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As espnW.com previews the 2013 WNBA season, Mechelle Voepel takes a look at the Chicago Sky.

As espnW.com previews the 2013 WNBA season, Mechelle Voepel takes a look at the Atlanta Dream.

The two most high-profile hires this offseason brought home Ohio State's Kevin McGuff and Southern California's Cynthia Cooper-Dyke.

When the playoffs opened, not many were picking Indiana to knock off the top team from each division en route to the WNBA championship. But odds were beaten, twists and turns were navigated, and in the end, the Fever got their fairy tale ending.

Cut from the Australian national team before the Olympics, Erin Phillips became all the more determined to help Indiana win its first WNBA title.

Universally beloved and hard-working Tamika Catchings won the admiration of her fellow competitors a long time ago. Sunday, she won the missing piece to complete her brilliant career.

Shavonte Zellous scored a career-high 30 points in one of the more surprising mismatches in WNBA Finals history, putting the Fever one win away from their first league championship.

With the score tied at 48 and Lindsay Whalen hit with a technical, coach Cheryl Reeve ripped off her jacket in protest, earning the coach her own technical. Minnesota responded with a run that sealed Game 2 and evened the WNBA Finals.

Post players got the big numbers in Indiana's Game 1 win Sunday. But perimeter play -- especially from a group of players acquired in savvy personnel moves over the years by Indiana's front office -- might have been the biggest key in putting the Fever up 1-0 in the WNBA Finals.

It sounds simple. But to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole in the WNBA Finals on Wednesday, the Lynx just need to play like they did all season.

Once a scared, overwhelmed teenage mom, Taj McWilliams-Franklin has grown into "Mama Taj," the woman who has a heart big enough to mother everyone who needs it, whether it's her teammates or three daughters, including one the Minnesota Lynx star gave up for adoption.

The Fever sent a message to the defending champion Lynx in Sunday's Game 1 win of the WNBA Finals: Whether they have Katie Douglas on the court, the Fever are not going to back down.

Indiana pulled off the upset to advance to the WNBA Finals. Now, especially if an ankle sprain hampers Katie Douglas, the Fever face another uphill battle against the defending WNBA champion.

After being out of the WNBA for two years, Erlana Larkins was just trying to lock up a job back in May. Now, she's trying to help Indiana finish one and could have a big impact on Game 3 of the East finals.

In the latest WNBA playoff game with down-to-the-wire drama, Shavonte Zellous' second field goal of the night helped the Fever beat the Sun and force the East finals to a decisive Game 3.

The Sparks are well-rested. The Lynx, meanwhile, had to gut out a three-game series with Seattle. Will it impact Thursday's Game 1 of the Western Conference finals?