There is so much parity in the WNBA this year! And that’s going to be relevant come playoff time with the new format.
We’ve had some change since the preseason, but our Top 4 remains intact, just in a different order. Here are our midseason power rankings:
1) Chicago Sky (16-6)
Preseason: 1
The Storm are now a super team and the Aces are one too with arguably an entire starting lineup that should have made the All-Star Game. But Seattle is still getting used to having Tina Charles on the squad and Vegas has lost five of seven. The Sky have won six of seven and are the defending champs until someone takes that title from them. They matched the Aces with four All-Stars and it was the four players we expected (they all made our Top 30 list). One criticism of the Sky is that they don’t have a ton of blowout wins. But they are finding ways to win and have all the positive vibes in the league in their corner.
2) Seattle Storm (15-8)
Preseason: 3
The Storm turned heads in their final game before the All-Star break, shooting a franchise-record 64.6 percent from the field and receiving 57 points from Breanna Stewart, Tina Charles and Jewell Loyd combined. This was against a depleted Sparks team, so we can’t be too sure about how much meaning it holds. Still, skepticism of Charles may be overblown. It may not be, but for the sake of these power rankings, let’s give her fit with the Storm the benefit of the doubt. She is a player who wants to win and, even if she wasn’t, the culture in Seattle won’t let her be a selfish player. That’s Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and Jewell Loyd’s team and they have championship chemistry. It is unlikely that Charles will detract from that and, on the other end of the spectrum, she could contribute to it greatly.
3) Las Vegas Aces (15-7)
Preseason: 4
If this team had played loose last year, they would have won the championship. The same probably goes for this season. When they’re just having fun out there, they can run up the score on anyone with the league’s best offense. Nobody is more competitive than A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum and…
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