Alex Bazzell, celebrity basketball trainer and husband of Minnesota Lynx Star Napheesa Collier, had an idea to create a 3-on-3 league of WNBA players that could transform the offseason. Now, in January of 2025,

The combination of Collier and Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin project to be stingy on the interior, while Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray and Courtney Williams all rank as plus-defenders at the guard spots, according to Pelton's model.

The WNBA season ended on an incredible high, with the New York Liberty clenching their first championship in 28 seasons after beating out the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of the finals.

Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 basketball league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, tips off Friday. Here's what to know.

“Yeah, it got spicy between co-founders for a little bit,” says New York Liberty center Breanna Stewart, who along with her 2024 WNBA Finals rival, Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier, are starting Unrivaled, a three-on-three women’s pro basketball league that tips off Friday night in South Florida.

Here’s a guide to who is playing, how the games will be played, where they will be played and where to watch them.

There's no doubt Clark's presence would have been a boon for the startup Unrivaled league. In her first season with the Fever, WNBA broadcasts featuring Clark averaged 1.19 million viewers, per Nielsen. Games without Clark averaged 394,000.

We can’t help but marvel at the fact that Unrivaled is about to turn an unassuming production space into a packed house with hundreds of women's hoop fans descending upon South Beach to watch their favorites play professional 3v3 basketball.

The new 3-on-3 women's basketball league Unrivaled tips off this weekend. Games will be played mostly on Friday, Saturday and Monday and broadcast on TNT or TruTv.

Unrivaled, co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, tips off on Friday night on TNT, and will feature 36 WNBA stars, including Angel Reese, Arike Ogunbowale, and others. Each of the league’s six teams includes six players, but they were down to just five active players given Mabrey’s injury.

Six teams will compete for the inaugural 3-on-3 Unrivaled title. Which one is projected to have the strongest roster?