Set The Tempo Season Finale: Kiki Rice Drops Career-High 28 as Toronto Tempo Secure Top WNBA Draft Lottery Odds

That’s a wrap on year one.

The Toronto Tempo’s inaugural WNBA season is officially over following their final game against the Connecticut Sun — and despite the difficult ending, Toronto walks into the offseason with plenty to be excited about. Pasted text

In this episode of Set The Tempo, Tyler Conium breaks down the season finale, a career-high 28-point performance from rookie Kiki Rice, and what the result means for Toronto’s chances of landing the No. 1 pick in the 2027 WNBA Draft.

Toronto finishes tied with Connecticut for the best odds in the draft lottery at 29.5%, giving the Tempo a legitimate shot at potentially adding an elite prospect to a young core already featuring Rice, Marina Mabrey, Brittney Sykes, Aneesah Morrow and Nyara Sabally.

But this episode is also about taking stock of year one: the historic moments, the injuries, the breakout performances, the connection Toronto has built with its new WNBA team — and why year two could look very different.

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