As the W continues a tense and very public battle with the players’ union over the new CBA, a new challenger has quietly grown louder in the background. Project B. What started as a passion project for Geoff Prentice and Grady Burnet became something far bigger the moment WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike signed on.

And the announcements haven’t slowed down since. The likes of Alyssa Thomas and Jonquel Jones have already committed, adding even more star power to the mix. But it was their latest reveal, Kelsey Mitchell, that truly took social media by storm.

If you look at most of the signings Project B made before announcing Mitchell, you’ll notice a clear pattern. Players like Ogwumike, Loyd, and Thomas are all All-WNBA talents, but they’re also at stages of their careers where age will ev

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