Nov. 2, 2026

2026 WNBA Season, Finals Recap

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Intro (00:00 - 01:04)

Preview of this WNBA Finals review episode (01:05 - 02:01)

Game 1 breakdown (02:02 - 03:54)

Game 2 breakdown (03:55 - 05:15)

Game 3 breakdown (05:16 - 07:20)

Game 4 breakdown (07:21 - 09:53)

Game 5 breakdown (09:54 - 11:30)

Game 6 breakdown (11:31 - 15:39)

Game 7 breakdown (15:40 - 18:02)

Golden State Valkyries win the WNBA Championship thus becoming the quickest expansion team to win it; kudos to Coach Natalie Nakase & GM Ohemaa Nyanin (18:02 - 19:42)

Gabby Williams wins Finals MVP; her journey to this championship (19:43 - 22:20)

Veronica Burton, who was discarded by the Dallas Wings & Connecticut Sun, gets drafted by this expansion team & becomes the lead guard & thus winning a championship (22:21 - 23:36)

Kiah Stokes, a WNBA champ for her 3rd time prior to signing as a free agent with this team gets yet another championship (23:37 - 26:04)

14 year vet Tiffany Hayes finally gets a championship; started her WNBA career with the Atlanta Dream for 10 years ironically enough (26:05 - 27:23)

Kayla Thornton, who has beaten the odds her entire WNBA career, become a 2 time champion; 1st one came with the New York Liberty 2 seasons ago (27:24 - 29:22)

Cecelia Zandalasini, a 10 year veteran of women's hoops in the WNBA & overseas, wins a championship as a rookie with the Minnesota Lynx in 2017 & then now in 2026 (29:23 - 30:54)

Janelle Saluan, the reigning 6th Player of the Year who didn't see a lot of time in the Finals, becomes a WNBA champion (30:55 - 31:47)

Kaila Charles, Laeticia Amihere & Kaitlyn Chen as contributors to this championship for the Valkyries (31:48 - 34:05)

How a team full of misfits comes together to form a championship winning squad (34:06 - 34:05)

Kudos to the Atlanta Dream for making this a tough series (34:05 - 36:38)

A great 1st season for Angel Reese as a Dream player; this setback will only fuel her to get better (36:39 - 39:20)

What's next for the Atlanta Dream (39:21 - 43:10)

What's next for the Golden State Valkyries (43:11 - 45:48)

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Call to action (46:54 - 47:50)