{"podcast":{"title":"No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show","slug":"no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302","podcast_index_feed_id":6528302,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818a0d4eb737caf8ca3e31e","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818a0d4eb737caf8ca3e31e/1775744292316-8e06e340-e5e8-4ed5-af74-7dad1c532256.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":293,"summary":"No Offseason is The Athletic’s show for all things women’s basketball. Hosts Zena Keita, Chantel Jennings, Sabreena Merchant, Layshia Clarendon, and Annie Costabile bring you the stories that matter the most and the insider info you need from the sport that never stops – served up alongside exclusive interviews with the biggest names in women’s hoops, from the NCAA to the WNBA and all points in between. New episodes drop Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302"},"episode":{"title":"Can Portland and Toronto Find Success in Year One? Plus, More Big Questions for Teams in Rebuild Mode","slug":"can-portland-and-toronto-find-success-in-year-one-plus-more-big-questions-for-teams-in-rebuild-mode","published_at":"2026-04-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/can-portland-and-toronto-find-success-in-year-one-plus-more-big-questions-for-teams-in-rebuild-mode","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302","url":"https://shows.acast.com/no-offseason-the-athletic-womens-basketball-show/episodes/can-portland-and-toronto-find-success-in-year-one-plus-more","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818a0d4eb737caf8ca3e31e/e/69f2bf00c2d898b28be7f5b3/media.mp3","summary":"Layshia and Annie talk through WNBA teams that are in build mode. From finding the right mix of rookies and vets to handling expansion challenges, they look at how Portland, Toronto, Washington, Connecticut, and Seattle are figuring out who they are in the 2026 season. Plus, they get into coaching, team strategies, what success looks like, and why some teams have the potential to surprise sooner than expected. Plus — our take on the NCAA’s push to expand the tournament. REFERENCES:  NCAA basketball tournaments closing in on 76-team March Madness starting in 2027: Sources by Ralph D. Russo __ 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.","meta_description":"Layshia and Annie talk through WNBA teams that are in build mode. From finding the right mix of rookies and vets to handling expansion challenges, they lo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2826,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/episodes/can-portland-and-toronto-find-success-in-year-one-plus-more-big-questions-for-teams-in-rebuild-mode/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/can-portland-and-toronto-find-success-in-year-one-plus-more-big-questions-for-teams-in-rebuild-mode.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}