Those were valid questions, but they meant that the Dream's returners largely got overlooked. There wasn't much talk about how Smesko could help elevate those already in town. After the first few weeks of the season,

These rankings reflect where each WNBA team stands after week three of the 2025 season. Teams are ranked 1-13 and are grouped by tiers.

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Liberty vs. Connecticut Sun WNBA game from June 1, 2025 on ESPN.

This time around, it's been the Napheesa Collier show. After finishing runner-up in 2024 WNBA MVP voting and then coming one game short of a WNBA title, Collier has looked borderline unstoppable in 2025.

The New York Liberty have gone above and beyond to accommodate their players since Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai took control of the organization. That wasn't going to stop after the Liberty lifted their first title.

The New York Liberty's offense has been clicking during the early part of this season and that's led to the team's best start since the league first started in 1997.

The WNBA season is off and running, and several teams are already starting to separate themselves. Both the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx sit at 7-0, and a handful of players are already making cases for the league's major awards.