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  "path": "/wnba-season-preview-2026",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T17:32:36.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "WNBA",
    "Women's Basketball",
    "2026 wnba season preview",
    "alanna smith",
    "angel reese",
    "Caitlin Clark",
    "chennedy carter",
    "Ezi Magbegor",
    "kiah stokes",
    "Napheesa Collier",
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  "textContent": "The WNBA season begins tonight. Rather than preview each team, I've decided to look at some storylines I’ll be following through some of the league's best characters. This has nothing to do with the fact that I only came back from book leave on Thursday and didn't have a lot of time to write a preview. In fact, working on a book has merely pushed me to consider alternative narrative dimensions and explore new modes of storytelling, such as this.\n\n* * *\n\n# Napheesa Collier Looms Large",
  "title": "Role Players, Ring Chasers, And A Shadow GM: Your Guide To The 2026 WNBA Season"
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