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tasksweekly · 4 years

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[TASK 202: ANGUILLA]

In celebration of June being Caribbean American Heritage Month, there’s a masterlist below compiled of over 30+ Anguillan faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK - examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

Patricia J. Adams (1952) Afro-Anguillan - writer.

Cassie / Cassie Ventura (1986) Afro-Vincentian, Afro-Anguillan, Mexican / Filipino - singer and actress.

Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (1993) Afro-Anguillan - model, beauty pageant titleholder and former athlete.

Deanna Mussington (1994) Afro-Anguillan - singer.

Amalia Watty (?) Afro-Anguillan - singer.

LaTonya Mussington (?) Afro-Anguillan - model and Miss Anguilla 2019.

Carencia Rouse (?) Afro-Anguillan - model and Miss Anguilla 2016.

Melisha Webster (?) Afro-Anguillan - model and Miss Anguilla 2015.

Roxxy / Roxanne Webster (?) Afro-Anguillan - singer-songwriter.

Niik (?) Afro-Anguillan - singer (instagram: niik_onreplay).

Cha-Cha (?) Afro-Anguillan - rapper, model and actress (instagram: chaseedaw).

Yullando Briscoe (?) Afro-Anguillan - model.

Miltiqua Mercer (?) Afro-Anguillan - model.

Ashelly Caro Derick (?) Afro-Anguillan - model.

Maricella Bella (?) Anguillan - model.

F - Athletes:

Shara Proctor (1988) Afro-Anguillan - long jumper.

Shinelle Proctor (1991) Afro-Anguillan - sprinter.

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (1998) Afro-Anguillan - basketball player.

Bankie Banx (1953) Afro-Anguillan - singer.

Omari Banks (1982) Afro-Anguillan - musician and former cricketer.

Sug Webster (1988) Afro-Anguillan - instagrammer.

Ishmael Levi (?) Afro-Anguillan - musician.

Eaj Will-Gbuka (?) Afro-Anguillan - model.

M - Athletes:

Keith Connor (1957) Afro-Anguillan - track and field athlete.

Cardigan Connor (1961) Afro-Anguillan - cricketer.

Paul Canoville (1962) Afro-Anguillan - footballer.

Carlos Newton (1976) Afro-Anguillan - mixed martial artist.

Montcin Hodge (1987) Afro-Anguillan - cricketer.

Collen Warner (1988) Afro-Anguillan - footballer.

Kieron Rogers (1988) Afro-Anguillan - sprinter.

Jahmar Hamilton (1990) Afro-Anguillan - cricketer.

Chesney Hughes (1991) Afro-Anguillan - cricketer.

Zharnel Hughes (1995) Afro-Anguillan - sprinter.

Mauriel Carty (1997) Afro-Anguillan - sprinter.

Keacy Carty (1997) Afro-Anguillan / Unknown - cricketer.

Tyrique Lake (?) Afro-Anguillan - footballer.

#anguillan fc #poc fc #fc list #rph #underused fc #task: 202 #task: anguilla

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play-like-athena · 4 years

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2020 WNBA Mock Draft 1.0

This draft is difficult to predict because so many picks have been traded since free agency started, and there are many top caliber juniors who are eligible to declare early. The only junior to do so thus far has been Satou Sabally. I will only include players who are seniors or have announced they will declare early.

1. New York Liberty- Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon)

This is no brainer. She is the first player in NCAA history to have 2k points, 1k assists and 1k rebounds. She will not only bring talent to New York, but much needed hype and publicity. With their move to Brooklyn, this is perfect timing for the Liberty. She will rejuvenate the organization and fan base after 2 disappointing seasons.

2. Dallas Wings- Satou Sabally (Oregon)

Early mock drafts had Lauren Cox going to her home town Wings, but with Sabally declaring early that changes things. Sabally has all the tools to be an MVP in the WNBA. She is a versatile big who can play as a guard. Sue Bird and Skylar Diggins- Smith have said Sabally is the most pro ready player in college right now. Even though Ionescu is no doubt going to be the number 1 pick, it seems like Sabally has the most potential and the highest ceiling of anyone in this draft class.

