nvmea
@nvmea.bsky.social
wbb fanatic (and general women's sports fan) from Czechia
agree with these lists more than with the Athletic's ones. Some UFA decisions are tricky, but I'd at least always go ONO > Mabrey and especially Leite > Thornton.
Now that we know existing WNBA teams will be able to protect five players for the upcoming expansion draft to start building rosters for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo after a new CBA is signed, I looked at what players could be available based on current rules: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
WNBA expansion draft: Predicting the five protected players on every roster
Teams are expected to be able to protect five players in the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo WNBA expansion draft.
www.espn.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
agree with these lists more than with the Athletic's ones. Some UFA decisions are tricky, but I'd at least always go ONO > Mabrey and especially Leite > Thornton.
"the league believes that the comparison [with the NBA and NFL] is unfair because it has similar costs but makes much less money."
the league keeps crying that they cannot even afford a replay center and L2M reports, but similar costs 😂😂😂
the league keeps crying that they cannot even afford a replay center and L2M reports, but similar costs 😂😂😂
WNBA CBA talks have reached the prize fight stage.
As one side attempts to gain an edge, the other throws a counterpunch. Wednesday, it was the WNBPA's turn.
frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-sal...
As one side attempts to gain an edge, the other throws a counterpunch. Wednesday, it was the WNBPA's turn.
frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-sal...
WNBA Players Still Frustrated as CBA Talks Heat Up
The sides are exchanging proposals, but the union is still finding the league’s offers lacking.
frontofficesports.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"the league believes that the comparison [with the NBA and NFL] is unfair because it has similar costs but makes much less money."
the league keeps crying that they cannot even afford a replay center and L2M reports, but similar costs 😂😂😂
the league keeps crying that they cannot even afford a replay center and L2M reports, but similar costs 😂😂😂
hilarious that WNBA's strategy in the negotiations was supposed to be "weaponizing" the lower/middle classes of players against Unrivaled/Project B with the conflict of interest angle etc – instead virtually everything they propose seems to be relatively hurting everyone but top end players lol?
BREAKING: The WNBA has proposed cutting team housing in addition to an earlier start date, according to multiple sources.
The start date for training camp could be as early as mid-March, sources indicated, which would come with serious implications.
frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-upd...
The start date for training camp could be as early as mid-March, sources indicated, which would come with serious implications.
frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-upd...
WNBA Proposes Cutting Team Housing, Earlier Start to Season
The league is proposing a seven-figure base maximum salary, but it’s coming at a cost, multiple sources told FOS.
frontofficesports.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
hilarious that WNBA's strategy in the negotiations was supposed to be "weaponizing" the lower/middle classes of players against Unrivaled/Project B with the conflict of interest angle etc – instead virtually everything they propose seems to be relatively hurting everyone but top end players lol?
once again pretty cool to see Czechia and Slovakia as the only other countries with a TV broadcast deal
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Our 2025-26 broadcast schedule is here! Visit our where to watch page to find us in your area.
Where to watch ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/where-to-watch
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November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
once again pretty cool to see Czechia and Slovakia as the only other countries with a TV broadcast deal
Duke as the appetizer for the college season already making me lose all appetite
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Duke as the appetizer for the college season already making me lose all appetite
Leïla Lacan WILL outrun you
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Leïla Lacan WILL outrun you
it's interesting that Unrivaled (and the investors) have been so positive about overreaching their goals and then expanding their operations with more teams etc even with the two biggest names from Season 1 not doing Season 2
October 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
it's interesting that Unrivaled (and the investors) have been so positive about overreaching their goals and then expanding their operations with more teams etc even with the two biggest names from Season 1 not doing Season 2
I open my first WNBL game of the year and literally the first thing I see is Pili down injured, okay
October 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I open my first WNBL game of the year and literally the first thing I see is Pili down injured, okay
the WNBA owners are truly cold-blooded pure rational business geniuses
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the WNBA owners are truly cold-blooded pure rational business geniuses
watching a played named Park scoring for United is truly nostalgic 🥹 #MUWomen #BarclaysWSL
October 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
watching a played named Park scoring for United is truly nostalgic 🥹 #MUWomen #BarclaysWSL
agreed, and it felt unfair to judge her season too harshly when she sat out due to the ankle like 3 separate times during the year and clearly was never right (and I say that as someone who was never too high on HVL due to me having the pleasure to watch every single second of her at LSU lol)
HVL finally underwent clean up surgery on her right ankle after playing through injury for the entire season.
