Expectations and intrigue surround the WNBA as the league tips off its 27th season this weekend.
There are super teams in Las Vegas and New York loaded with star power and championship aspirations. Brittney Griner is set to make her long-awaited return to the league after missing last season while detained in a Russian jail on drug-related charges before the saga endedOn Friday night, Griner makes her 2023 WNBA season debut when the Los Angeles Sparks host the Phoenix Mercury at 11 p.m. EDT on ESPN.
The defending champion Las Vegas Aces signed former MVP Candace Parker. She joins a Las Vegas team led by MVP A'ja Wilson and all-stars Kelsey Plum and Chelsea Gray. The last time a team repeated as WNBA champions was in 2001-02, when the Sparks won consecutive titles to end the Comets' four-year run.
Five of the 10 starters on the two powerhouse teams signed as free agents over the last few seasons. The collective bargaining agreement ratified in 2020 allows for more player movement by lowering the number of years teams can keep core players from five to two. With a core player, a franchise still controls the rights for the upcoming season and can potentially sign and trade her instead of losing her as an unrestricted free agent.
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