Kahleah Copper's growth as a shooter and Courtney Williams' rise into a true point guard are two of the WNBA's best developmental stories in recent history. Today, host Emily Adler and co-host Lincoln Shafer revisit Copper and Williams' college film to understand if these developmental arcs were promising at the time, and why they were undervalued as draft prospects.

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Host Jackie Powell is joined by Steve Jones Jr. of The Dunker Spot Podcast to predict who will be named a 2025 WNBA All-Star reserve when the results are announced this Sunday at noon et. A disclaimer: these 12 players are selected by all of the WNBA’s head coaches. Jackie and Steve discuss their locks including Skylar Diggins, Kelsey Mitchell, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese and more. Later the pair runs through the players who have cases but certain factors like injuries and team performance might get in the way of their candidacy. For instance willl Jonquel Jones get snubbed especially after how much the Liberty have felt her absence? Will Rhyne Howard be healthy enough if she’s selected? Which Lynx player joins Napheesa Collier on one of the All-Star teams? Kayla McBride or Alanna Smith? And which players might not be recognized due to inconsistencies in performance or a lack of winning?

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Did we agree with ESPN? These are their predictions:

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45658820/wnba-all-star-2025-predicting-roster-reserves-cuts-reese-thomas-diggins

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The Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx and Las Vegas Aces in a three-day span, taking home the Commissioner's Cup title along the way. Their defense looks great. Tony East, Fever beat reporter for The Next, breaks it all down before chatting with a few Fever players.

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