The Wings made big changes to their staff heading into the 2026 season.
With new coach Jose Fernandez having already voiced his thoughts about the new regime, Henry revealed why the new opportunity was the right move despite a close-knit relationship with Wings guardSep 11, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers celebrates after the game against the Phoenix Mercury at College Park Center.
Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images “Obviously, Paige and Arike , two really good players that I have a high level of respect for, not just as players but as people,” Henry said,“Those are two people that I built relationships with, and so I expect more of the same. It takes time to build relationships with players, and it’s not something that you rush or try to — that I’ve ever tried to rush or force. It’s something that just happens naturally.”“And so I’m excited to coach A’ja Wilson," Henry said. "I’m excited to coach Jackie Young, but I’m also excited to build relationships with them as people and as human first."“Obviously, it’s a new system with Jose coming in, but the players’ tendencies aren’t changing, and I know them pretty well because I spent an entire season working with them,” Henry said. “So I’m excited to go to Dallas and try to beat up on them.”“Obviously, there’s a mutual respect between the players that I coached on the Wings and myself, but I’m going to obviously do the best that I can to give the most detail-oriented scout of the Dallas Wings because I do have experience with them,” Henry said. “I think that that’s an area where I can, you know, give us a little bit of a competitive edge with knowing all of the players’ tendencies.” The Wings will play the Aces four times this coming season, with three of them coming during the regular season. It'll open preseason play against each other on May 3. We'll see how the games play out, but it seems the mutual respect is plentiful between both sides. Dallas is trying to get to the level Las Vegas is at already, which could make for an interesting rivalry moving forward.Zain Bando is a writer & columnist for Gameday Media's MMA Knockout, expanding his portfolio as a Staff Writer for Dallas Wings On SI with previous in-network contributions around the echosystem. Outside of covering fights, Bando's background includes Big Ten football and men's basketball with leans toward Illinois and Northwestern with a broader league view for bylines including The Sporting News, FanSided, Men's Journal and others since 2019. Bando can be reached at zainbando99@gmail.com or via his social media accounts @zainbando99.
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