3. Indiana Fever- Lauren Cox (Baylor)

Cox is an elite shot blocker. If Indiana has her coming off the bench, they will have some of the best rim protection in the league. If she plays with McCowan on the floor she also has the ability to stretch the floor and hit from the 3. She is also a great passer from the post. There isn’t much she can’t do. Lauren Cox is also a Type 1 Diabetic, and will be the first diabetic in the WNBA. As a type 1 diabetic myself this is great for me to see. I wish I had a female diabetic athlete to look up to when I was younger.

4. Atlanta Dream- Kiah Gillespie (Florida St.)

This is where the draft gets especially tricky. Atlanta has made a lot of moves this off season. They traded for Kalani Brown, and Courtney Williams. They also signed free agents Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen. They have overhauled their roster without having to give away too much. Gillespie has been one of the biggest draft jumpers this season. She can do a bit of everything, and can be a solid back up to Stricklen.

5. Dallas Wings- Ruthy Hebard (Oregon)

The Wings have 4 top 10 picks, and about a million players set to be at their training camp already. They’ve made all sorts of moves, but I’m not sure what their ultimate goal is. I’m going with the best available pick here. Depending on who else declares this pick can change.

6. Minnesota Lynx- Crystal Dangerfield (Connecticut)

Minnesota has been the most quiet this off season. Augustus is off to Los Angeles, Odyssey Sims is pregnant and most likely to miss all of the 2020 season, and Danielle Robinson signed with the Aces. The Lynx are in desperate need of a guard. Her assist numbers are down this year, but Dangerfield has the ability to be an elite passer. She is also a sharp shooter who isn’t afraid to launch from way downtown. She was also teammates with Napheesa Collier for 3 years, so they already have chemistry.

7. Dallas Wings- Tyasha Harris (South Carolina)

With already picking 2 bigs, it seems logical the Wings would go with a guard here. She is a consistent scorer who is an above average defender. She is the senior point guard to a young South Carolina team. She is a big reason they are currently number 1 in the country. If the Wings get into injury trouble this season, Harris is a player who won’t have a problem stepping up.

8. Chicago Sky- Mikayla Pivec (Oregon St.)

Pivec is a versatile guard who plays bigger than her height. Very similar to Sky Guard/Forward Gabby Williams. She is currently shooting 51% from the floor, and grabs rebounds like a power forward/center. She is also a great passer. The Sky don’t have any glaring holes to fill, so a versatile player like Pivec is a great player to have on the bench for whatever problems may arise.

9. Dallas Wings- Kaila Charles (Maryland)

Here we are again with a pick for the Wings. Charles and Maryland have had a tumultuous season. But they are making a late season surge. She is currently shooting 50% from the field and is an incredible rebounder for a guard (very similar to Pivec). She is a great defender who can get you a steal or a rebound when it’s crunch time.

10. Phoenix Mercury- Beatrice Mompremier (Miami)

Mompremier has been dealing with a foot injury for most of this season, so she is a bit of a wildcard. Phoenix lost Bonner to Connecticut, and Sacho lyttle and Camille Little to retirement. They will be looking to replace the height and length they’ve lost. Mompremier could potentially be a big steal for Phoenix and 10th.

11. Seattle Storm- Te’a Cooper (Baylor)

Cooper has been phenomenal for Baylor this season. She is a floor general who is also capable of being a scorer when her team needs it. Seattle doesn’t have any holes to fill in their roster, so this pick looks to be a bench warmer no matter who they pick. With Sue Bird having who knows how many seasons left, having a young point guard is never a bad idea for the Storm.

12. Washinton Mystics- Mikiah Herbert- Harrigan (South Carolina)

GM and Head Coach Mike Thibault likes to draft outside of the box. That’s why I’m going with Herbert Harrigan. She is an incredible shot blocker who is a consistent scorer and rebounder. She plays bigger than her size and hustles on both ends of the floor. This is the type of player Thibault likes to have on his team.

Thoughts?

