The Liberty seek their first title in franchise history. The Lynx are after their fifth. Our experts are split. Game 1 is Thursday.
Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courantwill vie for the 2024 championship in a best-of-five WNBA Finals beginning Thursday with Game 1 in Brooklyn.
Both teams enter the Finals with contrasting histories. The Liberty, one of the league's original franchises, are still searching for their first title, with last year's Finals defeat still fresh in their minds. The Lynx were one of the most storied dynasties in the sport after winning four championships between 2011 and 2017 -- the latter also marking the last time they appeared in a Finals series, until this season.leading the way, New York was widely expected to be back here heading into Year Two of its superteam formation. Minnesota? Not exactly. The Lynx were 19-21 in 2023 and weren't picked as a contender ahead of this season.
There's plenty of star power: Stewart and Jones are former MVPs, Collier the 2024 runner-up. Ionescu, McBride and Williams are playing like three of the best guards in the league. Rotations tend to get shorter in the postseason, but Liberty coach Sandy Brondello and Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve have depth at their disposal, with nine players on each team averaging at least 12 minutes per game on the season.
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