# WNBA Expansion Draft Insights & Final Four Showdown Preview Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/wnba-expansion-draft-insights-final-four-showdown-preview Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/wnba-expansion-draft-insights-final-four-showdown-preview.md Podcast: [No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302) Published: 2026-04-03T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/no-offseason-the-athletic-womens-basketball-show/episodes/wnba-expansion-draft-insights-final-four-showdown-preview Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818a0d4eb737caf8ca3e31e/e/69cf32a61d7024f1a701a588/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/episodes/wnba-expansion-draft-insights-final-four-showdown-preview Duration seconds: 2677 ## Resource Chantel and Sabreena kick off their discussion by exploring potential strategies for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo in the expansion draft—who might be protected, and which players could come as surprises? Then the duo get us ready  for the Final Four by breaking down the South Carolina–UConn rematch and the potential pressure for UCLA and Texas as they chase a championship. They discuss what this moment means for players and coaches, the influence of new faces, and the expectations surrounding these games. The conversation also highlights the quest for redemption for teams that fell short in previous tournaments and the excitement of these matchups, even amid predictions of chalk outcomes. Finally, they share their predictions for the national title game. REFERENCES:  First look at the Final Four: Who has the edge? South Carolina or UConn? Texas or UCLA? by Sabreena Merchant  How Dawn Staley reinvented South Carolina without losing its edge by Jerry Brewer Texas is 2 wins from Vic Schaefer’s first title and him saying it’s his best team by Chantel Jennings Lack of parity isn’t a problem. Goliaths in women’s Final Four is good for the sport by Sabreena Merchant __ No Offseason is a part of The Athletic Podcast Network Email us: NoOffseason@theathletic.com Sign up for the No Offseason newsletter! YT:  @No-Offseason  IG: @tanooffseason TikTok: @no_offseason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/episodes/wnba-expansion-draft-insights-final-four-showdown-preview/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/wnba-expansion-draft-insights-final-four-showdown-preview.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.