WNBA finals 2026 predictions: Is Angel Reese about to win a Dream title?

The Valkyries and Dream tip off the WNBA finals on Saturday at Ballhalla. Our writers give their verdicts with a first-time champion set to be crowned … of big dreams, excellent defense and smart roster construction. This franchise aimed big when it entered the league and has been more than rewarded. (An $850m valuation, $100m in revenue … next a championship?) After reaching the postseason in year one, they made the right offseason additions, trusted in players written off elsewhere, and put together what may have been the greatest defensive season in WNBA history.

Ella Brockway … they’ve made a mockery of the conventional expansion timetable. Built around a best-in-class defensive efficiency, positional versatility and an unusually deep rotation, Golden State have become far more than the sum of their parts. Gabby Williams supplies the star power, Veronica Burton the steady hand and Natalie Nakase the uncompromising identity. Bryan Armen Graham … the entire organization believed in this team before they even had a