WNBA Player Poll: Face of the League in 5 Years

Zena talks to Ben and Sabreena about The Athletic’s anonymous WNBA player poll project – drilling down on the players’ answers to two big questions: Who’s the best player in the WNBA? And five years from now, who will be the face of the league? Ben and Sabreena also divulge some answers to a question around which there was no consensus: Who is the WNBA’s most underrated player? Plus, a Phoenix-dominated update on the Sabreena Scale. REFERENCES: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6491305/2025/07/14/wnba-anonymous-player-poll-trash-talker/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6492496/2025/07/14/wnba-power-rankings-phoenix-mercury-2/ 00:00 - Show Intro 00:43 - The Sabreena Scale 07:20 - Player Poll: Best Player in the League? 16:34 - Player Poll: Who will be the face of the league in 5 years? 28:06 - Player Poll: Who’s the most underrated player in the WNBA? Thumbnail: Michael Hickey, Jeff Haynes via Getty Images #wnba #allstar #caitlinclark 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