***WNBA Off-Season News

All good Hashtoker.. This year I believe is going to be one of the hardest with so many big name players out.

So we have our first completed roster, it can still change but I doubt it.

Will post it.

PHOENIX MERCURY

Brittney Griner
Camille Little
Leilani Mitchell
Briann January
Yvonne Turner
Dewanna Bonner
Sancho Lyttle
Essence Carson
Arica Carter
Sophie Cunningham
Alanna Smith
Brianna Turner

Will return later on in the season post-surgery
Diana Taurasi

So the four rookies made the cut. Good experience mixed with the rookies. Really like what they have done there. They are an aging team so bringing in 4 rookies is a good idea. The main factor for me though is Taurasi and how long she will miss. Only a 4 month season so if she misses another 8 weeks, halfway through the season she will make a comeback. But the Mercury have proven that it doesn't matter where they finish in the standings because they are a great playoff team. Definitely a contender with that line-up and with Sancho back and healthy, they are looking really good IMHO.

INDIANA FEVER

Shenise Johnson
Natalie Achonwa
Stephanie Mavunga
Candice Dupree
Erica Wheeler
Tiffany Mitchell
Erica McCall
Kelsey Mitchell
Asia Taylor
Paris Kea
Betnijah Laney
Teaira McCowan

So the Fever welcome back Shenise Johnson this season. They have added two rookies, McCowan and Kea. Asia Taylor was a beast in Oz during the off-season. Expect this team to be a little better than last season if they stay fit but they won't be making the playoffs IMHO.

And another few more cuts

Erlana Larkins has been cut from the Lynx.

Temi Fagbenle will start the season on a temporary suspension list meaning that she will report to the Lynx soon.

Seattle just waived, Muldrow, Macy Miller, Presley Hudson and Recee Caldwell.

MINNESOTA LYNX

Sylvia Fowles
Seimone Augustus
Odyssey Sims
Danielle Robinson
Lexie Brown
Karima Christmas-Kelly
Damiras Dantas
Napheesa Collier
Shao Ting
Alaina Coates
Stephanie Talbot
Jessica Shepherd

Temi Fagbenle will be on the suspension list, so they have 13 on the roster but only 12 active. What a different looking team this is to previous year. No Whalen, No Maya and No Brunson. Brunson is out with concussion, not sure she will ever return. They have selected three rookies. I expect this team to finish around 7th-10th, anywhere around there. We might get some nice juicy dog lines with this team. They have added some great young players in that team and I would be watching this team closely because its not as bad as first thought.

Got a feeling Lynx will play more a run n gun and less defense this season.. EDD wowee still got some great depth tho at the Mystics! Almost there now mate!

Just wondering when the season tips off.....not sure if betting agencies bet on down under?? If you can enlighten me..thanks for all your input

Good work on the NBA which is a tough gig at anytime...

They finally have some decent 3 point shooters as well but Reeve hasn't really been a run and gun coach over the years. But Sims does like to push the pace.

Cheers Coben.

Season starts Saturday morning (Australia time). So I use 7 different books in Oz, I use Sportsbet, Neds, Beteasy, Bet365, Palmerbet, Unibet and Ladbrokes and all offer WNBA lines is just the timing is different for each. Because Vegas is slow at releasing some lines, its unfortunate that sometimes I stay up to 1am (AEST) some nights waiting for the lines to come out especially if the game is an early start game in the US but most of my bets are made with Sportsbet.

Thanks ADU.... these days you have to spread it around, as you know if a little too successful (they do not like regular winners) they get wary...... I do the same alternate..... do you post your picks 10 mins before the games or a little earlier, assuming you like a team/game

No worries Coben. This league is notorious for very late injury updates which makes it hard sometimes to post early for others. Some people aren't happy with that but I would rather wait for the injury updates then risk money on a team not knowing who they are resting or who is injured. On the contrary though, if they do release early lines, it is good sometimes to grab those early lines because I have seen spreads move as much as 6 points and totals the same if the big ballers are loving a play. Its the same with the WNBL in Australia, seen some of those lines open at +15 and then before tip off, they could be done to +8.

and also Coben, if you stumble across any books in Oz that are offering futures on over/under win totals for the season, please let me know because none of those books I listed are offering them right now. Maybe they will come out a little later today.

I think you have that covered...if they don't then I can't think of anyone else.... only other agency I have come across is Top Betta, I think Newcastle based so doubt they would be as extensive, still I'll have a look and post if of news....

What state do you live in ??

I'm in Sydney mate. Whereabouts are you?

Yeah doubt we will get them unless Bet365 do. Shame because I think there would be some value out there.

I can't seem to find anything online at all regarding the season win totals.

Interesting article.

https://www.wnba.com/news/2019-gm-survey-defense/

Thanks ADU, yeah nothing on futures other than the championship...I'm in Sydney too...inner west

Thanks for the site I'll take a look...

DALLAS WINGS

Skylar Diggins-Smith
Theresa Plaisance
Glory Johnson
Kayla Thornton
Kaela Davis
Allisha Gray
Azura Stevens
Tayler Hill
Brooke McCarty Williams
Arika Ogunbowale
Isabelle Harrison
Imani McGee-Stafford

Temporary suspension list
Moriah Jefferson

Finalised roster. Looks as though Skylar will play at some point soon as they didn't suspend her but they have put Moriah on the temporary suspension list which means they need to drop someone when she comes back. Interesting. So they are going into the season with 11 players with Skylar/Moriah out for a bit.
Hard to make a prediction on this team, once Moriah and Skylar come back they will be decent, but until then I can't see them doing much at all. They do have Agler as coach, so expect their defense to really ramp up this season and hence why he brought in some big girls and I really can't see them averaging high points until Skylar comes back.

LA Sparks

Candace Parker
Nneka Ogwumike
Alana Beard
Chelsea Gray
Alexis Jones
Sydney Wiese
Maria Vadeeva
Chiney Ogwumike
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt
Kalani Brown
Marina Mabrey
Riquna Williams

CHICAGO SKY

Jamierra Faulkner
Courtney Vandersloot
Allie Quigley
Kayleah Copper
Stefanie Dolson
Cheyenne Parker
Astou Ndour
Diamond DeShields
Gabby Williams
Chloe Jackson
Katie Lou Samuelson
Jantel Lavender

Faulkner is going to be out 3-4 weeks to start the season with an injury.

NEW YORK LIBERTY

Tina Charles
Tanisha Wright
Brittany Boyd
Amanda Zahui B.
Bria Hartley
Rebecca Allen
Kia Nurse
Tiffany Bias
Reshanda Gray
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Han Xu
Asia Durr

**Johanes and Stokes are on the temporary suspension list due to Overseas commitments but can be activated after.

SEATTLE STORM

Crystal Langhorne
Alysha Clark
Jewell Loyd
Sue Bird
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis
Courtney Paris
Natasha Howard
Sami Whitcomb
Mercedes Russell
Jordin Canada
Shavonte Zellous
Anriel Howard

WASHINGTON MYSTICS

Elena Delle Donne
Natasha Cloud
Tianna Hawkins
Kristi Toliver
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
LaToya Sanders
Ariel Atkins
Myisha Hines-Allen
Kiara Leslie
Kim Mestdagh
Aerial Powers
Emma Meesseman

***EDD is probably going to miss the game vs Sun this weekend. Powers is already out.