List of 2026 WNBA season transactions

This is a list of transactions that occurred during the 2025–26 WNBA off-season and the 2026 WNBA season. This includes retirements, front office transitions, player signings, and player trades. The list also includes information about the expansion draft that took place as the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo joined the league. The list also includes information regarding in-season roster moves, such as hardship contracts, waiver wire transactions, contract suspensions, and players who are inactive.

Front office movement

Head coaching changes

List of WNBA head coaching changes and hires made in the 2025–26 offseason
Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason
for departure
Hire date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
September 21, 2025 Seattle Storm Noelle Quinn Contract not renewed October 28, 2025 Sonia Raman New York Liberty assistant coach (2025) [1][2]
September 23, 2025 New York Liberty Sandy Brondello December 3, 2025 Chris DeMarco Golden State Warriors assistant coach (2012–2026) [3][4]
September 30, 2025 Dallas Wings Chris Koclanes Fired October 28, 2025 Jose Fernandez South Florida head coach (2000–2025) [5][6]
N/A Portland Fire 2026 expansion team October 17, 2025 Alex Sarama Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach (2024–2025) [7]
Toronto Tempo November 4, 2025 Sandy Brondello New York Liberty head coach (2022–2025) [8]

General manager changes

List of WNBA general manager changes and hires made in the 2025–26 offseason and 2026 regular season
Departure date Team Outgoing
general manager
Reason
for departure
Hire date Incoming
general manager
Last managerial position Ref..
October 26, 2024 Las Vegas Aces Natalie Williams Contract not renewed Vacant [9]
November 11, 2024 Minnesota Lynx Clare Duwelius Resigned Vacant [10]
April 6, 2026 Washington Mystics Jamila Wideman "Misaligned visions" Vacant [11]

Player movement

Expansion draft

On April 6, 2026, an expansion draft took place to fill the rosters for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo.

Prior to this draft, the Chicago Sky traded draft picks to both expansion teams in exchange for roster protection.[12]

First round

Second round


Trades

April
April 1 To Chicago Sky
2026 No. 21 draft pick
Protection from Fire during 2026 WNBA expansion draft
To Portland Fire
2026 No. 17 draft pick
[12]
To Chicago Sky
Protection from Tempo during 2026 WNBA expansion draft
To Toronto Tempo
2026 No. 26 draft pick
April 6 To Chicago Sky
2027 first-round pick
2028 first-round pick
To Atlanta Dream
Angel Reese
2028 second-round pick swap
[13]
April 9 To Connecticut Sun
Diamond Miller
To Dallas Wings
Rayah Marshall
[14]
April 11 To Chicago Sky
Jacy Sheldon
To Washington Mystics
2028 first-round pick
[15]
April 12 To Chicago Sky
Rickea Jackson
To Los Angeles Sparks
Ariel Atkins (sign-and-trade)
[16]
May
May 6 To Minnesota Lynx
Maya Caldwell
To Portland Fire
2028 third-round pick
[17]
July
July 31 To Connecticut Sun
Maria Kliundikova
2028 second-round pick
To Toronto Tempo
Aneesah Morrow
[18][19]
August
August 2 To Los Angeles Sparks
Monique Akoa Makani
2027 first-round pick
2028 second-round pick
To Phoenix Mercury
Kelsey Plum
[20][21]

Free agency

Core designation

List of players cored during 2026 season
Date designated Player Cored placed by Notes Ref.
April 6 Kelsey Mitchell Indiana Fever Signed one-year deal on April 11 [22][23]
Ariel Atkins Chicago Sky Traded to Los Angeles Sparks on April 12
(Sign-and-trade)
[22][16]
April 7 Bridget Carleton Portland Fire Signed three-year deal on April 11 [24][25]
Napheesa Collier Minnesota Lynx [24]
Allisha Gray Atlanta Dream Signed three-year deal on April 11 [24][26]
Sabrina Ionescu New York Liberty [24]
Marina Mabrey Toronto Tempo Signed two-year deal on April 11 [24][27]
Ezi Magbegor Seattle Storm Signed contract on April 12 [24][28]
Arike Ogunbowale Dallas Wings Signed two-year deal on April 12 [24][29]
Kelsey Plum Los Angeles Sparks [24]

