Oct. 12, 2025

2025 WNBA Finals Review

Show Notes
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Intro (00:00 - 00:53)

Preview of this WNBA Finals review episode (00:54 - 02:40)

Game 1 breakdown (02:41 - 05:42)

Game 2 breakdown (05:43 - 08:04)

Game 3 breakdown (08:05 - 13:03)

Game 4 breakdown (13:04 - 17:28)

Las Vegas Aces win their 3rd WNBA Championship in 4 years (17:29 - 17:41)

A'ja Wilson in the conversation of the GOATs of the game as she wins another Finals MVP trophy (17:42 - 19:28)

Bam Adebayo supporting his girlfriend A'ja (19:29 - 20:15)

Chelsea Gray adds to her legacy winning another championship (20:16 - 21:32)

Jackie Young becoming the Klay Thompson of this Las Vegas Aces dynasty (21:33 - 22:01)

Kiah Stokes, although underutilized, again a WNBA champ for her 3rd time (22:02 - 22:28)

Jewell Loyd, who took it upon herself to volunteer to come off the bench midway through the season thus setting the stage for the 16 game win streak the team experienced and that led them to a championship run (22:29 - 24:48)

Other players like Megan Gustafson, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and rookie Aaliyah Nye winning their 1st championship as well as the embattled Kierstan Bell getting her 3rd as a Las Vegas Ace (24:49 - 26:32)

Dana Evans and NaLyssa Smith as players Vegas traded for who were vital for the team winning it (26:33 - 30:04)

Coach Becky Hammon making a major tweak to the starting lineup that turned their season around and led them to a march to the championship (30:05 - 31:38)

Kudos to Aces owner Mark Davis and team president Nikki Fargas for building this dynasty (31:39 - 32:38)

What's next for the Las Vegas Aces (32:39 - 34:09)

What's next for the Phoenix Mercury (34:10 - 35:06)

The CBA between the league and the players expiring October 31 so time is of the essence (35:07 - 35:22)

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has a pre-Finals press conference where she addressed the Napheesa Collier statement (35:23 - 43:39)

Well respected analyst Sarah Kustok gives her response to Cathy's rebuttal to Phee's statement (43:38 - 46:11)

Beloved pioneer of the league Lisa Leslie offers up several takes to Cathy's response to the statement by Phee (46:12 - 50:41)

My final analysis of Cathy responding to Napheesa's statement (50:42 - 52:37)

Preview of coming episodes, including episode 300, & a call to action (52:38 - 54:10)

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