This episode digs into the real story behind one of the most electric players in basketball and asks the question the league has avoided for too long. How does a talent this undeniable end up outside the WNBA looking in?
We walk through her entire arc. Texas A&M phenom. Instant impact rookie. Friction in Atlanta and Los Angeles. A takeover overseas where she put up video game numbers. A return to Chicago that proved she can still dominate when given the keys. And now, a future that feels wide open again with WNBA expansion on the horizon.
This is a look at Chennedy Carter: the player, the perceptions, the labels that stuck too easily, and the talent that never stopped leveling up. It is also a look at what the league risks when it cannot make space for players who do not fit the mold.
In this episode:• Why Chennedy’s overseas run changed everything• How perception overtook production in her early WNBA years• Why her game is built for expansion era basketball• What teams lose when they shy away from high ceiling players• How the CC vs CC moment distorted the narrative instead of grounding it• Why her return could be one of the great comeback stories in league history
If you care about women’s hoops, if you care about nuance, if you care about the players whose stories deserve more than surface level takes, this one is worth the listen.
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