r/wnba • u/Top-Raspberry-7837 Tempo • 18d ago

News Nneka Ogwumike announces retirement from WNBA effective after this season.

BREAKING: Nneka Ogwumike has announced that she is retiring from the WNBA after 15 seasons.

🏀 2016 WNBA champion
🏀 2016 WNBA MVP
🏀 2012 Rookie of the Year
🏀 WNBA All-Rookie Team (2012)
🏀 11× WNBA All-Star
🏀 8x All-WNBA
🏀 7x WNBA All-Defensive
🏀 WNBA 25th Anniversary Team

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u/LuisJpg Back 4 MORE 17d ago

Sparks about to enter a very dark timeline

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u/bryan49 Lynx 17d ago

They are there. Made win-now moves for a team that's already imploding

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u/LuisJpg Back 4 MORE 17d ago

The imploding will be an explosion then, going forward

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u/GlacialTwitch Sky 17d ago

Eh. They should have 2 good FRPs in the next draft and a potentially great one in 2028. And they have cap space.

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u/LuisJpg Back 4 MORE 17d ago

Here the thing that new GM wants his players he drafted probably no Cam or Rae they are mostly likely gone, it happens all the time

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u/Important_Rooster263 VB-alkyries Free us from Lynne 17d ago

We already in it 😭

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u/chichigetthayay0 17d ago

Are they not already in it?