The fragmented WNBA has a golden opportunity to be bold this offseason.

Their inspiration could come from a very conservative source – their men’s counterpart.

As it attempts to rise in stature , the WNBA has issues of which the NBA is quite familiar: veteran players jealous of young stars, minimal loyalty, tanking, and college standouts hoping not to get drafted by certain teams.

There’s a solution to all those problems, and it’s best envisioned by using the NBA as an example.

Imagine if NBA rosters were separated by birth, rather than drafts and free agency.

If you were born in 1984, as LeBron was, you are assigned to Team 84.

No trading. No playing up or down. Just a group of guys who could learn to live and play together for as long as they were the best of the bunch from their

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