1 WNBA player just made history — and it’s worth a watch

Key Highlights

• Tonight, the pick-and-roll was just there… I finish well at the basket.”Vinyl head coach Theresa Weatherspoon praised Hamby’s performance.“She actually creates those things that are happening on the floor, because she’s the ultimate teammate,” Weatherspoon said.
• “She sets those screens for a guard to get open… she has great vision.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDearica Hamby’s recent WNBA success is translating to UnrivaledUnrivaled, the professional women’s basketball league co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, just completed the first week of its second season.
• The league boasts dozens of the WNBA’s best players, including Paige Bueckers, Kelsey Plum, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston, and others. At 32 years old, Hamby is playing some of the best basketball of her career.
• Last season, in her third season playing for the Los Angeles Sparks, she averaged 18.4 points on 57.2% shooting, both career-bests.
• Hamby is a three-time All-Star (2021, 2022, 2024) and two-time Sixth Woman of the Year (2019, 2020). Now, Hamby’s success in the WNBA season has carried over to Unrivaled.