The 2020 WNBA season promises to be unlike any of its predecessors. The league’s 12 teams have gathered at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. in a “Wubble” designed to keep COVID-19 out throughout the summer and fall. The 22-game regular season begins on Saturday with a highly anticipated national television affair that pits 2020 league No. 1 pick Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty against Breanna Stewart and the 2018 WNBA champion Seattle Storm. Here are eight burning questions we’re curious about ahead of the regular season.
Which teams will be hurt most by player absences?
It’s unfair to criticize players for not traveling to Florida and not taking part in this highly unusual season.