WNBA
WNBA Second-Half Storylines: The Trade Deadline the Numbers Demand
The WNBA reaches its second half with the trade deadline approaching, and the analytical case for which teams should be…
SportsHighLight · Beat
WNBA
WNBA analytics with the same vocabulary we apply to the NBA — true shooting, usage, on/off, lineup value. The fastest-growing basketball league in America, covered without the condescension you sometimes get elsewhere.
WNBA
Half-Season WNBA Audit: All-Star Picks the Numbers Actually Support
The WNBA 2026 All-Star selections were announced this week, and the predictable gap opened between the fan vote and the…
WNBA
The WNBA Three-Point Revolution: Where the League Is Headed
The WNBA's three-point revolution — what's driving it, what the data shows about its acceleration, where the league is still constrained, and how to...
WNBA
Reading the WNBA Honestly: The Analytics Conversation This League Deserves
The WNBA read with the same analytical vocabulary we apply to the men's league — what the data shows about the best players, and...
WNBA
Defensive RAPM in the WNBA: Measuring What Counting Stats Miss
Defensive RAPM in the WNBA — what it measures, how it works, where the public versions break, and why every serious women's basketball evaluation...
WNBA
What WNBA On/Off Numbers Catch and What They Still Miss
A WNBA bench wing posts a +14 on/off split across the first 25 games of the season. The analytical Twitter…
WNBA
Reading the WNBA Draft Through Analytics: Models, Limits and Real Cases
The WNBA Draft compresses a year of college tape, scouting reports, and analytical projections into a single evening. Twelve top…
WNBA
WNBA Salary Cap and Performance: The Math of the New CBA
WNBA salary cap and on-court performance — what the math actually shows, how the new CBA changes the picture, where the cap still creates...
WNBA
Reading the Women NCAA Tournament Through Analytics
The Women NCAA Tournament has, across the last five years, become the cleanest case study in sports of an analytical…
WNBA
Spacing, Pace and the New Shot Map of the WNBA
A WNBA broadcast in 2016 typically led with field goal percentage, rebounds, and assists. The shot chart, if it appeared,…