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DHJ Quick Take: A Masterclass in Sequencing The Visionary GM: Everything Curt Miller told Dallas Hoops Journal last August has manifested. From utilizing cap flexibility for "over-offers" to land top-tier vets like Alanna Smith, to stockpiling 2027 draft assets, Miller has proven that the Wings are thinking three moves ahead...

DHJ Quick Take: Expansion Draft Fallout Maximum Exposure: The Dallas Wings were one of the primary targets in the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft, losing the maximum allotted two players to the Portland Fire. While the Toronto Tempo opted to look elsewhere, Portland focused on the Wings' frontcourt and wing depth,...

Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale is the top-ranked available player in a new WNBA expansion draft big board published Wednesday by The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant, ahead of the April 3 draft that will stock the rosters of the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire. But a significant wrinkle buried in the...

The Dallas Wings received a stark preview of their looming roster dilemma this week. A new mock WNBA Expansion Draft from The Athletic projected Dallas losing center Li Yueru with the first pick to the Toronto Tempo and longtime star Arike Ogunbowale to the Portland Fire in Round 7 —...

The WNBA and the players union extended negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement to Jan. 9, reaching the deal just before Sunday’s midnight deadline and avoiding an immediate pause in league operations. The league detailed the terms of the agreement in an official statement: “The WNBA and WNBPA have...

The Dallas Wings’ offseason is shaping up to be one of the most complex in franchise history, with the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft for Portland and Toronto looming over every roster conversation. While Dallas holds the No. 1 pick and returns one of the youngest, most promising cores in the...

Dallas Wings general manager Curt Miller didn’t mince words when asked about what this season has looked like for his group. With a depleted roster, a constant wave of hardship contracts, and several core players often sidelined, it’s been one of the WNBA’s most injury-impacted campaigns. Entering Friday's rematch against...