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Sep 2023
24m 48s

The 2023 WNBA Playoff Preview

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About this episode

Welcome to a very special episode of The Old Man and The Three where we're previewing the WNBA playoffs by highlighting our some of our favorite players with Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. from The Dunker Spot. First we start with the defending champs - Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson, Candace Parker and The Las Vegas Aces. Then we dive into their biggest competition heading into the playoffs - Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and The New York Liberty. We also talk about the teams looking to upset like Alyssa Thomas and The Connecticut Sun. And finally, which players are going to be the biggest wild cards, outside of those three teams, that could really shake up the playoffs.


This bonus episode of The Old Man & the Three is brought to you by ​​Nike. Sabrina Ionescu just launched her Nike signature shoe, the Sabrina 1’s. Get ‘em on Nike.com or at select Nike stores.

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