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The High Post Hoops 2019 WNBA preview extravaganza

MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Liz Cambage #8 of Team Parker shoots the ball against Team Delle Donne during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Liz Cambage #8 of Team Parker shoots the ball against Team Delle Donne during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 6: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics poses for a portrait during the 2019 WNBA Media Day at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena on May 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 6: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics poses for a portrait during the 2019 WNBA Media Day at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena on May 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Washington Mystics

Days before the start of the 2018 season, High Post Hoops’ Lindsay Gibbs wrote that the Washington Mystics were “a team that has a chance to be special, even with one of its best players half a world away.” Gibbs’ words proved prescient as the Mystics tied their best record in franchise history (22-12) and advanced to the WNBA Finals for the first time ever.

It’s admittedly tough to top that, but Mystics fans should not expect a drop-off. All five starters return, led by 2015 WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne. Oh, and that player Gibbs mentioned, half a world away? That would be forward Emma Meesseman, the Belgian international who is back for 2019.

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