Becky Hammon never won a WNBA title. Here's what left her empty-handed.

Becky Hammon is one of the greatest WNBA players ever -- a testament to the immense skill and impressive rise of the undrafted 5'6 guard. However, unlike most WNBA greats, Hammon never won a championship as a player. And she certainly had her chances?

Why? Well, Hammon had some chances as a young bench player for the New York Liberty, but the early days of the WNBA featured basically unstoppable dynasties. She had more chances as she developed into a centerpiece for the Liberty and San Antonio Stars, but often lacked a healthy supporting cast. And in her latter years, a great new crop of star point guards took over the league and overshadowed Hammon in the playoffs.

No one doubts that Hammon is a legend, but if you're wondering why she retired without a ring, this episode of Untitled will get into it.

Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal
Directed by Jiazhen Zhang
Motion graphics by Phil Pasternak

#SBNation

[JV-the-Tossh]

This is a great series, but it is also so bittersweet in a way.


It's not a happy series, but it is a good one.

[MrKing]

Untitled Candidates:
Allen Iverson
Tracey McGrady
Chris Webber
Dan Marino
Barry Sanders

[RileyJane]

One of the craziest parts of this video is seeing how the league developed. Early in the video you see a final score with both teams in the 40s. Then you get to the 2007 playoffs where both teams scored 100.

[HarryRedmond]

Beef history: Spike Lee vs New York Knicks

[AirRusher]

Who's here after the Las Vegas Aces won the 2022 WNBA championship? Becky Hammon brought me here because she finally became a WNBA champion but only as a head coach. So happy for her. Well deserved.

[jamaalsjourney]

Did you guys know both 03-04 Detroit Basketball teams(Shock, Pistons) beat Both LA teams( Sparks, Lakers) to win a title?

[CamTheArtist_]

I love these in depth videos based on things I don’t have a huge amount of knowledge on. Keep up the amazing work you beautiful people!

[twinkieafternoon]

The Radio City Music Hall game picture looks so unsettling. It's like the patrons are watching a play about a basketball team.

[BigHH]

Becky Hammon: titleless in the WNBA after 16 seasons.
Becky Hammon 2014: Joins spurs right after a title watches the organization crumble.

[Pwop_]

Thank you for showing love to the WNBA,
not enough basketball fans pay attention to this league. We gotta support it

[TylerAven]

This one is interesting because I, like most people, knew absolutely nothing about this story before listening to it. Great work as always.

[insertcolorfulmetaphor]

Excellent job, SB Nation. The career that Becky had, was so remarkable... I really appreciate the Sue Bird/Seattle Reign Championship teams, even more so, because of the careers of greats like Sir Charles, John Stockton, and Becky Hammon. You can give it all you have... absolutely everything, and still come up inches short. It wasn't because you didn't deserve it, or because you didn't want it bad enough... Hammon is the perfect example, of how patience and practice can pay off!

[caseylamoreaux]

Who's here after Becky Hammon finally won as a coach for the Las Vegas Aces!

[arvind]

An episode on Steven Gerrard or Allen Iverson would be cool.

[McCorkleRhetorical]

That halfcourt shot gave me chills, wish I knew more about WNBA, it already seems like it has a rich history.

[hugorosa]

"with the sense, timing and creative flair to make all her teammates better". This is the best compliment to a distribution-oriented player (in any sport) I have ever seen. I could listen to Seth talking about basketball for hours.

[ProjectKaiGarage]

Few years ago, I was at the practice gym for the Silver Stars and was on the scrimmage team and Becky just showed up. Literally everyone just stopped with the normal practice. Normally on the scrimmage team we are trying to replicate other teams offense but once Becky was there that went out the window and we just played. She was still even at that time killing it on the court.

[bigbadzeus]

I'm hoping for a few UNTITLED subjects soon such as: Dan Marino, Barry Sanders, Allen Iverson, Marcel Dionne (NHL), LaDainian Tomlinson, Ken Griffey Jr.

[cako]

Untitled can be summarized with: injuries, bad teammates and opposing dynasties.

I'm still watching them all as they come cuz they are great, but that pretty much summarizes it lol

[KofieWhy]

WE LIKE SPORTS AND WE DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS