoon? Had to go. She played favorites.

Kurt? Strange .

Trade Plum and Gray

that an interesting setup but honestly that kelsey, natalie & becky chess move makes sense lol....those sneaky coaches lol ....my only concern is who going to be their small guards...because as nice as it is to go big they still need small guards for quick high offensive players in chenn, kelsey plum, arike and kelsey mitchell....i also think the aces (though i hope the sky does something to interrupt this) picks raven johnson small guard that can defend and s. prince (an adequate center) with their second round draft picks....though becky likes veterans ...so ur idea works better (not that i am going to complain since that puts the sky in position to get raven johnson)

I think that if the aces want another backup for Aja then they should look for a big that can shoot. And I found one! Ashten prechtel 6’5 and long can shoot the 3 and block shots has gotten a lot better overseas. If you look at her college stats you won’t be impressed (she didn’t get a chance at Stanford) but just look at her stats overseas she’s dominating and would spread the floor to let the guards drive/kick. Definitely take a look at her and give me your opinion!

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At 5:30, you said Kelsey Mitchell instead of Kelsey Plum. Mitchell last played for the Indiana Fever.

lmao…giving up 2 future first round picks, and 2 previous first rounders still under 25-ish for what might be nothing more than a one year rental of a player who still has fishy injury history, is madness and borderline irresponsible. No competent org is doing that and putting all their eggs in one Sabally basket.

YES! I love this series!!!

Great Commentary. Sounds wonderful.