Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman of The Athletic released their comprehensive WNBA future franchise rankings. The duo took a look at everything including front office, players, draft capital, facilities and market size in order to determine which WNBA franchise is best set up for future success.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Early Friday morning, hours before she won the WNBA's 3-Point Contest for a second time with a historic 30-point score in the final round, Sabrina Ionescu sat at a podium on the practice court deep inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse and made a surprising admission.