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DHJ Quick Take: Shepard's Shooting Stars Team Falls In Opening Round Jessica Shepard and Team Dallas/Detroit posted 20 points in the first round of Friday's WNBA Shooting Stars competition at Wintrust Arena, finishing third in the four-team field and missing the final. Who was on the team? Detroit Shock legend...

DHJ Quick Take: Sug Sutton Compares Paige Bueckers to Diana Taurasi New Dallas Wings guard Sug Sutton, who played alongside Diana Taurasi in Phoenix, said Paige Bueckers reminds her of the WNBA great in leadership and presence. What's the news? Newly signed Wings guard Sug Sutton compared second-year star Paige...

DHJ Quick Take: Resilient Defensive Adjustments Spark Dallas' Bounce-Back Performance The Two-Day Structural Reconstruction: Dallas capitalized on a rare multi-day preparation window—consisting of a critical film session, two high-intensity team practices, and a tactical shootaround—to cement cohesive defensive connections for a newly formed roster that completely missed training camp. Back-Line...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Rebuilt Baseline Braced for Hungry Mystics Core Reconstructed Frontcourt Respect: Ahead of Monday's homestand finale, Washington head coach Sydney Johnson praised the multi-level impact of Dallas' revamped frontline. Singling out Alanna Smith and Jessica Shepard, Johnson called them proven, high-level pros who completely reshape the unglamorous...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Use Practice Block to Reset Defensive Baseline Rebuilding the Floor: Following a frustrating 90-86 defensive lapse against Minnesota, the Wings maximized a rare two-day practice block to strip away old defensive habits. Alysha Clark noted that with players implicitly drifting back into the default schemes of...