Why Boston Might Not Get a WNBA Team

You Got Boston: a Celtics Podcast w/ Noa Dalzell

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August 7, 202537 min
Basketball

Why Boston Might Not Get a WNBA Team

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Why Boston might not get a WNBA team - You Got Boston w/ Noa Dalzell 

Celtics reporter Noa Dalzell brings in Emily Adams of the Hartford Courant, who has covered the Connecticut Sun (and UConn women's basketball) for the past two seasons. Noa and Emily discuss the obstacles to Steve Pagliuca's bid to purchase the team, what the Connecticut Sun have been like to cover this year, and the emergence of a Hartford bid that could threaten Boston's ability to get a WNBA team. Tune in for a deep-dive discussion. 

0:00 ⏰EPISODE TIMELINE⏰

0:42 Why the Sun are struggling this season

2:49 Where are we at with Pagliuca group?

5:51 A bid to move the Sun to Hartford has been months in the making

9:19 What’s the value in keeping the Sun in Connecticut?

12:37 Could Boston have been an expansion team?

14:25 Is the Valkyries’ success an anomaly?

18:25 PrizePicks

19:25 Would Sun players prefer a move to Boston?

26:53 Hartford or Boston: which group will prevail?

30:47 Where to follow Emily’s coverage of the Sun!

33:01 Thanks for watching!

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