The WNBA season is winding down, and we will have the playoffs sooner than you know it.Most teams have around 15 games remaining, and the playoffs officially start Sept.
27.The bad news for the league (in a league full of bad news and decisions), is that by that point, most people will be paying attention to football and the upcoming MLB Playoffs and NBA season starting.
Tonight is a night where all eyes should be on the WNBA, as the Aces take on the Fever.The Las Vegas Aces were supposed to take a step back last year after trading away Kelsey Plum (who has now been traded again to the Mercury in hopes of Phoenix making a last push for the postseason after making the Finals last year).Instead, the Aces were able to win another championship, their third in four years.
They have continued their success this season and currently sit tied for the second-best record in the league at 21-9.I suppose it helps that the Aces have the best player in the league, and she is having yet another MVP season.A'ja Wilson is one of three players prominently featured in a new ESPN documentary about the WNBA.
(Getty Images)That player is none other than A'ja Wilson, who is averaging 26.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.She is one of a handful of the most unstoppable players in the league.
They also have a strong supporting cast of players supporting her.The Plum trade allowed for them to unleash Jackie Young a bit more, and she is averaging 17.8 points per game this year.
They also have Chelesa Gray, another solid guard.Nalyssa Smith is a reliable forward who can score and do a bit of the dirty work.CHINEY OGWUMIKE CLAIMING THAT A'JA WILSON IS 'GREATER' THAN TOM BRADY EXPOSES ESPN'S WNBA CREDIBILITY PROBLEMThe Indiana Fever are the most covered team in the entire league for a wide variety of reasons.
Most recently, the story around the league has been due to Sophie Cunningham saying transgender athletes shouldn't be allowed in the WNBA.It isn't exactly a shocking stance, but eve...