Still not sure why this wasn’t undergone earlier this summer. Came in with the injury and never got it right. Really struggled through her rookie season as a result.
Still not sure why this wasn’t undergone earlier this summer. Came in with the injury and never got it right. Really struggled through her rookie season as a result.
October 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
agreed, and it felt unfair to judge her season too harshly when she sat out due to the ankle like 3 separate times during the year and clearly was never right (and I say that as someone who was never too high on HVL due to me having the pleasure to watch every single second of her at LSU lol)
hilarious to me how big of a division of opinions there have been this year about certain #wnba All-Defensive choices from people who I know that they do know a lot about basketball and who I respect – just illustrates how hard it is to judge defense in basketball lol
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
hilarious to me how big of a division of opinions there have been this year about certain #wnba All-Defensive choices from people who I know that they do know a lot about basketball and who I respect – just illustrates how hard it is to judge defense in basketball lol
surprised to not see more discussion about a hard number being revealed. With 300k rookie min and ~1 million max contracts (and 12 player rosters) you'd be looking at like 7-8 million cap? Wouldn't be surprising for players to be pushing for ~10 millions I guess. #wnba
Spoke with Satou Sabally about balancing financial privilege when you come from a lower income childhood, and w/Dana Evans on the views of "tweener" players.
"I know the league came, but with like 300 [thousand],” Sabally said. “Push it up. Push it up."
sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
"I know the league came, but with like 300 [thousand],” Sabally said. “Push it up. Push it up."
sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
Amid WNBA Finals, Satou Sabally reveals financial disconnect in CBA negotiations: 'Push it up'
With CBA negotiations looming over the WNBA Finals, Satou Sabally offered a glimpse into what the league is allegedly offering players, and how much it feels they're worth.
sports.yahoo.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
surprised to not see more discussion about a hard number being revealed. With 300k rookie min and ~1 million max contracts (and 12 player rosters) you'd be looking at like 7-8 million cap? Wouldn't be surprising for players to be pushing for ~10 millions I guess. #wnba
interestingly so far in every #wnba playoff series it has been the lower seed drawing higher average attendance (and in pretty much every case it has not even been close)
(via @acrossthetimeline.com)
(via @acrossthetimeline.com)
September 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
interestingly so far in every #wnba playoff series it has been the lower seed drawing higher average attendance (and in pretty much every case it has not even been close)
(via @acrossthetimeline.com)
(via @acrossthetimeline.com)
was there any other "half a game" suspension for Butler and Wade (or anyone else in the NBA) that I am not aware of? Or are we talking about the famous 5-minute long "suspension"? A dagger to the soul?
September 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
was there any other "half a game" suspension for Butler and Wade (or anyone else in the NBA) that I am not aware of? Or are we talking about the famous 5-minute long "suspension"? A dagger to the soul?
the Saudi team Chennedy Carter (and Queen Egbo) play for lost by eighty-five points to a Japanese side that took sixty-six threes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3f_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3f_...
