In week two of Unrivaled play, outside narratives threatened to dominate the scene, but Napheesa Collier brought attention back to the game.

The Unrivaled Women’s Basketball League, a three-on-three professional women’s basketball league features a shorter court, six teams and 36 WNBA players, including three Phoenix Mercury players.

The WNBA season is months away, but there’s now an opportunity to watch WNBA stars including Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Brittney Griner.

Griner, an unrestricted free agent, is expected to return as she’s made it clear that her roots are in Phoenix. Mercury fans will get to see ... a 3-on-3 league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Cloud and Griner will be ...

As some of the biggest WNBA stars are competing in Unrivaled amid free agency, there’s a lot of speculation surrounding market movements. In that scenario, a Phoenix Mercury veteran will listen to offers for the first time.

The Connecticut Sun are reportedly sending 5-time All-Star Alyssa Thomas to the Phoenix Mercury in a sign-and-trade deal after 11 seasons.

Brittney Griner has embraced the opportunity to stay sharp during the WNBA offseason by playing in the newly launched Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star praised the league for filling a void in her year-round training routine and providing an alternative to playing overseas.

Starting a professional sports league from scratch, even one as relatively small in scope as Unrivaled, was not an easy task. The star duo has received plenty of support along the way, including from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who gave her blessing to the project early on.

The math worked, so we'll call it "25 for 2025" and we'll start with the first five on the Mercury ... a 3-on-3 league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.

The NWSL officially sealed the deal with Denver early Thursday, granting the league's 16th expansion team to the Mile High City for a planned 2026 debut. To welcome the city's first-ever major league women's team,

Unrivaled is moving right along, and Week 2 brought plenty of excitement and impressive performances. Most notably, league co-founder Napheesa Collier continued her dominant start to the season and continued to separate herself as the best player in Miami.

Oct 16, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots against the Minnesota Lynx during the second half of game three of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images