{"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":"WNBA Contenders: Are We Destined for an Aces-Liberty Final?","slug":"wnba-contenders-are-we-destined-for-an-aces-liberty-final","published_at":"2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-women-s-basketball-show-6528302/wnba-contenders-are-we-destined-for-an-aces-liberty-final","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/wnba-contenders-are-we-destined-for-an-aces-liberty-final","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818a0d4eb737caf8ca3e31e/e/69f9aa35d9139f13fbe134a1/media.mp3","summary":"As we get closer to the start of the WNBA season, our big questions continue. This time, Zena, Layshia, and Sabreena take a look at the league’s top contenders. The crew discusses whether the Aces will get off to a strong start and what the early dynamics of the Liberty might look like with Satou Sabally in the mix. We also explore what factors could push the Dream and Wings into true contender conversations. Then we shift to the Fever and examine what their identity could look like with Caitlin Clark back in the lineup. Lastly, we dive into the mailbag, breaking down what it means when teams exercise a player’s option. REFERENCES:  Fever vs. Wings takeaways: Caitlin Clark’s early exit, Azzi Fudd’s pro debut by James Boyd Angel Reese fits right in with Dream, beats Sky in first game since trade: Takeaways by Annie Costabile WNBA preseason power rankings: Can anyone dethrone the Las Vegas Aces? by Sabreena Merchant Chicago Sky sign Natasha Cloud, waive Hailey Van Lith by Annie Costabile Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu to miss at least two weeks with injury by Annie Costabile __ 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":"As we get closer to the start of the WNBA season, our big questions continue. This time, Zena, Layshia, and Sabreena take a look at the league’s top conte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4026,"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/wnba-contenders-are-we-destined-for-an-aces-liberty-final/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/wnba-contenders-are-we-destined-for-an-aces-liberty-final.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}