Free agents

List of free agents signed in the off-season
(April 8–April 18)
Date signed Player Notes New team Former team Ref.
April 7 Chloe Bibby Training camp contract Portland Fire
Emily Engstler
Lexi Held Toronto Tempo [30]
Nikolina Milić [30]
Madison Scott Washington Mystics
April 8 Grace Berger Dallas Wings [31]
Maya Caldwell Portland Fire
Sika Koné Atlanta Dream [32]
Li Yueru Dallas Wings [33]
Jaylyn Sherrod Minnesota Lynx
April 9 Kierstan Bell Training camp contract Las Vegas Aces [34]
Mamignan Touré Connecticut Sun
April 11 Julie Allemand Two-year deal Toronto Tempo Los Angeles Sparks [35]
Elizabeth Balogun Training camp contract Toronto Tempo CB Bembibre
(Spain)
[30]
Rachel Banham Details to be announced Chicago Sky [36]
Monique Billings Details to be announced Indiana Fever Golden State Valkyries [37]
Veronica Burton Three-year deal Golden State Valkyries [38]
Jordin Canada Two-year deal Atlanta Dream [26]
María Conde Training camp contract Toronto Tempo [30]
Zia Cooke Details to be announced Seattle Storm [39]
Skylar Diggins Two-year deal Chicago Sky Seattle Storm [40]
Brittney Griner One-year deal Connecticut Sun Atlanta Dream [41]
Natisha Hiedeman Two-year deal Seattle Storm Minnesota Lynx [42]
Naz Hillmon Three-year deal Atlanta Dream [26]
Mackenzie Holmes Details to be announced Seattle Storm [39]
Rhyne Howard Details to be announced Atlanta Dream [26]
Lexie Hull Multi-year deal Indiana Fever [43]
Brionna Jones Details to be announced Atlanta Dream [26]
Laura Juškaitė Training camp contract Toronto Tempo Çukurova
(Turkey)
[30]
Awak Kuier Details to be announced Dallas Wings [44]
Olivia Nelson-Ododa Two-year deal Connecticut Sun [45]
Karlie Samuelson One-year deal Portland Fire — [46]
Jessica Shepard Multi-year deal Dallas Wings Minnesota Lynx [47]
Alanna Smith Three-year deal Dallas Wings Minnesota Lynx [48]
Azurá Stevens Three-year deal Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks [49]
Brittney Sykes Two-year deal Toronto Tempo Seattle Storm [50]
Kristy Wallace Training camp contract Toronto Tempo [30]
Elizabeth Williams Two-year deal Chicago Sky [51]
April 12 Kennedy Burke One-year deal Connecticut Sun New York Liberty [52]
DiJonai Carrington One-year deal Chicago Sky Minnesota Lynx [53]
Sophie Cunningham One-year deal Indiana Fever [54]
Damiris Dantas Two-year deal Indiana Fever [55]
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu Training camp contract Dallas Wings Crvena zevzda
(Serbia)
[56]
Tyasha Harris Details to be announced Indiana Fever Dallas Wings [57]
Isabelle Harrison One-year deal Toronto Tempo New York Liberty [58]
Amy Okonkwo Training camp contract Dallas Wings Beşiktaş JK
(Turkey)
[56]
Maddison Rocci Training camp contract Toronto Tempo Southside Melbourne Flyers
(Australia)
[59]
Shyanne Sellers Training camp contract Dallas Wings Maccabi Haifa
(Israel)
[56]
Katie Lou Samuelson One-year deal Seattle Storm [60]
Courtney Vandersloot Two-year deal Chicago Sky [61]
Costanza Verona Rookie scale contract Dallas Wings Famila Schio
(Italy)
[56]
April 13 Sydney Taylor Training camp contract Chicago Sky Zagłębie Sosnowiec
(Poland)
[62]
April 14 Megan Nestor Training camp contract Chicago Sky North Texas Mean Green [63]
April 16 Sidney Cooks Training camp contract Chicago Sky San Martino
(Italy)
[64]
April 17 Jordan Hobbs Training camp contract Chicago Sky Shaanxi Red Wolves
(China)
[64]
List of free agents signed during training camp / preseason
(April 19–May 7)
Date signed Player Notes New team Former team Ref.


