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WNBA Season Preview 2019: Every team’s most important player

By Paul Centopani

MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Diana Taurasi #3, A'ja WIlson #22, Elena DelleDonne #11, Brittany Griner #42, Sue Bird #10, and Breanna Stewart #30 of Team Delle Donne look on during the Three-Point Contest during halftime during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Diana Taurasi #3, A'ja WIlson #22, Elena DelleDonne #11, Brittany Griner #42, Sue Bird #10, and Breanna Stewart #30 of Team Delle Donne look on during the Three-Point Contest during halftime during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Chicago Sky — Courtney Vandersloot

Owns the league’s second-best (see the previous slide) name? Check. 2018 assist leader? Check. WNBA’s equivalent of Steve Nash, an elite playmaker and outside shooter for a high-paced, sharp-shooting, yet defensively-challenged group? Check.

She is small but she is mighty. By constantly setting up her teammates, she makes Sky’s offense hum and is the straw that stirs the drink in Chicago.

Connecticut Sun — Jonquel Jones

We’ve already seen her make an All-Star team but Jonquel Jones sacrificed by coming off the bench with Chiney Ogwumike ahead of her last season. It did come with accolades though and she won Sixth Woman of the Year for her troubles. With Ogwumike now Hollywood bound, Jones gets to restore her role as a starter and fully grow to her ceiling.

Ideal for the modern game, Jones is a multi-faceted big who can stretch the floor. Connecticut has a ton of depth but is light on top-end talent. Jones has what it takes to fill that role. They’ll need it in order to climb up the next rung on the league’s power ladder.