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2022 WNBA season primer: Everything you need to know, including predictions

The Chicago Sky raising the trophy and Candace Parker racing to meet her daughter in celebration feels like eons ago. And for the 12 WNBA teams seeking to feel the confetti this time around, it may as well have been.

It's a brand new season tipping off on Friday and we're here to help jog your memory on offseason happenings and what to watch for in year No. 26.

What's the latest on Brittney Griner, Mercury?

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia, but her status changed earlier this week to "wrongfully detained" by the Russian government, a State Department spokesperson told Yahoo Sports' Jeff Eisenberg on Tuesday.