How are the top three draft picks acclimating to life in the W? Pretty spectacularly. Plus: a title contender emerges in Atlanta and fierce tunnel fitsSign up to get WNBA 30 in your inbox every TuesdayWe’re less than three weeks into the WNBA season, and we’ve already witnessed a little bit of everything. Thirteen games have been decided by five points or fewer, nine players have scored more than 30 points in a game (Brittney Sykes did it twice and A’ja Wilson dropped 45), and there were two overtime nail-biters. Are you not entertained?Team identities are slowly taking shape, and it’s never too early to start talking MVP. But it’s the rookies who are shining like the new iced-out WNBA 30 diamond chain. It’s been just over 40 days since the WNBA draft, so let’s check in with our top-drafted rooks to see how they’re getting acclimated to the big leagues. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/26/rookie-roll-call