#wnba #2020 wnba mock draft #this was difficult #subject to change #most likely to change #sabrina ionescu #satou sabally #lauren cox

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lamarmcarter · 4 years

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A WNBA Wishlist for NBA 2K21 & Beyond

The current state of the world has created newfound time for many of us while we wait for sports to resume and, much more importantly, life to return to some semblance of normal.

To pass the time, and to follow the recent buzz created by the 2020 WNBA Draft, I have taken a deep dive into NBA 2K20’s WNBA integration and created a wishlist of features for the next iterations of the game. The first year of WNBA in 2K surpassed EA Sports’ two-year head start with NBA Live 18 and Live 19 on a number of fronts; that said, for 2K to bring the integration up to the standard W fans deserve and their industry-leading NBA simulation has created, I’ve logged these 20 things need to be added as soon as possible:

Fix the In-Game Commentary Audio One of the most glaring issues for 2K20 with the WNBA were the multiple instances of the in-game announcers misgendering player actions (using “he/him/his” instead of “she/her/hers”). I haven’t heard any actions in NBA modes using female wording so hearing it in the W games makes the mode feel a bit unprofessional. There are some times where these mentions could just be unclear pronunciations, but even that happening in a game where there is usually so much polish on the commentary is a problem. I’ve had fellow gamers on Twitter confirm that this has happened to them so it’s definitely not an isolated incident.

Choose more recognizable and more diverse announcers The all-male trio of announcers in the WNBA modes did an admirable job providing commentary in the games. While I generally enjoyed their commentary (sans point No.1) and it seemed to get better after launch, sometimes their insights into players were a bit formulaic (a descriptor, player name, another descriptor). Initially, hearing these anecdotes about the players was refreshing but noticing this recurring template was disheartening after a while. Also, in a game that has a wide mix of recognizable, veteran NBA announcers on the men’s side and sports the great Doris Burke among that mix, it was hard to understand how the WNBA mode only possessed an all-male crew unknown in WNBA circles.

A list of seasoned WNBA/women’s basketball announcers that should be approached for 2K21 and beyond include but are not limited to: LaChina Robinson, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Adam Amin, Ryan Ruocco, Christy Winters-Scott, Carolyn Peck, Doris Burke, Holly Rowe (who could also serve in David Aldrige’s sideline role), Cheryl Miller, Debbie Antonelli, Pam Ward, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Maria Taylor, and Ann Meyers.

Add the pre-game/post-game shows If any of the veteran announcers could be added to 2K21, it would make perfect sense to create a pre-game/post-game panel package for the W. Any grouping of those announcers could easily create analysis for the teams and give the women the same treatment that Shaq, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson give the men.

Extend the season mode past one season Being able to play a full season in 2K20 was one of the game’s best features. However, knowing that you couldn’t go into multiple years like in NBA MyLeague was disappointing. Knowing this, I still grinded through a season with the Las Vegas Aces from launch until a few weeks ago (for the record: 27-7, Liz Cambage as MVP and Finals MVP, and a title!) only to be left with the empty feeling of not being able to have my curated team (with a few late season trades) run it back in future years. Maybe the full 80-year NBA MyLeague treatment can’t be done, but having the auto draft classes, progressions, and offseason items necessary for a 15-25 year run should be doable.

Allow for creation of female players, custom rosters and draft classes As more and more attention is given to women’s basketball in this social media age, devoted fans may want to create draft classes of future college stars like NBA fans already do. Adding the option to create female players - individually or en masse - is necessary to allow for longer engagement with the league in the game. Outside of visualizing future players, being able to save and load custom rosters is also needed. This year’s one-season MyLeague would have been more bearable if I didn’t have to manually alter any fantasy rosters I wanted to experiment with every time I started a season.

Add a MyCareer storyline/path for Female MyPlayers to make the league In past editions of 2K and past versions of the Madden NFL franchise, game creators have worked around the NCAA’s old name, image and likeness restrictions by getting basic licenses from colleges to use their logos with generic rosters in MyCareer-type modes. Madden NFL 20’s Face of the Franchise mode particularly stood out: your QB chose a college to go to, and then as a senior played against two schools in the College Football Playoff semis and final.

