While the NBA season and postseason have wrapped up, the WNBA is in full effect for their season. Since NBA Live 19 includes WNBA players and teams, they’ll provide ratings updates as various individuals perform better or worse than expected. That’s the case in Thursday, June 27 update for the game which sees NBA Live 19 WNBA players get ratings boosts. In addition, there’s a few WNBA transactions and a ton of new store items to look for.
NBA Live 19 WNBA Players ratings and transactions:
With the NBA Finals decided, we know that Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors are the new champions. In the WNBA, they’re still looking to clinch playoff spots. Right now, two teams are atop the WNBA standings with the Connecticut Sun at 9-3, and Washington Mystics at 8-3 right behind them. It’s no surprise that the Sun’s Jonquel Jones was amongst those with a ratings boost, as she’s moved up a point to an 86. She’s amongst the early league leaders in blocks with three so far in the season.
The biggest WNBA player ratings boost in this update went to the New York Liberty’s Amanda Zahui B. The 6-foot-5 Liberty center deserves it too, as she tallied 37 points, seven boards, an assist, a steal, and three blocked shots in her team’s 98-92 win against the Sparks on June 15. She moved up two points to a 75 in NBA Live with boosts for her rebounding, inside offense, and scoring with contact.
Others in the NBA Live 19 WNBA players ratings update included Dewanna Bonner of the Phoenix Mercury, Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky, and two Lynx players as both Naples Collier (79) and Odyssey Sims (80) are up by a point each.
There were also five WNBA player transactions in the update too. Anriel Howard went from the Seattle Storm to free agency, while Blake Dietrick joined the team in place of her. The Dream added free agent Natisha Hiedeman, and Dallas Wings added Megan Gustafson. Also, Leilani Mitchell is back on the Phoenix Mercury.
Big Store Content Update Brings New Gear
It’s summertime and there’s still plenty of basketball action on the virtual courts in NBA Live 19. They’ve unveiled a lot of store gear for players to add to their wardrobes with this newest update on June 27. some of the new additions to the store include basic basketball shorts, baggy sweatpants, tank tops, and hooded track jackets in various colors or styles.
It appears that everything carries a price of 7,500 for currency with regards to the store items. However, they’ve also got high, mid, or low NBA Finals socks for just 1,000 right now. See all of the items that are now available heading to the EA forum post here, then scroll down to click on the “Spoilers” button.
Stay tuned as we await the latest NBA Live news including the reveal of the upcoming game’s cover and possible trailer in the coming weeks. Check out some NBA Live 20 rumors about which player nearly landed the cover for the game.