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Since 2017, Tina Charles has been on teams that have fallen below the .500 mark every year. She has been with the Mystics, Mercury, and now the Seattle Storm, who are 17-8 and are undefeated coming out of the All-Star break. But the winning hasn’t mattered to Charles, as she values the personnel she plays…

This story appears in the second edition of WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. Emma Meesseman admits it right from the jump. She doesn’t like change. “But it came to the point where I needed to change something and grow as a person,” says the 29-year-old Belgian. Meesseman made the leap last winter when she…

Paolo Banchero, though his Summer League stint was short-lived, has received some high praise from established NBA names since his inception into the League. Draymond Green has some usually loud opinions but brought praise upon the Magic’s number one pick via his podcast, ‘The Draymond Green Show.’ “The reason I think Paolo is one of…

Another day, another WNBA record broken for Sue Bird. Bird recorded two steals during Sunday’s 81-65 victory against the Indiana Fever, moving her to third on the WNBA’s all-time steals list.  Bird, who now has 711 career steals, passed former Mystics and Sparks guard Alana Beard for the third spot. Congratulations to @S10Bird on recording…

On Sunday, the Las Vegas Aces announced they signed 2022 All-Star MVP and 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist Kelsey Plum to a two-year contract. 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗠 𝗗𝗔𝗪𝗚 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗩𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗦! 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: The Las Vegas Aces organization is excited to announce the contract extension of All-Star guard Kelsey Plum.@Kelseyplum10 // #ALLIN — Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) July…

James Harden’s sense of urgency has heightened into his 16th season in the NBA. Winning his first title is so crucial that the 32-years-old is willing to take a substantial $15 million pay cut to make it happen. Harden taking less money allowed 76ers president Daryl Morey to answer the teams’ depth problems by signing…

 This story appears in WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. When asked to describe Alysha Clark, former coaches and teammates use the word “tough.” Her finishes are tough and her defense is tough. She’s carried that grit throughout her career as a basketball player and it remains one of the driving forces that forged her…

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly prefer keeping Kevin Durant on the roster because the front office hasn’t received satisfactory trade offers as of Friday, per Brian Windhorst of ESPN. “As for Kevin Durant, here’s what there is: nothing. There is no movement here. The executives are leaving Summer League. The executives are going on vacation. At…

The player empowerment era has led to a good deal of controversy. The culture of the NBA has changed from lauding players for being loyal to the teams that drafted them out of college or high school to players being encouraged to leave if they can’t win a title with that first team. Since the…

One scroll through the comment section on (any) LeagueFits post will tell you all that you need to know: not only do basketball and fashion enthusiasts alike want to know what players around the League are wearing, but they also want to know where they can cop all the heat for themselves. Well, now you…