Angel Reese is SCORCHING HOT

The past two weeks have seen Reese elevate her game to new heights: seven consecutive double-doubles to be exact, including 16 points & 17 rebounds vs Minnesota in the first meeting just days ago. Her efficiency has improved dramatically and her FG & FT% are both better than ever, as is her court vision. She looks like a totally different player than we saw during the first month of the season. The Bayou Barbie will go to war against her All-Star Captain and MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier in a Saturday afternoon game and again on Monday night. Double the drama, double the spice!

Paige Bueckers vs Caitlin Clark… FINALLY

Sunday will see Indiana take on Dallas in front of a massive crowd at American Airlines Center for the showdown fans have been waiting for all season! Two of the WNBA's most exciting, talented and popular players will clash for the first time since their college days at UConn and Iowa, respectively. Both come into this one averaging nearly the same numbers across the board. Both are known for their 3-point shooting and court vision. Although a home game for the Wings, the crowd could be 50/50 split. Indiana took the first meeting of the season series sans Caitlin, can they make it two-in-a-row? Last year’s Rookie of the Year meets this year’s frontrunner. Grab your popcorn!

Three MVP contenders CLASH

With the season split at 1-1, New York and Atlanta will go head-to-head on Sunday for the tiebreaker. Dynamic duo & 1-2 punch Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu will take on Allisha Gray who is currently having the best season of her professional career, averaging career-highs in points, rebounds and assists. The first meeting saw Sab & Stewie combine for 57 and snatch the dub, though Gold Medal Lish got revenge in the last one, dropping 20 points in Atlanta’s 9-point win. I have this game circled in bright red as the game of the week!

Fiancées Reunited

Last week saw Phoenix sign 2x Champ DeWanna Bonner, bringing her back to where it all started with the Mercury, where she was drafted 5th overall back in 2009. This homecoming also sees her reunite with former Connecticut Sun teammate and current fiancée Alyssa Thomas. A team that has been the hottest in the league the past few weeks just got even hotter! Fresh off an upset of the league’s best team [the Lynx], two games this week could result in two more wins, including a rematch with mighty Minnesota on Wednesday.

A Team Filled with All-Stars

The Seattle Storm boast THREE All-Star selections in Skylar Diggins, Nneka Ogwumike & Gabby Williams. This trio has been incredible all season long, with Nneka and Skylar likely All-WNBA First & Second Team selections and Gabby a DPOY frontrunner. Three games in six days have them matched up against Connecticut first, followed by Washington and Golden State. They have yet to face the Mystics this season, but look to avenge losses to CT and GS. In fact, those are the only two L's Seattle has suffered the past two weeks! They’ll especially have Wednesday’s game vs GS underlined, highlighted AND circled, as the Valks handed them their worst loss of the season back on June 29th (84-57).

First Meeting of the Season

Before KiKi Iriafen, Sonia Citron and Kelsey Plum head off to clash in Indianapolis, they’ll do battle on Tuesday for the first time this year. This one is a toss-up in my opinion, since both teams have multiple scoring options and lockdown defenders. Both teams boast four of five starters averaging double-figures, including the three aforementioned All-Stars.

Monster Clash Before the Break

Indiana and New York will have FIVE All-Stars on the court when these two teams clash on Wednesday. Logo snipers Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu will be teammates on Saturday, July 19th, but they’ll first face-off in front of a sold-out crowd at Barclays. Their last meeting [in the Commissioner’s Cup] saw an EXPLOSION of offense, with CC dropping a season-high 32 (seven 3’s) and Sab going off for a season-high 34 (four 3’s). You can bet your bottom dollar that NY is craving revenge after the Fever handed them that loss, their first of the season. It’ll be all business in this one!

Vegas Woes

The Aces don’t look very good, plain and simple. To add insult to injury, their one constant, A’ja Wilson, took a hard fall last week and was ruled out Thursday vs Washington. If she’s forced to sit out more games, it could spell disaster in an already up-and-down (mostly down) season thus far. Games against Golden State and Dallas are absolute MUST-WINS to prevent a further slide down the standings. Newly-signed NaLyssa Smith will look to have breakout performances this week and help keep Vegas afloat. I’ve always said if this team can get clicking on all cylinders, they can beat anybody in the league. Multiple Olympians, All-Stars and WNBA Champs. They have all the pieces to be successful this season, but the time to LOCK IN is NOW.