WNBA 1st Round Playoff Deep Dive & Angel Reese’s Future

Zena, Sabreena and Ben discuss the final few days of the Chicago Sky’s season before turning their attention to 2025 WNBA Playoffs. They break down each of the four first-round series, discussing key matchups and X-factors, before predicting who will advance. Then, they give their title predictions as well. #wnba #angelreese #chicagosky 1:00 What’s going on with the Chicago Sky? 2:59 Angel Reese misses final regular-season game  12:35 Explaining the new WNBA playoff format 15:41 Offensive and defense ratings explained 16:29 #1 Lynx vs. #8 Valkyries 22:19 #2 Aces vs. #7 Strom 28:43 #3 Dream vs. #7 Fever 35:07 #4 Mercury vs. Liberty #5 Follow and listen to the audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-womens-basketball-show/id1699815468 Leave a comment wherever you’re listening, or email us at NoOffseason@TheAthletic.com. You can also find us on socials: -Instagram: @tanooffseason -TikTok: @no_offseason -Zena on BlueSky: @zenakeita -Ben on BlueSky: @benpickman -Sabreena on BlueSky: @sabreenajm -Chantel on BlueSky: @chanteljennings Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports Hub: https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/?guccounter=1 Full Episodes Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5UWQzuMYdm7txmok7cpMB3YlgkwrT2E0 Shorts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5UWQzuMYdm72uhBjsd24rsh5teZtgUpS Thumbnail: Evan Bernstein / Stringer / Getty Images North America via Getty Images Christian Petersen / Staff / Getty Images North America via Getty Images