ESPN.com · May 13, 2017
5 final questions before the 2017 WNBA season opens
"La La Land" might have won the best picture Oscar for only about 3 minutes, but the Sparks will be the 2016 WNBA champions forever. And in honor of that title, we're going with a Los Angeles-themed five questions as we get set for the start of the WNBA's 21st season.
Los Angeles is the last WNBA franchise to repeat, which the Sparks did in 2001-02. Can they do it again? Or will Minnesota come back from last season's disappointment and get its fourth title? How big an impact will Elena Delle Donne have in Washington?
Those are all good questions, and here are five more as we count down the hours to tipoff in the "City of Stars," with Seattle visiting Los Angeles on Saturday (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET).