Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are two icons who both sported the slick back hairstyles during their playing days, and Bueckers knows that she has some pretty lofty expectations to live up to. "Really, Sue and Dee were like huge slick back women," Bueckers said. "And so I feel like they’ve sort of passed the torch. But yeah, huge shoes for sure."

Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas were impressive in their Phoenix debut, leading the Mercury over the Seattle Storm in each team's WNBA opener.

A video of San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama towering over WNBA players is drawing attention online this week.

The 'French connection' was on full display for Williams and Wemby, but the almost 6-foot Storm and UConn star had to look way up to talk to her countryman.

The new Big 3 of Kahleah Copper, Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally played their first game together against Las Vegas. However, they might not have their WNBA regular season debut together in the Mercury's regular season home opener against the Seattle Storm on Saturday at 7 p.m., at PHX Arena.

Liberty and Lynx don't miss a beat during opening weekend, while Mercury and Mystics look better than expected.

The Mystics are in the midst of a major rebuild, but their 94-90 win over the Atlanta Dream could be a sign they'll fare better than their preseason expectations. As a Washington, D.C., native, Durant had to be excited with first-round draft picks Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron each scoring in double figures.

Nneka Ogwumike is feeling good as she gets set for her second season with the Seattle Storm, who tip off the 2025 WNBA campaign Saturday on the road against the Phoenix Mercury.