With WNBA free agency getting ready to start there are a lot of fantastic players that are free to go to other teams this offseason, players like Brittney Griner, Angel McCoughtry and Breanna Stewart are free to go elsewhere. The New CBA is in place, so it will be interesting to see where are the […]
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On January 16, 2020, the WNBA teams got their schedules for the 2020 season. I’ll be taking a first look at what’ll happen in the 2020 season for the Phoenix Mercury. Home Opener vs the Seattle Storm. May 17, 2020 The return of Stewie and Bird travel to Phoenix to take on the Mercury with […]
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The WNBA and the players union came to terms on a new CBA (collective bargaining agreement) that includes a salary bump for the league’s highest-paid players. It also includes changes to free agency, travel improvements, new motherhood, and family-planning benefits, enhanced marketing, and career development opportunities, and changes to the revenue sharing potential. Salary Increase […]
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The Phoenix Mercury have the 5th overall selection in this year’s draft after a bruised 2019 season. It’s also their first time having a pick in the top 5 since 2013 (Brittney Griner, Baylor, 1st overall). And the Phoenix Mercury has a bright future with Alanna Smith, Brianna Turner, and Sophie Cunningham. Let’s take a […]
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My favorite shooter of the decade is Las Vegas shooting guard Kayla McBride. McBride’s first season in the WNBA was in 2014 when she was drafted third overall by the San Antonio Stars. San Antonio Stars In her first season with the Stars, McBride averaged 13 points a game and shot 40% from the field. […]
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Nancy Lieberman attended Old Dominion University from 1976 to 1980. She quickly became one of the best players in women’s college basketball. Old Dominion As a freshman at Old Dominion, Lieberman averaged 20.9 points, ten rebounds, and 7.9 assists per game. She shot 47.3 % from the field, pretty good numbers for a freshman. In […]
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Tamecka Dixon played her college ball at the University of Kansas from 1993 to 1997. In her freshman year, she only averaged 6.8 points per game; the next season, she upped her points per game to 11.3 on 47% shooting from the field and 35.7% from three-point land. Kansas In Dixon’s last two seasons at […]
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Part one of my WNBA all-decade team was released, now I am doing a part two all-decade, many of the players I’m going to name could have been on the top five. Just a matter of how you want your team. Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx Sylvia Fowles helped lead the Lynx to […]
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With 2019 coming to a close, its time to look at the WNBA all-decade players who were the best in the 2010s decade: Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx Maya Moore won four titles in the 2010s decade and played in a total of six WNBA Finals. Also, Moore won finals MVP in 2013 and league MVP […]
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The WNBA has a lot of good shot blockers in its history. Protecting the rim is key to an excellent defensive team; it allows your perimeter defenders to gamble for steals. Knowing they have a rim protector to swat the shot away if the gamble does not pay off. Here are some of the best […]
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The Chicago Sky had a solid 2019 season, they went 20-14 and made it to the playoffs. The Sky lost the single-elimination game on a half-court shot after a costly turnover. Still, the Sky had an outstanding season. The Sky were led 2019 WNBA Coach of the Year James Wade. After a winless preseason, Chicago […]
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First of all, I would like to thank the entire WNBA community for their enormous support and love for the WNBA Belly Up family. Words cannot express how thankful we are. The support was unbelievable and shocking at the same time. We didn’t expect to have so much support and love from the fans, followers, […]
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After the Mercury’s incredible 2018 season has ended in a heartbreaking way (4 minutes) in Game 5 of the semis to Seattle as Diana Taurasi (My favorite of all time) got her first-ever (And hopefully her last) loss in a winner-take-all game. They’ve dealt with many injuries in the 2019 season (including DT). Here is […]
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The Washington Mystics won their first WNBA title on Thursday night, beating the Connecticut Sun 89-78 in game five. The Mystics trailed by nine in the third quarter and went on a run to close the gap to two points by the end of the third quarter. The Mystics went on to outscore the Sun […]
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