WNBA Free Agency Articles - Page 2

The Seattle Storm are bringing back three-time WNBA champion Alysha Clark for the 2025 season, her agent, Jessica Holtz of CAA, confirmed to ESPN on Thursday, in what has been a busy free agency period across the league. Clark, 37, previously played for Seattle from 2012 to 2020, winning championships with the team in 2018 […]

The Golden State Valkyries and guard Tiffany Hayes are reportedly in agreement on a contract in WNBA free agency, Kendra Andrews of ESPN reports. “The Valkyries are signing Tiffany Hayes, sources tell ESPN. Golden State had its eyes on Hayes for a while, league sources said. The Aces protected her during the expansion draft, but […]

The Dallas Wings agreed to a contract with Japanese women’s basketball star Mai Yamamoto, the team announced on Wednesday. The deal is a training camp contract. Yamamoto, who most recently played for the Toyota Antelopes in Japan this season, could provide important guard depth for the Wings. A 25-year-old 5’5″ guard, Yamamoto has averaged 11.7 […]

After nearly a decade of getting close to the WNBA mountaintop, the Connecticut Sun are finally waving the white flag. This offseason, after yet another heartbreaking exit in the semifinals, the Sun have launched themselves into a full-blown rebuild, shipping off almost all of their veteran stars. Now, guard Marina Mabrey wants to be the […]

The Indiana Fever added another piece to their 2025 roster on Tuesday, signing two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson to a one-year contract, ESPN’s Alexa Phillipou reported. Colson spent the last three seasons with the Las Vegas Aces, coming off the bench on their 2022 and 2023 title teams. She averaged eight minutes per game last […]

The Connecticut Sun signed veteran guard and WNBA champion Diamond DeShields to a one-year deal, the team announced Monday. The move is part of the Sun’s ongoing roster rebuild after losing all five of their starters from last season. “We are thrilled to welcome Diamond to the Connecticut Sun,” Sun general manager Morgan Tuck said […]

The Los Angeles Sparks shook up the WNBA world this past week with the acquisition of All-Star guard Kelsey Plum in a three-team trade involving the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces. It cost the Sparks the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, but Plum is a former No. 1 pick herself […]

The Connecticut Sun reportedly are signing veteran center Tina Charles, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. Tina Charles was the No. 1 overall pick in 2010 by the Sun, and she is returning to the team that she started her WNBA career with. Charles won the MVP award in 2012 with the Sun. She is […]

The Dallas Wings continue their offseason overhaul by signing WNBA champion Myisha Hines-Allen to a one-year deal (per Alexa Philippou of ESPN) adding experience and depth to a team that has undergone several recent roster changes. Hines-Allen, a 2019 WNBA champion with the Washington Mystics, brings postseason experience to a Dallas team looking to rebound […]

Six-time WNBA All-Star DeWanna Bonner is signing a one-year deal with the Indiana Fever, sources told ESPN’s Alexa Philippou on Sunday. The veteran forward spent the past five seasons with the Connecticut Sun, helping lead them to the WNBA Finals in 2022 and a semifinal appearance in each of her seasons with the team. Breaking: […]

The Los Angeles Sparks signaled their intent to accelerate the timeline of their rebuild with the acquisition of All-Star guard Kelsey Plum in a sign-and-trade deal during WNBA free agency. It’s a new beginning for Plum, who had spent the first eight seasons of her career with the Las Vegas Aces. It’s also a homecoming […]

The Los Angeles Sparks struck hard in WNBA free agency as part of a blockbuster trade to land All-Star guard Kelsey Plum. With Plum being their big addition of the offseason, the focus now turns to filling out the rest of the roster. The Sparks made a smaller move in WNBA free agency this week […]

The WNBA free agency period is underway, with players now able to officially sign new contracts. The New York Liberty lost Courtney Vandersloot to the Chicago Sky, which might not be all that surprising considering she was moved to the bench during their title run. The Liberty did manage to bring back a key bench […]

The Golden State Valkyries will begin play this season with 2025 being their inaugural year in the WNBA. Fielding a competitive roster is going to be important for the Valkyries, and they did their part trying to make a splash during the WNBA free agency period. The Valkyries made a push for free agent guard […]

The Indiana Fever, in their quest to get back to their glory days of championship contention, made a splash in WNBA free agency this week, agreeing to terms with free agent forward Natasha Howard. With Howard’s addition, just how close are the Fever to establishing themselves as an elite team in the league? Pretty close […]

The Phoenix Mercury continues to make moves, and trades, with the latest involving Dallas Wings forward, Satou Sabally. Phoenix traded for the All-Star on Friday, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. The move doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Sabally made a shocking announcement that she wouldn’t return to the Wings in 2025. The franchise […]

The Seattle Storm are bringing back a key piece of their roster. Nine-time All-Star Nneke Ogwumike is returning to the team for the 2025 season, as revealed by her sister Chiney on Sportscenter. Via Alexa Philippou: “Free agent Nneka Ogwumike is re-signing with the Seattle Storm, Chiney Ogwumike said on SportsCenter,” Philippou wrote. Ogwumike has […]

Natasha Howard is expected to sign with the Indiana Fever. After the news surfaced, Howard shared a reaction to re-signing with the team that she made her WNBA debut with. “It feels good to be back where I started,” Howard wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Natasha Howard’s WNBA career Howard has enjoyed a strong career […]

The Indiana Fever made a big move in WNBA free agency. According to Alexa Philippou of ESPN, the Fever are expected to sign veteran forward Natasha Howard. Howard, 32, spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Dallas Wings. However, Howard made it clear immediately after the 2024 campaign that she was planning to move […]

