Mystics forward Emma Meesseman took a risk in 2018 when she decided to skip the WNBA season in favor of resting and playing for the Belgian national team. If the Mystics failed to go far in the WNBA playoffs, Meesseman would be a scapegoat for many of their woes. And if the Mystics did go far in the WNBA playoffs, Meesseman could look expendable this offseason. And finally, there was no guarantee that Belgium was going to go far in the
But in Meessemanesque fashion, she managed to come out ahead. The Mystics made the WNBA Finals for the first time in history, but it’s not like Meesseman is expendable.