What’s at stake for major WNBA franchises heading into playoffs?

Yahoo Sports basketball analyst Isis “Ice” Young and women basketball writer Cassandra Negley take a look at what each WNBA playoff team has on the line as they head into the 2024 playoff season, starting Sunday, September 22nd.

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There’s so much history on the line for a lot of different teams cast.

Tell us what’s at stake for several franchises.

All of the franchises towards the top of the standings have some interesting history that they’re going for as we keep on this line of historic seasons.

Obviously, the New York Liberty locked in that number one seed.

It’s only their second time with the number one seed and of course, it is well versed that New York is the only original franchise still in their original location that has not won a W NBA finals.

They’ve been there five times including last year.

Is this finally the year that New York, a legendary franchise and city, one of the biggest markets lifts the trophy for number two, Minnesota, they could win 1/5 title that would break the tie with the Houston Comets and Seattle.

Seattle is in the playoffs as well, so they could have 1/5 title.

Seattle won it in three different decades and Minnesota won it four titles in seven years with that incredible core, Las Vegas.

We’ve talked about nauseam going for a three P only the Houston comments have done that Indiana only has one championship to their name in 2012.

And then there’s Phoenix, they have three titles.

They could tie the teams with the four titles for most in W NBA history.

Uh, Diana Rossi could win her fourth title.

That would tie her with her good friend.

Sue Bird.

Taurasi has been in the league for 20 years.

Do we think we are watching her last game with these playoffs?

Actually?

I think so.

It’s hard to bet against Taurasi and it’s not me at all betting against her.

I just think she has done everything, uh, possibly she could have in this league the all time score.

Like you talked about the amount of championships she’s won, beating the mother or father of time.

But I do feel like after seeing her in her Olympic stage and winning her six gold medal and then going through this season, it almost feels like it has a storybook ending to it.

And I think that Phoenix needs her to play at her best that she’s played in her career in order to have a chance to do that.

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