Who Indiana Fever Should Protect in WNBA Expansion Draft

With just over a month to go for the start of the WNBA regular season a new collective bargaining agreement has been reached. It's not ideal timing, but it officially sets the tone for a historic run in the WNBA. In what would have been a regular season, both an Expansion Draft and a free agency signing period would have taken place already. Now, league owners and players all find themselves in crunch time. With two new teams joining the league this season (Portland Fire & Toronto Tempo) an Expansion Draft is set for April 3 where both teams will begin the production of their rosters. Each of the 13 existing teams in the WNBA can protect a maximum of five players on their rosters from being selected by either of the newly added teams. Any player that is on the unprotected list is eligible to be selected. The deadline for each of the existing teams to submit their protected players list is March 29. This quickly approaching date puts pressure on front offices, including the Indiana Fever's, who will be fa