Training camp / preseason

List of players waived during training camp / preseason (April 19–May 7)[a]
Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Dallas Wings Golden State Valkyries
Indiana Fever Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx New York Liberty
Phoenix Mercury Portland Fire Seattle Storm Toronto Tempo Washington Mystics
  1. ↑ Players listed in alphabetical order.

Contract suspensions

List of players suspended during 2026 season
Date Suspended Player Reason Date Set as Active Team with Player Rights Ref.
January 21, 2021 María Conde Contract expired April 11, 2026 Toronto Tempo [30]
January 16, 2022 Maite Cazorla — Atlanta Dream
February 18, 2022 Klara Holm – Phoenix Mercury
September 10, 2023 Han Xu Suspended contract – temporary — New York Liberty
January 22, 2024 Awak Kuier Personal decision April 11, 2026 Dallas Wings [65][44]
February 24, 2025 Lou Lopez Sénéchal Personal decision – full season — Dallas Wings [66]
February 25, 2025 Kristy Wallace April 11, 2026 Toronto Tempo [30]
April 7, 2025 Holly Winterburn Personal decision / injury – full season — Atlanta Dream [68]
April 17, 2025 Jordan Horston Injury – full season — Seattle Storm [69]
Nika Mühl — Portland Fire
April 21, 2025 Raquel Carrera Personal decision – full season — New York Liberty [70]i
April 25, 2025 Julia Ayrault — Phoenix Mercury [71]
May 9, 2025 Helena Pueyo — [72]
May 10, 2025 Dorka Juhász — Minnesota Lynx [73]
May 14, 2025 Betnijah Laney-Hamilton Non-WNBA injury – full season — New York Liberty [74]

Inactive players

Date Set Inactive Player Reason Date Activated Team Ref.
List of players set as inactive during the 2026 season

Offers

List of players receiving offers during 2026 season
Date Offered Player Team Providing Offer Notes Ref.
April 6 Sevgi Uzun Chicago Sky Reserved qualifying offer
Offer rescinded on April 16
[75]

Rights renounced

List of WNBA players whose rights were renounced in 2025 offseason or 2026 regular season
Date Renounced Player Team Ref.
April 5, 2026 Matilde Villa Atlanta Dream [76]
Ivana Dojkić New York Liberty
Seehia Ridard
Annika Soltau

Draft

The 2026 draft will take place on April 13, 2026.

+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

First round

Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
1 Azzi Fudd  United States Dallas Wings UConn
2 Olivia Miles +  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Chicago)[a] TCU
3 Awa Fam  Spain/ Senegal Seattle Storm (from Los Angeles)[b] Valencia (Spain)
4 Lauren Betts  United States Washington Mystics UCLA
5 Gabriela Jaquez  United States/ Mexico Chicago Sky (from Connecticut)[c] UCLA
6 Kiki Rice  United States Toronto Tempo UCLA
7 Iyana Martín  Spain Portland Fire Perfumerias Avenida (Spain)
8 Flau'jae Johnson  United States Golden State Valkyries (Traded to Seattle) LSU
9 Angela Dugalić  United States/ Serbia Washington Mystics (from Seattle)[d] UCLA
10 Raven Johnson  United States Indiana Fever South Carolina
11 Cotie McMahon  United States Washington Mystics (from New York via Minnesota and Connecticut)[e][f][g] Ole Miss
12 Nell Angloma  France Connecticut Sun (from Phoenix via Chicago)[h][c] Basket Lattes Montpellier (France)
13 Madina Okot  Kenya Atlanta Dream South Carolina
14 Taina Mair  United States Seattle Storm (from Las Vegas)[i] Duke
15 Gianna Kneepkens  United States Connecticut Sun (from Minnesota via Washington)[f][g] UCLA

Second round

Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
16 Marta Suárez  Spain Seattle Storm (from Dallas, traded to Golden State)[j] TCU
17 Frieda Bühner  Germany Portland Fire (from Chicago)[k] Estudiantes (Spain)
18 Charlisse Leger-Walker  New Zealand Connecticut Sun UCLA
19 Cassandre Prosper  Canada Washington Mystics Notre Dame
20 Ta'Niya Latson  United States Los Angeles Sparks South Carolina
21 Latasha Lattimore  Canada Chicago Sky (from Portland)[k] Ole Miss
22 Teonni Key  United States Toronto Tempo Kentucky
23 Ashlon Jackson  United States Golden State Valkyries Duke
24 Chance Gray  United States Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle)[i] Ohio State
25 Justine Pissott  United States Indiana Fever Vanderbilt
26 Saffron Shiels  Australia Toronto Tempo (from New York via Chicago)[l][m] Townsville Fire (Australia)
27 Inès Pitarch-Granel  France Phoenix Mercury Tango Bourges (France)
28 Indya Nivar  United States Atlanta Dream North Carolina
29 Janiah Barker  United States Las Vegas Aces Tennessee
30 Darianna Littlepage-Buggs  United States Washington Mystics (from Minnesota)[n] Baylor

