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The WNBA play has been successful convention for astir a week, truthful it is acold excessively early to make assumptions astir teams. That doesn’t mean we won’t make them; it's conscionable excessively early to really judge it. I mislaid my first WNBA stake this season, truthful I’m hoping to avenge that nonaccomplishment present arsenic nan Sky return connected nan Mercury.
The Chicago Sky are 1 of nan astir poorly tally franchises successful basketball. They person had immoderate awesome names connected their squad and only 1 title to show for it.
Phoenix Mercury guardant DeWanna Bonner shoots complete Indiana Fever defender Aerial Powers successful nan first half astatine PHX Arena. (Rick Scuteri/Imagn Images)
There really isn’t a clear denotation of what is incorrect pinch nan franchise, but they’ve ne'er been capable to clasp their talent. Aside from Kamilla Cardoso, I can’t sanction a subordinate connected this squad that they’ve really drafted. They conscionable look to get bully players and past show them nan door.
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Even though they've had questionable beforehand agency decisions, they look to person put together a coagulated squad for this play – thing I didn’t expect earlier nan play started.
They are 2-0, which is excessively early to really opportunity they are a bully team. I besides want to reserve judgement until they look a squad pinch a longer history than past year. The Portland Tempo played their first-ever crippled against nan Sky, and Golden State was bully past year, but still is successful conscionable their 2nd play of existence.
The Phoenix Mercury are really considered 1 of nan champion franchises successful nan league. I’m judge location are issues that group person reported, but for nan astir part, they person bully facilities, and group want to play for their team. They made it each nan measurement to nan WNBA Finals past play earlier falling to nan Las Vegas Aces. This year, they are looking to restart that travel and spot if they tin triumph nan past crippled of nan year.
Phoenix Mercury defender Kahleah Copper dribbles nan shot successful nan 2nd half astatine CareFirst Arena successful Washington, D.C., connected July 27, 2025. (Emily Faith Morgan-Imagn Images)
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It will request to travel pinch immoderate amended play than they’ve shown done 3 games this year. They are conscionable 1-2 for nan twelvemonth pinch a 0-1 location record. The lone triumph was a blowout triumph complete nan Aces (a clear revenge crippled if we’ve ever seen one). Then they mislaid nan adjacent 2 games against Golden State and Minnesota. Losing to nan Lynx wouldn’t beryllium a problem, but they didn’t person Napheesa Collier, who still has an ankle injury.
I expect nan Mercury to make immoderate adjustments for this game. They haven’t looked very crisp to statesman nan year, but they’ve been beardown connected offense, averaging 87 points per game.
The Sky are going to support relying connected their discourtesy to do conscionable capable and their defense to fastener in. The Sky do person an separator connected nan interior, truthful they tin get buckets reasonably easy down low. I for illustration nan complete 166.5 successful this game.
Chicago Sky defender Skylar Diggins chases nan shot during nan 4th fourth against nan Golden State Valkyries astatine Chase Center successful San Francisco, Calif., connected May 13, 2026. (Bob Kupbens/Imagn Images)
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I besides deliberation it is worthy betting connected Kahleah Copper to spell complete her constituent total. Copper had 2 unsmooth games earlier she collapsed retired successful nan past game. Now she has nan aforesaid show lines and tin onslaught nan bigs from nan Sky pinch her athleticism. Since going to Phoenix, she has scored 29, 7, 16, 25 and 28 points successful 5 games against them.
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