Alyssa Thomas Joins New Basketball League

In the midst of a labor standoff between the WNBA's players union and the league office, Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury has announced (via Instagram) that she's joining Project B. It's a major move for the upstart league, a venture so new it doesn't even have its official name yet, and one that could further legitimize yet another competitor to the WNBA. The union and the league have extended the deadline to negotiate the new CBA but there has been little movement toward a resolution, and the status of the 2026 WNBA season is still up in the air. Players, Thomas included, have gone on the record as saying they're preparing for a potential lockout. While the world's most famous women's basketball league is undergoing massive change during a time of rapid growth, new alternative leagues have been popping up, most notably Unrivaled, a 3X3 league that has proven popular amongst WNBA players looking to make good money (and receive better treatment) during the W's offseason. But recently, Project B, a new le