Nike reveals “A.I.R” concept for a possible A’ja Wilson signature shoe. | Image courtesy of Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) on X/Twitter. Nike has been in the lab with the help of artificial intelligence as they curate the next wave of kicks for basketball’s biggest stars, including A’ja Wilson. Nike has officially begun to push the boundaries again, relying on artificial intelligence for assistance in the lab as they continue to break ground with some of the most hot and interesting kicks in basketball. Sneaker icon and enthusiast Nick DePaula took to X/Twitter last week to announce prototypes fo ..read more

Will USA Basketball chose to ride the Caitlin Clark Effect to Paris for the 2024 Olympics? | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The question, “Should Caitlin Clark be on Team USA?” is bigger than Clark. It’s about how USA Basketball will navigate matters of race, gender and capitalism. Last week, the 2024 Olympic roster for the USA Basketball Men’s National Team was announced. It’s a star-studded group, specially selected by managing director Grant Hill. When might we learn who will be representing the USA Basketball Women’s National Team in Paris? Concurrent with the Final Four in ..read more

No. 6 pick Aaliyah Edwards snaps a photo with No. 2 pick Kamilla Cardoso at the 2024 WNBA Draft. | Photo by Melanie Fidler/NBAE via Getty Images We’re less than a month until the tip off of the 2024 WNBA season. Catch up on all the league buzz that has followed Monday night’s record-breaking draft. After Monday night’s record-breaking WNBA Draft, this edition of “This Week in Women’s Basketball” will catch up on the new and developments that have been burbling around the W over the past week. Time for the WNBA The WNBA, Tissot and Wilson have partnered to create a one of a kind wrist watch to ..read more

The Los Angeles Sparks selected Rickea Jackson at No. 4 in the 2024 WNBA Draft. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images With two lottery picks and a sleeper selection, Los Angeles is set to usher in a new era of Sparks basketball. The Los Angeles Sparks have seen brighter days. This legacy franchise has gone from hoisting banners and retiring jerseys to missing the playoffs three years in a row. At the same time, star players like Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker exited Southern California for greener pastures. This is a crossroads for the organization with two options available: either return to ..read more

Da’Nasia Hood shoots a fadeaway jumper for Texas State during a 2022 game. | Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com / USA TODAY NETWORK Former Texas State star Da’Nasia Hood describes herself as a “mid-major underdog,” and she’s intent on carving out a professional basketball career, overseas or in the WNBA. 6-foot-1 Da’Nasia Hood can play all three frontcourt positions and she proved that this season, averaging 21.5 points and 11.8 rebounds for Kotka Peli-Karhut in Finland. After spending her whole amateur career in Texas, she signed her first pro contract in Puerto Rico. Last season she was supposed ..read more

Alissa Pili was drafted No. 8 by the Minnesota Lynx. | Photo by John Nacion/Sportico via Getty Images The Utah star, selected No. 8 in the 2024 WNBA Draft, is a paradigm-busting player who can bring out the best in the Minnesota Lynx and the WNBA. Alissa Pili probably is tired of being described as “unique.” The No. 8 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx, Pili is a 6-foot-2 power point forward, possessing of suite of offensive skills that made her nearly unstoppable in her two seasons starring at the University of Utah. From Anchorage, AK, she’s Samoan and Iñupiaq. Her game and he ..read more

The Seattle Storm’s new Nike Rebel Edition jersey. | Image courtesy of Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) on X/Twitter. Six WNBA teams—the Aces, Mercury, Sky, Sparks, Storm and Sun—introduced new Nike Rebel Edition jerseys ahead of the 2024 WNBA season. Need even more reasons to get excited about the fast-approaching 2024 WNBA season? Six teams—the Las Vegas Aces, Phoenix Mercury, Chicago Sky, Los Angeles Sparks, Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun—dropped new uniforms, revamping and refreshing their Nike Rebel Edition jerseys. The future is here, but history shaped it. Get the 2024 @WNBA Rebel Ed ..read more

Cameron Brink’s glitz, glamour and game is a perfect fit for the Los Angeles Sparks. | Photo by Melanie Fidler/NBAE via Getty Images Which of the WNBA’s Western Conference teams made the most of the 2024 WNBA Draft? Here are the grades for the Wings, Aces, Sparks, Lynx. Mercury and Storm. With one of the most-anticipated draft classes in recent WNBA history now headed to their new teams, it's time to grade the draft night performances of the league’s Western Conference teams. One quick disclaimer: We’ll need a few years to fully flesh out how teams’ drafted players fit at the professional leve ..read more

Helena Pueyo drives to the basket for the Arizona Wildcats. | Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The University of Arizona guard is a lockdown defender and sharp shooter, and could be a perfect complementary piece for a Connecticut Sun team known for its ball movement.  Connecticut Sun general manager Darius Taylor called her the steal of the draft. Helena Pueyo, selected by the Connecticut Sun with the No. 22 pick in Monday night’s WNBA Draft, could end up being just that. Steals Queen turns pro @Helena_Pueyo6 has been drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the 22nd pick in the 2024 WNBA ..read more

With the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, the Chicago Sky selected Angel Reese. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images On one of the most highly-anticipated draft nights in recent WNBA history, the Chicago Sky took a chance. In return, they got more than they could have ever imagined It’s said that you go big or you go home. In the case of the Chicago Sky at the 2024 WNBA Draft, they went big and went home very satisfied. Before a record television audience of more than 2.4 million viewers, the draft brought in a class that many will look back at as their “1997 moment,” when the league began an ..read more