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“The little things are all going to add up to successful wins.”

Juju Reese discusses his Year 2 mindset with the , what he learned from his rookie season, why being closer to home has helped and the team’s culture.

Check out our full interview from ⬇️

head coach Sydney Johnson addresses the team’s struggles with turnovers. He said improvement will come with them “maturing” together as a team.

One week later, this is still one of our favorite moments from the Summer League opener.

CJ McCollum showing love to his former teammates during the game. A reminder that relationships don’t disappear even though the team changes.

After the Washington Mystics committed 19 turnovers in their loss to the Portland Fire, we asked Shakira Austin how much that affected their chances of getting back into the game.

“It impacts it a lot. Especially when they’re able to score off those turnovers.”

As Felix Okpara’s first NBA Summer League comes to an end, here’s what he told us his message is to young people back home in Nigeria:

“If you dream big and put in the work and discipline, I think you can achieve anything you want.” 🇳🇬

The Mystics have continued to lean on their post play this season. Shakira Austin explains why that’s become part of the team’s identity.

“Playing through our bigs…that’s just our identity.”

Now that AJ Dybantsa’s Summer League is complete, here’s what he told us about how the experience helps prepare him for the regular season:

“This is still NBA defenses.”

The Mystics matched their season low with 11 turnovers against the Toronto Tempo, but Shakira Austin says taking care of the basketball remains a work in progress.

“Protecting the ball each and every game is something we’re going to have to continue to grow with.”