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June 26: Weekend preview and streaming picks
Eric Moody: Marina Mabrey is in the middle of a fantastic season with the Toronto Tempo and finished with a season-high 70 fantasy points on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Sparks. She has scored 160 fantasy points over the last three games and is greatly outperforming her average draft position.
Elsewhere around the league, Courtney Vandersloot, who is rostered in 17.7% of ESPN leagues, is expected to make her 2026 debut for the Chicago Sky on Friday against the Portland Fire after missing time with a torn right ACL. The 37-year old five-time All-Star gives Chicago another experienced ball handler alongside Skylar Diggins and Natasha Cloud, which matters for a team ranked 11th in the league with 19.4 assists per game.
Vandersloot ranks second in league history with 2,886 career assists, trailing only Sue Bird, and has nearly 1,000 more assists than the next active player, Chelsea Gray. Her return could also help a Sky team that sits near the bottom of the league in three-point shooting, as Vandersloot is a career 33.5% shooter from beyond the arc.
Fantasy stream team
Let’s look at some streaming options rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues, with three games scheduled Friday, three more on Saturday and four on Sunday.
Awa Fam, C, Seattle Storm (rostered in 47.9% of ESPN leagues)
Fam is off to a promising start this season and continues to shine while Ezi Magbegor works her way back to the court from a right foot injury suffered in April. Fam has played at least 29 minutes and scored at least 23 fantasy points in four consecutive games, including one 38-point performance.
Rae Burrell, G, Los Angeles Sparks (27.6%)
Kelsey Plum suffered a lower left leg injury and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, which opens the door for Burrell to be more involved. Burrell has scored at least 24 fantasy points and played at least 26 minutes in three consecutive games. Burrell is widely available, and the Sparks play Saturday.
Sarah Ashlee Barker, G, Portland Fire (25.9%)
Barker has scored at least 20 fantasy points in seven consecutive games. She has had an 18.9% usage rate over that stretch, which ranks sixth on the Fire, but still shows Barker is consistently involved in the rotation. Portland plays twice in the next three days.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F/C, Connecticut Sun (13.0%)
Nelson-Ododa was promoted to the starting lineup against the Chicago Sky on Monday and finished with a season high 37 fantasy points in 27 minutes. She has averaged 1.0 fantasy points per minute this season, which gives her streaming appeal if her minutes continue to rise. Connecticut plays on Friday, making Nelson-Ododa a prime streamer pick for the day, before your Saturday moves.
Cecilia Zandalasini, F/C, Golden State Valkyries (6.1%)
Zandalasini and the Valkyries have two games this weekend, giving managers a chance to take advantage of her recent production. Zandalasini has scored at least 22 fantasy points in two of her last three games and has posted a 25.3% usage rate over that stretch.
Kelsey Plum injury opens up Sparks’ rotation
Kelsey Plum is expected to be out for at least four weeks with a left leg injury. Matthew Huang/Icon SportswireEric Moody: Plum’s absence with a lower left leg injury is a tough hit for the Los Angeles Sparks and fantasy managers. The team revealed that Plum will miss at least four weeks and be re-evaluated after that, which likely keeps her out through the All-Star break. She was having the best statistical season of her career, averaging 23.9 PPG and 6.4 APG while shooting 52.7% from the field and 38.3% from 3-point range.
The timing is especially bad for a Sparks team already playing without Cameron Brink. Los Angeles is 7-5 with Plum in the lineup and 1-3 without her, so this is not just a scoring loss. Plum drives the offense, creates shots for others and gives the Sparks a closer late in games. Her 26.7% usage rate also shows how much of the offense runs through her. The margin for error gets much smaller for the Sparks with Plum out of the lineup.
Rae Burrell (rostered in 14.0% of ESPN leagues) is a name to watch and could move into a larger role, possibly even the starting lineup. She has scored at least 21 fantasy points in three consecutive games. Ariel Atkins (57.1%) and Erica Wheeler (24.1%) should also see more opportunities to handle the basketball and create shots. Kiana Williams (0.1%) was recently added to help reduce the guard workload and should now see a larger role in the rotation.
For fantasy managers, Burrell, Atkins, Dearica Hamby and Nneka Ogwumike are the main names who benefit. No one on the roster can replace Plum’s fantasy production, but Atkins should see more usage, Burrell becomes more interesting in deeper leagues, and Hamby and Ogwumike will have to carry more of the scoring and rebounding load while Plum is out.
June 23: Players and teams trending up this week
Sonia Citron of the Washington Mystics has scored in double-figures in eight straight games. Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty ImagesEric Moody: Injuries, usage spikes, cold streaks and changing rotations are creating actionable fantasy edges, and the managers who see them early will have the advantage.Atlanta’s offense is becoming a fantasy goldmineThe Dream are tied with the Minnesota Lynx for the league lead in offensive rating, and Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Angel Reese and Jordin Canada are all in the top-30 in fantasy points per game.