A similar setup could be created for a Female MyCareer story: get a team license for 4-8 of the top women’s college basketball teams and have the created player go through the latter stages of the NCAA tourney before getting drafted to the W. Someone could create a player, choose from the licensed schools to commit, play a handful of games versus the other licensed schools (and their auto-generated rosters) in big moments over four years, and end by going through top teams as a senior (either with or without graduated alums in the W; imagine having to face Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally, Ruthy Hebard and Oregon or Tyasha Harris, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, Dawn Staley and South Carolina for the title to set your draft stock). Simulate the draft with Commissioner Cathy Engelbert like it’s done with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and roll right into your season with the same bells and whistles as a male MyPlayer.

Allow Female MyPlayer into the Neighborhood/Park areas I personally don’t play too much of the online Park games in 2K (another story for another day) but just like on basketball courts around the world, if female MyPlayers are available, they should be able to run with the guys. The Neighborhood could be broken up three ways: a portion for guys only runs, a section for girls only runs, and a co-ed section. Give the female MyPlayers the same access to all the perks of the Neighborhood (gear, the Gatorade training center, MyCourt, etc).

Allow for Playoff Only Mode The WNBA Playoffs are probably the most unique in all of the major sports leagues. Adding a Playoff only mode to the season mode would allow for more content to be created and simulations to be run, especially if All-Time and Classic teams are added.

Continue to improve on strong face scan data 2K’s face scans were great out the gate in both quality and quantity. Continuing to improve on that start to gain 100 percent accuracy has to be the goal. Scanning sessions will probably be difficult in the current age of coronavirus, but if fans can scan their faces in the game with an app, I’m sure something can be done with the W’s players remotely.

Scan in and/or properly gender each head coach We heard that some WNBA coaches - if not all - were scanned for 2K20 but none of them are in the game. If correcting this can’t be done in 2K21, at least put in generic stand ins of the correct gender and race. Example: Minnesota (Cheryl Reeve - white woman) and Las Vegas (Bill Laimbeer - white man) both have black male avatars as their head coaches in the game. All 12 coach avatars in the game are men and even though there are more male coaches than female ones in the league, the virtual stand-ins are still incorrect. If the game could get unique scans for cheerleaders and female characters in MyCareer, I’m sure some stand in men and women could be added if the WNBA coaches can’t be added like their NBA counterparts.

Align commentator and arena PA announcer pronunciations A subtle tweak: making sure the game announcers and the in-arena PAs are announcing players’ names correctly. I’ve heard some very off names on both sides

Halftime: show team stats screen for longer than four seconds When I’m in a game and want to look at the halftime stats to figure out how I’m doing, I’ve felt rushed because the team stats graphic that shows in-between halves comes down just as quickly as it goes up.

Allow for online Play Now The NBA and 2K found a way to entertain its fans during our quarantine with online competitions that were aired on TV. If the WNBA season is postponed or cancelled, the league cannot facilitate a similar tournament in 2K20 because the only way for two people to faceoff with W teams is in the offline Play Now mode. Bringing in an online option will expand opportunities for fans to learn about the WNBA players and teams.

The defending champion Washington Mystics recently decided to do streams of their games on 2K but only as CPU vs CPU simulations instead of remote player vs player. Not having the ability to play someone else online limited their options and engagement opportunities.

WNBA Finals: actually put in a celebration sequence As I (proudly) mentioned, I won the title in my LVA season and after the final game, there was a quick CHAMPIONS graphic...and that’s it. No trophy celebrations, no locker room celebrations, nothing. In my semifinals win to get to the Finals, the NBA “conference trophy” cutscenes played postgame at least. Adding that touch would surely be appreciated by the W community.

Double check player cutouts Jordin Canada (SEA) won an award in my LVA season and her player image was Jewell Loyd. It’s the only error I’ve personally seen on the player cutouts but checking those are important.

All-Time Teams and Past Champions Adding Classic WNBA teams and/or legends via All-Time teams would be the ultimate way to honor the league’s history and give old and new fans that pick up 2K a virtual time capsule of the W. My suggestions would be to add:

Champions and Runners-Up from every year (1997-present)

All-Time Teams that go 10-12 deep (I took a crack at suggestions here): https://bit.ly/2xFW2HL. I’m sure some W writers with deeper knowledge than mine could fill in the blanks.

