WNBA Preview: Seattle's Dominance, Ionescu's Return, Rising Rookies
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Will the Seattle Storm (and their big three of Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird, and Jewell Loyd) repeat their dominance from last season? What will young superstar Sabrina Ionescu look like this season after missing almost all of last year with an injury? And who will bring home MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Championship honors in 2021? The Athletic's Chantel Jennings joins us to answer all of these questions and more.
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| 0:07.0 | Hi there, Wondry listeners. Hannah and Sruti here from TrueCram Podcast Redhanded. |
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| 0:31.0 | It's a weekly show where we deep dive into the most talked about cases like the Delphi murders |
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| 0:40.0 | Go listen to Redhanded right now on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:46.0 | In 2020, the WNBA had a season like no other. |
| 0:56.0 | We saw teams mobilise around voting rights and put messages on their jerseys. |
| 1:02.0 | We are dedicating this season to Brianna Taylor. We are also dedicating this season to say her name campaign. |
| 1:08.0 | We saw the lead's most exciting young star go down with a season ending injury after dazzling. |
| 1:13.0 | And inside the wobble, we saw this yellow storm look unstoppable as they marched to victory. |
| 1:20.0 | Today, the Athletics Chantel Jennings on what the big storylines will be in 2021. |
| 1:29.0 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:33.0 | It's Wednesday, May 12th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:43.0 | So Chantel, the WNBA is about to begin its 25th season on Friday. |
| 1:47.0 | You know, every sports league has taken a pretty big hit during the pandemic. |
| 1:51.0 | What's your sense of the state of the WNBA as the 2021 season gets set to tip off? |
| 1:56.0 | Well, I think there's a lot of ways to look at that question. |
| 1:59.0 | In terms of the on court product, it's better than ever. |
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