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Reese’s value is rising, as he has ditched the stretch-five experiment, moving away from shooting threes in favor of returning to the paint. That’s better for Reese’s rebounds, free throws and efficiency.
Washington’s young core is hard to ignore
Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen, Cotie McMahon and Lauren Betts are all trending up. The Mystics may be young, but they’re winning games. McMahon and Betts are available in more than 50% of leagues, which puts both on the streaming radar. At the very least, they should be on your watch list.
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Citron has scored at least 32 fantasy points in each of her last three games, including two with at least 40 or more during the Mystics’ three-game winning streak. Citron contributes in every statistical category and is the type of player managers should hold if she is already on their roster or consider trading for if she is not.
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Iriafen had some exceptional late game moments against the New York Liberty and Lynx, and her points, rebounds and shooting percentage are all up from last season. Iriafen has scored at least 26 fantasy points in each of her last two games.
The Toronto Tempo’s injuries have opened the door for Maria Conde
Brittney Sykes and Kiki Rice are both out, opening up more minutes for Conde, who has averaged 25.0 fantasy points and 29.3 minutes per game over the last three games. She’s rostered in just 7.5% of ESPN leagues, and is one of our top picks this week.
Dominique Malonga is becoming the lone bright spot for the Seattle Storm
The Storm are tied with Connecticut for the worst record in the league (3-15), but Malonga has scored at least 52 fantasy points in two of her past three games. Ezi Magbegor is still considered week-to-week, and given Seattle’s record and Malonga’s recent play, the Storm have little incentive to rush Magbegor back as they continue leaning into their youth movement.
Sydney Taylor is a name to monitor with the Chicago Sky
The Sky are struggling, but Taylor’s role has become much more fantasy relevant. Her 29.4% usage rate over the last four games ranks ninth in the league, and she has scored at least 24 fantasy points in three of those games, including two with 39 or more. Taylor is still rostered in just 16.4% of leagues.
June 22: Player picks for the week ahead
Sydney Taylor of the Chicago Sky has 72 points over her past three games. Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesAndré Snellings: After last week’s uneven schedule that saw a mega six-game slate on Wednesday surrounded by one-game standalones on Tuesday and Thursday, this week will have a much more balanced distribution of games. There is still only one game on Tuesday, a major tilt between the last two WNBA champions, but every other day this week has either three or four games on tilt. This has ramifications for how a fantasy manager might deploy their squad this week, particularly when it comes to which days you might need to lean more on free agency to fill out your rosters.Play Fantasy Women’s Basketball
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The WNBA Commissioner’s Cup is in full swing this week. There are three games scheduled for Monday, then only one game on Tuesday and Thursday surrounding a jam-packed six game slate on Wednesday. After Thursday, the rest of the week settles out with three games each day. But be sure to keep the schedule in mind, particularly in daily transaction leagues where a pickup on one of the extra-light days could lead to a games advantage over your opponent.
As we do in this space, let’s take a closer look into the all of the action around the league and identify four players who fantasy managers might consider targeting if they are available in your leagues.
Six players to target in free agency
Sydney Taylor, G, Chicago Sky (Rostered in 16.6% of ESPN Leagues): Taylor has stepped into the starting lineup for the Sky, who seem poised to feature her more moving forward. The rookie has had three straight huge scoring outputs, averaging 24.0 PPG in 24.7 MPG in her last three games.
Chennedy Carter, G (39.3%) and/or Jewell Loyd, G (48.7%), Las Vegas Aces: As mentioned above, the Aces are one of two teams to play on Tuesday, meaning their production is likely to be key to fantasy teams that won’t have many options on that day. Carter and Loyd play the same sixth player role for the Aces, and Carter has been in and out of the roster for the last few weeks due to injury and illness. She has been ultra productive when playing, though, and if she returns on Tuesday she could have a strong outing against the Liberty. In Carter’s absence, Loyd has stepped up with multiple strong games in recent weeks and she could be productive on Tuesday.
Maria Conde, F (7.1%) and/or Laura Juskaite, F (14.0%), Toronto Tempo: The Tempo have been hit hard by injury of late, with both Brittney Sykes (plantar fasciitis) and rookie Kiki Rice (ankle) out and expected to miss time. In their absence, Conde and Juskaite have both stepped up their production. Conde has scored in double-digits in three straight games with averages of 14.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG and 4.0 APG in that stretch. Juskaite has been starting all season, but has 19-point scoring efforts in two of her last five games and also has a total of 13 assists during that span as well.
Naz Hillmon, F, Atlanta Dream (42.7%): Hillmon has been starting and producing all season for the Dream, but has been particularly effective of late with three games of 16 or more points in her last five outings. In that span, she has averaged 13.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG and 2.0 APG.
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