Roz Gold-Onwude

I want to caution people to keep perspective because Unrivaled just came off of a season managing 36 players over 10 weeks in one location. And they have six teams that are all league managed. They don't have franchises that a commissioner has to answer to owners for. It's a very different, less complex business model.

And what works for unrivaled from a strategic standpoint may not necessarily be a best practice for the WNBA. So just keep perspective in these discussions. Now, do I think players could opt out of the WNBA to just only play the unrivaled season? Maybe. It's possible that that could happen.

And what works for unrivaled from a strategic standpoint may not necessarily be a best practice for the WNBA. So just keep perspective in these discussions. Now, do I think players could opt out of the WNBA to just only play the unrivaled season? Maybe. It's possible that that could happen.

But I just think the larger women's basketball ecosystem and the players themselves need the WNBA to be a success. The WNBA needs to be the focal point of the women's basketball season. And it's the WNBA's success that ultimately leads to everything else, in my opinion.

But I just think the larger women's basketball ecosystem and the players themselves need the WNBA to be a success. The WNBA needs to be the focal point of the women's basketball season. And it's the WNBA's success that ultimately leads to everything else, in my opinion.

Yeah, I mean, certainly the WNBA could take some cues from what did go well for Unrivaled for sure.

Yeah, I mean, certainly the WNBA could take some cues from what did go well for Unrivaled for sure.

I think it's a big deal because all we can see is size, but all I can see is assists because you got Olivia Miles, and she's not just going out into the middle of nowhere. She's got now a full arsenal of huge-sized targets, but also targets that are very talented. These are all players who... played considerate roles, some of them on teams that were post-season caliber teams.

I think it's a big deal because all we can see is size, but all I can see is assists because you got Olivia Miles, and she's not just going out into the middle of nowhere. She's got now a full arsenal of huge-sized targets, but also targets that are very talented. These are all players who... played considerate roles, some of them on teams that were post-season caliber teams.

She's got a squad of people to work with. And it also seems that players want to play for Coach Mark Campbell. And it feels like in the collegiate side, if you're a coach, either you're really great at retention or you're really great at recruiting. And for Mark Campbell, his task continues to be how quick he can mesh and gel these teams in these one-season windows.

She's got a squad of people to work with. And it also seems that players want to play for Coach Mark Campbell. And it feels like in the collegiate side, if you're a coach, either you're really great at retention or you're really great at recruiting. And for Mark Campbell, his task continues to be how quick he can mesh and gel these teams in these one-season windows.

It's not a big deal to me, especially for next season. For me, UCLA is still going to be very good. They return a lot of their talent from last season, and that's really the issue, right? Because it's Lauren Betts, it's Kiki Rice, it's Gabby Jaquez, it's Mia Gardner, it's Duglich. They're adding Sienna Betts, more size. Charlize Ledger-Walker comes back after missing a season. She's very talented.

It's not a big deal to me, especially for next season. For me, UCLA is still going to be very good. They return a lot of their talent from last season, and that's really the issue, right? Because it's Lauren Betts, it's Kiki Rice, it's Gabby Jaquez, it's Mia Gardner, it's Duglich. They're adding Sienna Betts, more size. Charlize Ledger-Walker comes back after missing a season. She's very talented.

So this is a team that's going to be not only talented, but very veteran, very experienced, and very deep. And so those younger players might have been looking at it and thinking, I want to play. I don't want to sit. I want to be a star. And for me, it looks more like a logistical issue more than it is a critique on the program or UCLA or their coach.

So this is a team that's going to be not only talented, but very veteran, very experienced, and very deep. And so those younger players might have been looking at it and thinking, I want to play. I don't want to sit. I want to be a star. And for me, it looks more like a logistical issue more than it is a critique on the program or UCLA or their coach.

I think they're going to be quite good.

I think they're going to be quite good.

Logan, great job. I'm looking forward to checking that matchup out, but also looking forward to our quick hits and headlines. What do you got for us?

Logan, great job. I'm looking forward to checking that matchup out, but also looking forward to our quick hits and headlines. What do you got for us?

Well, culture won at the draft, okay? How about my Africans standing up? So number two draft pick, Dominique Malunga. She's from France, but she made sure to shout out Cameroon and Congo. And of course, our girl Kiki, representing for the Nigerians out there, to the point of being so intentional that her outfit was literally designed by a Nigerian designer.