Tempestade Talk: Your Local Eye on the Seattle Storm

LIVE on April 30th at 6:30 p.m. PT

Preseason Game 2 just wrapped: the Storm hosted the expansion Portland Fire at Climate Pledge Arena, and we have full reaction, highlights, and hot takes. Then we look back at Game 1 — that wild 78-76 loss in San Francisco where Seattle led by 9 at halftime before the Valkyries went nuclear from three in the second half.

We cover everything you need to know heading into opening night on May 8:
🏀 Full Game 2 recap vs. Portland Fire 
🔥 Flau'jae Johnson's preseason debut and what it means for the roster
⚡ Rookie watch: Taina Mair, Grace VanSlooten, and the bubble players
🧩 New coach Sonia Raman — what did the preseason tell us about her system?
🌊 The offseason overhaul: who left, who arrived, and where this team is headed

00:00 Discussing Seattle Storm's young roster
10:01 Evaluating backcourt performance
11:33 Watching and learning from hockey
21:20 Team dynamics and player roles
22:36 Challenges with team communication
30:10 Seattle Storm lineup strategy
35:39 Starting a show on family traditions
42:36 Discussing Flau’Jae's crossover appeal
44:29 New York Liberty's support for Tosh
50:32 Drafting and developing franchise players
56:27 Rebuilding year for the Storm
01:04:26 Fast-paced gameplay analysis
01:08:09 WNBA preseason and game consistency
01:11:34 Sue Bird's near return to NYC
01:20:07 Silver Stars as a struggling team
01:22:18 Upcoming Seattle Storm games


🗓️ Regular season opens Friday, May 8 vs. Golden State Valkyries at Climate Pledge Arena
🎟️ Tickets: storm.wnba.com