project_wnba_ui_live

WNBA free editorial section shipped + verified live on prod 2026-06-17 (nightly-hoops bbcab90, debate-v2 2a17552). Pipeline → UI works end-to-end: blog_generator --league wnba publishes calibrated graded picks → debate-v2 debate_results → www.nightlyhoops.com/wnba/picks/<date> renders them with A/B/C grade badges + 3-4 para write-ups; /wnba/results is the graded track record.

Two LATENT BACKEND GAPS that bit the UI and will recur:

1. debate-v2 game_id prefix inconsistency. /debate/games/date/{date} returns WNBA ids UNPREFIXED (1022600108), but /debate/game/{id}/preview (+ detail, versions) ONLY resolve the PREFIXED form (wnba_1022600108). Storage is prefixed. Frontend works around it with canonId() in picks.ts (prefixes non-NBA ids before per-game fetches). The real fix is debate-v2 returning canonical ids in the list (or accepting both forms). SDS /wnba/games/{id} + grading /grade/game/{id} want the BARE numeric id → numericId() strips the prefix for those joins.

2. grading-service has no clean WNBA grade history. GET /grade/game/{id} 404s for recent WNBA games (6/13, 6/16) and older persisted reports mark DNPs as push with actual_value=0. So the track record stays empty until grading reliably settles WNBA actuals. Frontend treats push where actual != line as VOID and excludes it (honest empty state, not a fake 0%/push wall). The grading pipeline fix is separate work in grading-service.

Also: picks page pricing/edge chips + Core/List tiers wait on the 18:00 UTC grading fanout (banner: "Awaiting 18:00 UTC fanout"); graded picks render before it. Apex nightlyhoops.com 301s to www. — always curl with -L when verifying. See project_multi_formula_clv_harness (18:00 UTC fanout) and project_wnba_model_audit.