The biggest question the Washington Mystics face in 2025, regardless of who their General Manager (or shotcaller) is, is whether to core long-time franchise player Elena Delle Donne. In 2024, then-GM Mike Thibault cored her, and she ultimately decided to sit the season out when no other team was willing to trade for her at a supermax salary.
This season, the General Manager is Jamila Wideman, and the shotcaller is Michael Winger. There haven’t been many changes so far for the Mystics, but the few things we have seen indicate that they will deconstruct. I’ll write more on that tomorrow.