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The WNBA will have a first-time champion in 2026. The Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream are squaring off in the 2026 WNBA Finals, and neither franchise has ever won a title. The Valkyries are in just their second season after debuting as an expansion team in 2025. The Dream, meanwhile, have been to the WNBA Finals on three occasions (2010, 2011 and 2013) but have been swept each time.
\n\nThey both knocked out more-experienced teams to get here. The Valkyries took down the reigning champion Aces in the semis, while the Dream ousted the Liberty.
\n\nSo who will win a historic title in 2026? Before Game 1 on Saturday, our experts are making their predictions.
\n\nGibbs: Dream in 7. The Golden State Valkyries won the regular-season series over the Atlanta Dream 3-0, but that record doesn't quite tell the whole story. Two of those games were decided in the final minute, and all three of those meetings came in a 10-day span early in the season, with the Valkyries getting wins over the Dream on June 24, June 26 and July 4.
\n\nThose three losses were part of a five-game losing skid by the Dream, who sat at 12-9…
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