Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic joins Owen and Myles to discuss the tense CBA negotiations between the WNBA and its player union. With new details emerging each day, Sabreena offers her insight on the latest. Plus, college hoops have tipped off, so we discuss Sabreena's first 2026 mock draft, and show some love to a prospect not yet WNBA-eligible (though she's got the talent to hoop at any level), UConn's Sarah Strong.

Pull Up with Myles and Owen is a podcast cohosted by longtime WNBA reporters Myles Ehrlich and Owen Pence. In each episode, they bring on a guest from the women's basketball universe -- a player, a media friend, or someone in an adjacent industry -- to build out the world of women's hoops through storytelling. This episode was written and produced by Myles Ehrlich, Owen Pence, and executive producer Molly Socha.

Izzy Harrison joins to the show for her second visit to discuss the upcoming Athletes Unlimited season, which returns to Nashville in February 2026. Izzy talks her time with the Liberty, the slow progress of the W's CBA negotiations, and the incredibly important and personal charity work she's doing with the Lupus Foundation of America. You can support research at https://www.lupus.org/.

Te-Hina Paopao of the Atlanta Dream joins Owen and Myles ahead of her debut season with Athletes Unlimited Hoops, starting in February. Te-Hina shares her excitement for AU, before spending some time looking back at her NCAA championship run with the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The great Nekias Duncan -- one half of the Dunker Spot -- joins Owen and Myles to recap the dynastic Las Vegas Aces and their 2025 title run, highlighting the play and growth of Vegas' stars. After, the conversation shifts to some CBA talk, with a potential WNBA lockout looming with the October 31 deadline rapidly approaching.

With the WNBA Finals matchup set between the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury, Noa Dalzell joins Owen and Myles to preview the series. Bookending the Finals talk, Noa shares her journey into basketball media and the W, while also offering insight on Napheesa Collier's exit interview press conference that shook the status quo ahead of tense CBA negotiations. You can follow Noa on twitter (@NoaDalzell) and WNBA Today on YouTube (@WNBAonCLNS).

Natasha Cloud of the New York Liberty joins Owen and Myles for one of the most profound conversations ever on the pod. Tash shares her love for the New York fans, for the media that has covered her throughout her career, and for all the people across the world whose rights are being infringed upon. Her compassion for humanity and basic decency resonate throughout the entirety of the episode.

Sami Whitcomb of the Phoenix Mercury joins Owen and Myles in a wide-spanning conversation that explores her unique path to the W, the exciting playmakers that have helped her thrive, and the tough first pitch she threw out recently (though conditions were far from ideal!).

With the second half of the W season underway, Owen and Myles catch up with Aneesah Morrow, rookie forward with the Connecticut Sun. She appears on behalf of CarMax, who has been a long-time WNBA partner, and discusses everything from the challenges to adjusting to the pros to the highlights of playing volleyball to filming TikToks with Tina Charles.