The Atlanta Dream have signed three-time All-Star Brionna Jones marking their second major free-agent acquisition of the offseason after adding 10-time All-Star Brittney Griner. Jones previously played with the Connecticut Sun. Jones’ agent, Boris Lelchitski, confirmed the deal to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou on Thursday. Jones, a 6-foot-3 forward, has spent her entire career with the […]

The 2025 WNBA offseason already has had a few major shockers during the free agency period with the Phoenix Mercury landing Alyssa Thomas, the Los Angeles Sparks set to acquire Kelsey Plum and Brittney Griner deciding to join the Atlanta Dream. Thomas, Plum and Griner were all among the top free agents this offseason, and […]

Brittney Griner is officially headed to the Atlanta Dream, ending her 11-season tenure with the Phoenix Mercury in one of the WNBA’s most significant free agency moves. The 10-time All-Star’s decision was announced Tuesday night. Griner shared the news on Instagram with a video captioned: “New City. New journey. New Series.” The post also teased […]

The Indiana Fever is getting the band back together with Caitlin Clark, thanks to Kelsey Mitchell. Many questions surrounded the Fever if they would bring back Mitchell. However, that dream has come to reality. The team announced on their website that Mitchell would return to the team on a contract, although the details were not […]

The Golden State Valkyries have agreed to a contract with former Atlanta Dream forward Monique Billings, securing her spot on the team for their inaugural WNBA season. Billings, 28, was selected by the Valkyries in the WNBA expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury and will now officially join the roster as the franchise prepares for […]

The dominos continue to fall in the 2025 WNBA Free Agency, this time with Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury. On Tuesday, the Mercury traded for the All-Star and Olympic Gold Medalist, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. Thomas was an unrestricted free agent, but the Connecticut Sun “cored” her, giving her a one-year extension. […]

The Los Angeles Sparks were part of a blockbuster trade on Saturday, also involving the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces, amid the WNBA free agency period. The main part of the trade for the Sparks is All-Star guard Kelsey Plum. The deal has to be a sign-and-trade for the Sparks since Plum had hit […]

The WNBA free agency negotiation period is underway, and some of the biggest name free agents, like Brittney Griner, have been taking free agent meetings with interested teams. But with only minor free agent signings official so far, there is apparently one potential move that is holding up the WNBA free agency dominoes from falling. […]

2025 WNBA free agency is underway, and Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is the highlight of the class. As a result, Griner is testing the free agent market for the first time in her career, according to an article from Associated Press reporter Doug Feinberg. Throughout her entire career, Griner has remained in Phoenix and […]

Before the start of the WNBA free agency period this week, the Dallas Wings already knew they were going to lose All-Star Satou Sabally. Although the Wings cored Sabally, both sides are expected to work out an eventual sign-and-trade deal so they don’t lose her for nothing. But the Wings made another roster move in […]

It was revealed on Tuesday that Brittney Griner, who has spent her entire WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury, is planning to enter free agency, according to Doug Feinberg of apnews.com. Griner’s WNBA free agency decision is important, as it gives teams another star player to potentially pursue. Should the Dallas Wings pursue Griner this […]

For the first time in her career, Brittney Griner has decided to test the waters of free agency, according to a report by Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press. The 34-year-old center has spent her entire 11-year WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury, who selected her with the first overall pick in the 2013 WNBA […]

The Chicago Sky have made headlines by opting not to extend a qualifying offer to guard Chennedy Carter, despite her standout performance during the 2024 WNBA season. The decision was finalized before Monday’s deadline, marking a surprising turn for Carter, who led the team in scoring with averages of 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, […]

The Indiana Fever have a bright future heading into the 2025 offseason. Indiana made the playoffs in 2024 for the first time since 2016, thanks in large part to the transformative addition of Caitlin Clark. Now the Fever have a new head coach in Stephanie White and are ready to reload the roster in free […]

The WNBA free agency negotiating period is set to begin on Jan. 21, and the Phoenix Mercury have already made a roster move. In advance of Tuesday’s negotiating period, WNBA teams were able to core players, as the Connecticut Sun did with Alyssa Thomas, as well as extend qualifying offers to reserved and restricted free […]

The Connecticut Sun underwent a major change already with the hiring of Rachid Meziane as their new head coach following the departure of Stephanie White to the Indiana Fever. And with the WNBA free agency period already here, the Sun are going to have to see what happens with Alyssa Thomas. The WNBA free agency […]

The WNBA free agency period is set to begin on Jan. 21, but in the meantime teams are allowed to tender qualifying offers to reserved and restricted free agents as well as assign core designations. The Los Angeles Sparks made one such move ahead of the WNBA free agency period by tendering a qualifying offer […]

The Indiana Fever made a huge decision involving Kelsey Mitchell that will prove to surround Caitlin Clark with the best talent possible. Indy Star reporter Chloe Peterson wrote on Thursday that the team has scored Mitchell, meaning they can guarantee her a supermax salary of $249,000 per season on top of having exclusive negotiating rights. […]

The WNBA free agency negotiation period doesn’t begin until Jan. 21, but in the meantime teams are allowed to assign core designations as well as tender qualifying offers to restricted and reserved free agents. A few teams, such as the Chicago Sky, have tendered qualifying offers to their restricted free agents. Others, like the Las […]

The Chicago Sky took another step toward rounding out their 2025 roster on Monday, extending two restricted qualifying offers and a reserved qualifying offer to a trio of players they hope will play a role on the team’s supporting cast. The Sky have extended restricted qualifying offers to Dana Evans and Michaela Onyenwere, who both […]