Add a 2K League connection/element Tying back into the online Play Now mode, incorporating the NBA 2K League with WNBA action would be amazing. Either have the 2KL teams do special tourneys using W teams; create events or a full league for the W that has to be at minimum 75% women (because, shoot, I’d want to play too!); or do WNBA player-specific events. Imagine how cool it would be to see Aerial Powers and Allisha Gray going at it as themselves in 2K instead of just picking NBA teams.

Put in some general trade logic Currently, any trades in the MyLeague mode are set to automatically go through, no matter how outrageous. Some basic trade logic (at minimum based on overalls, salary and position) would be nice to give things a realistic feel.

Fix the jerseys screen in season In WNBA Play Now, when you go to adjust jerseys, there’s a graphic with WNBA players in the background. In Season, that graphic is of NBA players.

Honor Gigi Bryant, Payton Chester, and Alyssa Altobelli, and Kobe Bryant Follow Commissioner Engelbert’s lead and find a way to honor Gigi and her Mamba Academy teammates. Maybe permission can be granted to create older versions of the girls to be placed into the game’s free agent pool.

At minimum, having some kind of graphic commemoration would be classy (maybe banners throughout the game or at Staples for Sparks games, since they were California natives). There’s also been the obvious rumblings of putting Kobe and Gigi on the cover. That would be amazing. If that can’t be done, a cover with Kobe and a WNBA player he was close to (Ionescu, Diana Taurasi, Loyd) would be fitting.

I do not want this list to diminish what 2K has excelled at with its first run with the WNBA. The gameplay is fun and true to form, the graphics are high quality, a very large amount of the face scans are on point, being able to play a full season is an excellent touch, and the features that are in the game are strong. However, 2K as a whole has a decades-long reputation for putting out a pace-setting game every year so wanting the WNBA’s section of it to be fully developed is something every true basketball fan can agree on.

I can’t wait to see which of these suggestions or others are implemented. What features would you want added for the WNBA?

#wnba #nba #nba2k #nba2k20 #women's basketball #video games #xbox #playstation #basketball

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cyoolbeans · 4 years

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kiki!

#Mikiah Herbert Harrigan

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hoopsandpumps · 7 years

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SECWBB: Gamecocks women rip Dawgs, bounce into SEC semifinals

#Gamecocks #WBB #Womens Basketball #College Basketball #Ball is Life #SEC tournament #Basketball #Hoops n Pumps #Hoops and Pumps #Georgia #Dawn Staley #Mikiah Herbert Harrigan #semifinal #Doniyah Cliney #Bianca Cuevas-Moore #factfriday #Fun Friday #Allisha Gray #Dawgs

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junker-town · 3 years

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The WNBA had a wild 5-team trade that included the No. 1 pick

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Natasha Howard is headed to the Liberty in a bonkers transaction day for the league.

WNBA free agency was already off to a raucous start, with six former All-Stars changing teams, including two-time MVP Candace Parker heading to Chicago after playing her entire 13-year career for the Los Angeles Sparks.

But if you thought the transaction window was quieting down two weeks after the first domino dropped, think again. The New York Liberty completed a blockbuster deal to acquire Natasha Howard Wednesday in a trade that touched five of the league’s 12 teams, and dealt the No. 1 pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.

THE FLASH is on her way to NY! Libs Fam, let’s welcome 3x WNBA champion & 2019 Defensive Player of the Year, #NatashaHoward! For more info visit https://t.co/0wk4D1OluJ. pic.twitter.com/XXSTBr472q

— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) February 10, 2021

Confused? Let’s break it down.

The Liberty have expedited their rebuild

New York started last season with seven rookies on their 12-player roster. Naturally, the Liberty were terrible — they finished 2-20 — but they won the lottery to get the no. 1 pick in the 2021 draft for the second straight season. After three straight seasons of the missing the playoffs, the Liberty chose to cash in their assets now.

