​Olivia Miles and Allisha Gray. | Getty Images It’s the final day of WNBA action before the FIBA World Cup break, with the regular season pausing until Thursday, Sept. 17. Sunday’s games begin with the Minnesota Lynx visiting the Atlanta Dream in a potential playoff preview (3 p.m. ET, NBA TV). Then, the Los Angeles Sparks play the Seattle Storm in what will be Nneka Oguwmike’s final game in Pacific Northwest (5 p.m. ET, WNBA League Pass). The Golden State Valkyries, fresh off a pair of defensive masterclasses on the East Coast, are back out West to face the Portland Fire (7 p.m. ET, WNBA League Pass). Finally, the Dallas Wings will aim to maintain their upward momentum against the Connecticut Sun (8:30 p.m. ET, WNBA League Pass0. With four games on the docket, here’s one question for every matchup. In the comments, be sure to share your answers to these key questions, while also posing your own queries. Are the Dream a real threat to the Lynx?The Dream have enjoyed outlier success against the Lynx in recent seasons. Last year, Atlanta was the only team to take their season series over Minnesota, winning two of the three matchups—including handing the 2025 Lynx their first home loss. This season, the teams have split their two games, although both occurred in May; and while the Dream eked out a one-point win in both teams’ season opener, the Lynx comfortably won the second matchup by 15 points. If the teams were to meet in the playoffs, likely in the second round, is Atlanta a legitimate threat to Minnesota? DeWanna Bonner already settled in with the Atlanta Dream 🙂‍↕️ 🎥 niathmp | Threads pic.twitter.com/VSAidrtRe7— zavanté 𑣲. (@zavanchy) August 29, 2026Sunday’s showdown could inspire confidence or doubt in the Dream’s ability to challenge to all-but-official No. 1-seed. With their rebounding prowess, Atlanta can exploit Minnesota’s greatest and most glaring weakness. However, if the Lynx just make their shots, as they often do as the league’s second-best shooting team, the Dream, a bottom-five shooting team from the field and from 3, could struggle to keep up. That Minnesota is a low-turnover team also robs Atlanta, a team that generates their best offense off takeaways, of a potential advantage. While DeWanna Bonner is expected to make her Dream debut on Sunday, the game will not be a full potential playoff preview. Brionna Jones remains sidelined for Atlanta with a leg injury. For Minnesota, Courtney Williams is probable to return from her right foot injury, but Dorka Juhász and Anotonia Delaere already have left for the World Cup, where they’ll be suiting up for Hungary and Belgium, respectively.How will the Storm bid farewell to Nneka?Just five games remain in Nneka Ogwumike’s WNBA career. On Sunday afternoon, she’ll say farewell for the only other WNBA team she knew. Nneka interrupted her 13 seasons in LA with a two-season stint in Seattle, recruited to be part of the first Storm dynasty followin