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As the W.N.B.A. enters its 23rd season, there’s been plenty of focus about what’s missing.
Whether it’s the twin injury losses of Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird from the defending champion Seattle Storm, the time off for Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx, or the less-severe-but-significant absences of Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks, much of the league’s off-season conversation has revolved around the players who won’t be there.
And yet: There is no shortage of big-time players, potential superteams and emerging stars in what may be the most wide-open road to a championship in quite some time.