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WNBA Power Rankings: Every team has questions to start 2019

By Brendon Kleen

FAIRFAX, VA - SEPTEMBER 12: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics drives to the basket against Natasha Howard #6 of the Seattle Storm in the second half during game three of the WNBA Finals at EagleBank Arena on September 12, 2018 in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
FAIRFAX, VA - SEPTEMBER 12: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics drives to the basket against Natasha Howard #6 of the Seattle Storm in the second half during game three of the WNBA Finals at EagleBank Arena on September 12, 2018 in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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PASADENA, CA – MAY 17: Jordin Canada #21 of the Seattle Storm drives to the basket against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 17, 2019 at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – MAY 17: Jordin Canada #21 of the Seattle Storm drives to the basket against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 17, 2019 at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images) /

. 0-0. Previous: . Seattle Storm. 9. team. 1340

The torn Achilles suffered by Storm forward and 2018 WNBA regular season and finals MVP Breanna Stewart is one of the biggest storylines to hit the league this year. There is almost no way Seattle can overcome it. So for now, we have them on the outside looking in of this competitive playoff race.

. 0-0. Previous: . New York Liberty. 10. team. 1339

Sadly, the rookie season for the sweet-shooting Asia Durr and late prime of New York basketball legend Tina Charles will be wasted on a squad struggling to find footing under new ownership.

Nets owner Joseph Tsai takes over a franchise that moved out of Madison Square Garden last season and fell to single-digit wins after a top seed in 2017. How Charles’ career winds down and the team rebuilds will be key questions facing the league’s biggest-market team going forward.

Previous: . Dallas Wings. 11. team. 1342. . 0-0

Without Cambage, it’s just tough to see a path to legitimacy for the Wings, even with champion head coach Brian Agler taking the reigns. The Wings will have to hope Agler’s defensive prowess and All-Star guard Skylar Diggins-Smith are enough to remain relevant.

1341. . 0-0. Previous: . Indiana Fever. 12. team

The Fever should probably hope they are this bad. They need to keep building through the draft after grabbing a post presence in Teira McCowan this year to pair with shoot-first guard Kelsey Mitchell, their 2018 first-round pick.

If Indiana can suffer through one more losing season, they will get another top pick in 2020 and earn a shot at the generational talent Sabrina Ionescu out of Oregon.

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