"The 2025 WNBA season has been riddled with injuries. According to The IX Basketball's injury tracker, 117 players have missed a combined 868 games so far, including some of the league's highest-profile players: Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, Jonquel Jones, Jordin Canada and Rhyne Howard have each missed double-digit contests. A'ja Wilson and Alyssa Thomas have missed a handful, too."
"Which playoff teams or postseason hopefuls will see the biggest boosts as a result? We looked at franchises with the top-six chances to win the championship, according to the Elo-based forecast model -- the Lynx, Dream, Aces, Liberty, Mercury and Fever -- to compare their title chances and Simple Rating System (SRS) ratings with what both marks should be going forward after adjusting ratings for key players' missed games."
The 2025 WNBA season has been riddled with injuries, with The IX Basketball tracking 117 players missing a combined 868 games. High-profile absences include Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, Jonquel Jones, Jordin Canada and Rhyne Howard; A'ja Wilson and Alyssa Thomas have missed multiple games. Several players — Courtney Vandersloot, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, Kayla Thornton, Katie Lou Samuelson, Georgia Amoore and Fever players Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald and Sydney Colson — will not return this season. Some stars have already returned and more are expected before the postseason. Analysis focused on the Lynx, Dream, Aces, Liberty, Mercury and Fever using Elo, SRS and Estimated RAPTOR to estimate impacts.
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