{"id":259572,"date":"2026-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/dallas-wings-complete-eight-team-wnba-playoff-picture-the-gist\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:00:00","slug":"dallas-wings-complete-eight-team-wnba-playoff-picture-the-gist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/dallas-wings-complete-eight-team-wnba-playoff-picture-the-gist\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Wings complete eight-team WNBA playoff picture | The GIST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The GIST:<\/strong> Atlanta Dream superstar Angel Reese cleaned up the glass on Monday, once again turning rebounding into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcdyKgbFgwr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a personal side hustle<\/a>. And that\u2019s not the only hot news from this league \u2014 here\u2019s the rest of the best from the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83e\udebd Dallas Wings punch playoff ticket, eliminate Portland Fire: <\/strong>Last night\u2019s 96\u201378 Dallas win over Portland sent the Wings to their first postseason since 2023 <em>and<\/em> extinguished the Fire\u2019s playoff hopes in one fell swoop. Now sporting the most franchise wins since the team\u2019s relocation to Dallas in 2016, the Wings officially round out the eight-team playoff field.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>And while the teams are set, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postseason positioning<\/a> is very much up for grabs. A mere four games separate the No. 2 seed Golden State Valkyries from the No. 8 Wings, meaning there\u2019s plenty to play for over the next month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc40 DeWanna Bonner is on the move: <\/strong>The already-eliminated Phoenix Mercury agreed to a buyout with the two-time champ on Monday, allowing Bonner to seek her third career title in what could be her final season. It\u2019s late in the game to make a move, but teams always come calling when you\u2019re a six-time All-Star.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1716705275141133'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n      <\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/dallas-wings-playoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GIST: Atlanta Dream superstar Angel Reese cleaned up the glass on Monday, once again turning rebounding into a personal side hustle. 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