Fujitsu Red Wave v Al Ula Club | Full Basketball Game | Women's Basketball League Asia 2025
YouTube video by FIBA Basketball
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September 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
the Saudi team Chennedy Carter (and Queen Egbo) play for lost by eighty-five points to a Japanese side that took sixty-six threes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3f_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3f_...
personally not surprised the MVP voting wasn't close – A'ja was still 1st in media voting for All-Star and at that point her "gap" to Phee was possibly biggest, it likely did swing to Phee at some point but voters were always happy to vote A'ja if she gave them reasons (and she did obviously) #wnba
September 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
personally not surprised the MVP voting wasn't close – A'ja was still 1st in media voting for All-Star and at that point her "gap" to Phee was possibly biggest, it likely did swing to Phee at some point but voters were always happy to vote A'ja if she gave them reasons (and she did obviously) #wnba
yesterday Brionna Jones played 18 minutes in the second half and had two field goal attempts, the first one with 3 minutes left a (impressive!) putback after a missed three by Naz, and the second the desperate last second heave. Would need to rewatch the game properly to assess but curious. #wnba
September 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
yesterday Brionna Jones played 18 minutes in the second half and had two field goal attempts, the first one with 3 minutes left a (impressive!) putback after a missed three by Naz, and the second the desperate last second heave. Would need to rewatch the game properly to assess but curious. #wnba
funny random fact I discovered doing some #wnba data research:
-in 2024, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
-in 2025, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
-in 2024, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
-in 2025, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
September 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
funny random fact I discovered doing some #wnba data research:
-in 2024, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
-in 2025, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
-in 2024, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
-in 2025, Natasha Mack attempted 124 field goals and made 71 of them
I'd love to hear the passionate case for the Rickea MIP vote
It's awards season in the #WNBA, and our staff at @theixbasketball.bsky.social voted on all the awards. Our @emilyadler.bsky.social breaks down who won our internal voting and why www.thenexthoops.com/features/the...
The Next’s 2025 WNBA Awards: Napheesa Collier among winners - The IX Basketball
Our staff votes on all the media awards and some that the media don't even vote on! Our Emily Adler breaks down who we chose and why.
www.thenexthoops.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'd love to hear the passionate case for the Rickea MIP vote
finally some early #nwsl game to watch, though these two teams recently got rid of like 5 players I actually knew 😭 an opportunity to LEARN some more players I guess!
September 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
finally some early #nwsl game to watch, though these two teams recently got rid of like 5 players I actually knew 😭 an opportunity to LEARN some more players I guess!
double 5 for the double double queen who wears 5, and 5+5=10 for the Brazilian queen who wears 10, the Skyscrapers are coming back #skytown
September 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
double 5 for the double double queen who wears 5, and 5+5=10 for the Brazilian queen who wears 10, the Skyscrapers are coming back #skytown
feels like Plum and Hamby would want to stay together. But once again with them and Jackson the defense might just never be good enough, even with Brink and even with a solid defensive PG. Hamby would be the perfect 6th player but she's unlikely to settle for that anymore. Complicated! #wnba
Gonna be interesting to see how aggressively LA try to keep this core group together going forward. Do you back better health and development of Brink/Jackson plus maybe a PG upgrade to be enough? Or do we have the proof now that this core isn't good enough and they should break it up? #WNBA
September 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
feels like Plum and Hamby would want to stay together. But once again with them and Jackson the defense might just never be good enough, even with Brink and even with a solid defensive PG. Hamby would be the perfect 6th player but she's unlikely to settle for that anymore. Complicated! #wnba
in the end 90 % of criticism of Angel's play dating back to college has boiled down to "I don't like the way it looks" lol
what even is the bar for "improvement" when a player (let alone a current sophomore!) raising her ts% by 7 points and doubling her ast% does not clear it!
what even is the bar for "improvement" when a player (let alone a current sophomore!) raising her ts% by 7 points and doubling her ast% does not clear it!
And I'm not so much an Angel hater as I am a skeptic, but if we're talking about improving this offseason, she has gone several years dating back to college without developing a post bag or anything resembling a form on her shot. Improvement cuts both ways.
September 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
in the end 90 % of criticism of Angel's play dating back to college has boiled down to "I don't like the way it looks" lol
what even is the bar for "improvement" when a player (let alone a current sophomore!) raising her ts% by 7 points and doubling her ast% does not clear it!
what even is the bar for "improvement" when a player (let alone a current sophomore!) raising her ts% by 7 points and doubling her ast% does not clear it!