Earlier in free agency, they signed 2020 Most Improved Player Betnijah Laney, arguably the best wing on the market. On Wednesday, they traded Megan Walker and Kia Nurse to the Phoenix Mercury for the no. 6 pick in the 2021 draft as well as Phoenix’s 2022 first-rounder. They then packaged that 2022 first with two of their own pick, including this year’s no. 1 pick, to get Natasha Howard from the Seattle Storm. They also traded Stephanie Talbot for fellow Aussie Sami Whitcomb, an older player who has been remarkably efficient as a spacer in Seattle’s offense.

Howard was cored by the Storm but was rumored to be seeking a larger offensive role after being a supporting player on the 2018 and 2020 Seattle title teams. As the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year and essentially a 3-and-D center, Howard is the perfect piece to plug in to New York’s five-out offense. With Howard, Laney, and a healthy Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty are angling for a playoff berth and potentially a deeper postseason run now.

The Dallas Wings now have the No. 1 pick in the draft

The Wings have potentially the best collection of young talent in the WNBA. They have a scoring guard of the future in Arike Ogunbowale and a talented forward in Satou Sabally, so they’re presumably trying to find a center to create their core trio. Now, they have the no. 1 pick in this year’s draft to get that player, and all it cost them was Katie Lou Samuelson — an essentially redundant forward in their rotation — and a 2022 second-round pick.

Dallas could be targeting Charli Collier, a center playing college ball at Texas, to add some local flavor to their roster. Whatever happens, this is a fantastic reset for the Wings after a misstep in the 2019 offseason, when they traded Azura Stevens for Samuelson and center Astou Ndour, another player who didn’t fit into Dallas’ rotation.

What is the Seattle Storm doing?

The defending champions have now lost their starting center (Howard) and starting small forward, Alysha Clark, during this offseason. They also lost Whitcomb, a consistent backup guard. They had no choice with Clark, an unrestricted free agent, and Howard also reportedly demanded a trade, so the Storm had to pivot by retooling for the future.

Getting picks from New York as well as exchanging Whitcomb for Talbot, who is six years younger, to build around Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd makes sense. Trading two of those picks, including the no. 1 overall pick this year, for Samuelson and Herbert-Harrigan is much harder to process. They also signed Candice Dupree, a 36-year-old forward, who has made 29 total threes in her 15-year WNBA career to help fill in for the shooters who left.

No one could fault Seattle for wanting to win now with Sue Bird in the final stages of her career. But taking fliers on middling forwards is an odd way of going about it. In a day when multiple other teams got better, the Storm are the biggest loser.

The Phoenix Mercury get some depth

The Mercury haven’t been particularly fond of building through the draft during the latter part of Diana Taurasi’s career. Have you heard her comments about rookies?

“Every time you played rookies, you just wanted to fucking kill them.” - Diana Taurasi pic.twitter.com/rqNgI8FjdN

— Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) May 4, 2020

So the Mercury dumped their next two first-rounders for two Connecticut wings who figure to get playing time right away for Phoenix. Nurse was an All-Star in 2019 before submitting one of the worst shooting seasons in recent memory in the WNBA bubble, which the Mercury are probably choosing to explain away by New York’s historically bad offense and lack of talent. Walker was also bad in 2020, but isn’t far removed from a very productive college career.

Taurasi has Huskies who she can count on to run with her, and Phoenix has added some balance to its guard-heavy roster.

Minnesota consolidates its roster for the upcoming season

The Lynx were the least involved of any of the parties in this deal, but they appear to have their eyes on a bigger picture. They sent their 2020 first-round pick Mikiah Herbert-Harrigan to Seattle for a 2022 first. Herbert-Harrigan likely would have been on the fringes of the rotation after Minnesota signed Kayla McBride and reportedly agreed to terms with Aerial Powers this offseason.

The next step for the Lynx could be to clear a protected salary slot for Powers (each team is only allowed six), likely by trading away Odyssey Sims. By removing Herbert Harrigan from the roster, they now have greater ability to make such a deal because they have an extra asset with the 2022 first-rounder and more cap space to take back a bad contract.

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