WNBA training camp 2024: Biggest storylines for all 12 teams - ESPN

Training camps for the 2024 WNBA season opened Sunday, and the biggest news was the retirement of the Las Vegas Aces' Candace Parker.

While the legend said farewell to the WNBA, new talent is saying hello to the league. No. 1 draft pick Caitlin Clark is getting to know her Indiana Fever teammates, and the excitement level is building for a Fever franchise looking for its first playoff berth since 2016.

Kamilla Cardoso, fresh off an NCAA title with the South Carolina Gamecocks earlier this month, and Angel Reese, part of the LSU Tigers 2023 national championship team, are two rookies to watch for with the Chicago Sky. Meanwhile, veterans such as A'ja Wilson, who will try to lead the Aces to a third consecutive WNBA title, and Breanna Stewart, who hopes to get the New York Liberty their first championship, are both likely to vie for MVP again.

There are new coaches with the Sky (Teresa Weatherspoon) and the Phoenix Mercury (Nate Tibbetts), as the league plays its last season before expanding in the Bay Area in 2025. ESPN's Kevin Pelton, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel look at the biggest questions in training camp and for the season for each franchise as the WNBA prepares to tip off the regular season May 14.

How big an impact will veteran center Tina Charles have? Charles, 35, didn't play in the WNBA last season. Coach Tanisha Wright and general manager Dan Padover said Sunday they believe she's still one of the elite players in the WNBA. For her career, Charles has averaged 18.2 points and 9.3 rebounds. The Dream were the third-best rebounding team in the WNBA last season (36.1 RPG) and sixth in defensive rating (102.9). Charles should make those strengths even stronger, plus boost Atlanta's offense.

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