WNBA's 2025 Preseason Showcase

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Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and all the reasons why we're excited about the WNBA season

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Five teams will make trips to star players’ alma maters in the WNBA preseason.

It’s the first time all preseason games will be available to watch, with four games being nationally televised.

The preseason slate kicks off Friday , when the Dallas Wings , with No. 1 overall draft pick Paige Bueckers , and the Las Vegas Aces tip at Notre Dame's Purcell Pavilion.

There is a clear top tier among the league's 13 teams, and the betting lines at BetMGM back it up.

The reigning champion Liberty (+230), former two -time champion Aces (+300), stacked Fever (+320) and Finals runner-up Lynx (+350) The 2024 rookie class was one of the best in the last decade , and it could be in contention for the best of all time.

The Mercury , in their post-Diana Taurasi era, are led by incoming All-Stars Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally .

The Sparks haven’t amounted to much since Derek Fisher ’s coaching tenure fizzled.

Atlanta has a talented roster with free-agent additions Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones .

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