The Valkyries traded Flau'jae Johnson less than an hour after selecting her with the No. 8 pick, sending the LSU standout to the Seattle Storm for Marta Suarez and a future second-round pick.
The next class of WNBA stars have arrived. The 2026 WNBA Draft was Monday, and here are our winners and losers.
On Sunday, the Seattle Storm signed guard Jade Melbourne to a one-year contract worth $500,000, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. The 23-year-old returns to Seattle with the move, having originally joined the franchise in 2023 after being selected in the third round of the 2022 WNBA Draft.
The Seattle Storm have already made some significant changes during WNBA free agency. Seattle lost Nneka Ogwumike to Los Angeles as well as Gabby Williams, who signed a long-term contract with Golden State.
Gabby Williams, who was named to her first All-Star Game last season, has signed a multiyear deal with the Valkyries.
All things considered, the Seattle Storm look to be in a rebuild mode. Firstly, 10-time WNBA All-Star forward Nneka Ogwumike signed with the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent.
The Seattle Storm have experienced sort of a roster exodus this offseason with the departures of Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins, Gabby Williams and Erica Wheeler.
After two seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, guard Natisha Hiedeman is on the move to a new team ahead of the 2026 season. After a social media post saying goodbye to the Lynx on Friday, news broke that Hiedeman would be heading west after agreeing to sign with the Seattle Storm.
Guard Brittney Sykes has signed a two-year, max contract with the Toronto Tempo, per Alexa Philippou. Sykes is coming off the best year of basketball in her 9-year career.
The WNBA offseason has already seen some exciting things go down, with Angel Reese being traded to the Atlanta Dream and Jackie Young being the first player given the new max extension.
Nneka Ogwumike appears to have said goodbye to the Seattle Storm amid the WNBA free agency. In a social media post on X (formerly Twitter), the 35-year-old Ogwumike shared a photo with a text that read “THANK YOU SEATTLE.” She also captioned it with a couple of heart emojis and a heart hands emoji.
The Seattle Storm are at a crossroads. Do they want to keep competing for championships right now, or do they want to start a rebuild around Dominique Malonga, the No.
WNBA guard Nika Muhl is officially done with the Seattle Storm. After spending four years with the UConn Huskies, Muhl entered the league as the No. 14 pick in 2024.
Seattle Storm point guard Nika Muhl will miss the entire 2026 season after the team on Wednesday confirmed she underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair a torn ACL and meniscus in her right knee.
The WNBA and the Players Association have reached a historic CBA after months of deliberation. Per a report by Alexa Philippou of ESPN, the WNBAPA ratified the new CBA in a unanimous vote, with the WNBA team owners set to vote on the deal soon.
At long last, there is finally a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the WNBA.
It took a while, but the WNBA and the WNBA Players Association (WNBPA) finally have an agreement on a new labor deal, a huge step in ensuring that there won’t be a lockout this season.
Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and union leaders ended early Monday morning after making progress toward a "historic" deal, commissioner Cathy Engelbert said.
Revenue sharing and player housing remain the two biggest obstacles in negotiations between the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) as the sides continue talks on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Sonia Raman is making history and switching coasts.
The Seattle Storm are parting ways with head coach Noelle Quinn, as the team announced Sunday it will not renew her contract for 2026.
Skylar Diggins was feeling a little shady after Thursday’s convincing win over the Minnesota Lynx.
Angel Reese made the most of her return to the court on Tuesday night.
Win-win trades are rare in sports, because somebody ultimately has to lose. This one has to feel good for both organizations, though.
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White had some rather bold comments about Caitlin Clark’s lingering injury on Sunday.
The Chicago Sky turned in what was perhaps their worst performance of the season on Thursday.
It was a consequential week in the WNBA. The Commissioner's Cup finalists were decided, plus the Phoenix Mercury announced themselves as a team to watch.
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