About this episode

The episode discusses the Valkyries' performance and potential trades as they approach the break.

The Valkyries head into the break with their nine-game winning streak snapped. But did they show enough to think they can really win a championship? Have they won enough for Valkyries GM Ohemaa Nyanin to say "I told you so"? Marcus Thompson of The Athletic and Nathan Canilao, Valkyries beat writer for the Mercury News, discuss the state of Golden State heading into the break. The Athletic's national WNBA reporter Annie Costabile joins the show to discuss the league's title contenders, the WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, and the coming trade deadline. 

People in this episode

Guests: Marcus Thompson, Nathan Canilao, Annie Costabile

Topics covered

• Valkyries
• trade deadline
• WNBA
• championship
• All-Star Game

Keywords

• Valkyries
• trade
• winning streak
• championship
• WNBA All-Star Game

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Mercury News, WNBA

Places: Chicago

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