Third round

Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
31 Zee Spearman  United States Dallas Wings Tennessee
32 Tonie Morgan  United States Chicago Sky Kentucky
33 Serah Williams  United States Connecticut Sun UConn
34 Rori Harmon  United States Washington Mystics Texas
35 Amelia Hassett  Australia Los Angeles Sparks Kentucky
36 Charlise Dunn  Australia Toronto Tempo Davidson
37 Taylor Bigby  United States Portland Fire TCU
38 Kokoro Tanaka  Japan Golden State Valkyries Eneos Sunflowers (Japan)
39 Grace VanSlooten  United States Seattle Storm Michigan State
40 Jessica Timmons  United States Indiana Fever Alabama
41 Manuela Puoch  Australia New York Liberty Southside Melbourne Flyers (Australia)
42 Eszter Rátkai  Hungary Phoenix Mercury PEAC (Hungary)
43 Ran Kejia  China Atlanta Dream Sichuan Yuanda (China)
44 Jordan Obi  United States Las Vegas Aces Kentucky
45 Lani White  United States Minnesota Lynx Utah

Previous years' unsigned draftees

List of previously unsigned draftees under contract for 2026 season
Date Signed to
Rookie Contract
Player Draft Pick Team Previous Team Outcome Ref.
April 12 Isobel Borlase # 2024 20 Atlanta Dream Bendigo Spirit
(Australia)
Signed rookie contract on April 12 [94]
April 13 Aicha Coulibaly # 2025 22 Chicago Sky Texas A&M Aggies
(NCAA)
Signed rookie contract on April 13 [95]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ April 13, 2025: Chicago to Minnesota[77][78]
    • Minnesota acquired the outright 2026 first-round draft pick and extinguished the previous right to exchange 2026 first-round draft picks with Chicago
    • Chicago acquired the 2025 No. 11 draft pick (Hailey Van Lith)
  2. ↑ January 31, 2024: Seattle to Los Angeles[79]
    • Los Angeles acquired Kia Nurse and a 2024 first-round pick (Rickea Jackson)
    • Seattle acquired a 2026 first-round pick
  3. 1 2 July 17, 2024: Connecticut to Chicago[80]
  4. ↑ August 5, 2025: Seattle to Washington[81]
  5. ↑ March 16, 2025: New York to Connecticut[82]
  6. 1 2 April 14, 2025: Minnesota to Washington[83]
  7. 1 2 August 7, 2025: Connecticut to Washington[84][85]
    • Washington acquired Jacy Sheldon and the right to swap 2026 first-round picks (Washington with Minnesota's own and Connecticut with New York's own acquired from prior trades)
    • Connecticut acquired Aaliyah Edwards
  8. ↑ February 6, 2024: Phoenix to Chicago[86]
  9. 1 2 February 1, 2025: Three-team trade among Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Seattle[87][88][89]
    • Las Vegas acquired Jewell Loyd (from Seattle) and a 2025 second-round pick (Aaliyah Nye, from Los Angeles)
    • Los Angeles acquired Kelsey Plum (from Las Vegas), a 2025 first-round (Sarah Ashlee Barker) and a 2026 second-round pick (from Seattle)
    • Seattle acquired the rights to Li Yueru and a 2025 first-round pick (Dominique Malonga, from Los Angeles), and a 2026 first-round pick (from Las Vegas)
  10. ↑ June 14, 2025: Dallas to Seattle[90][91]
    • Dallas acquired Li Yueru
    • Seattle acquired a 2026 second-round pick (with right to swap with the Connecticut Sun) and a 2027 third-round pick (with right to swap with the Indiana Fever)
  11. 1 2 April 1, 2026: Chicago to Portland[12]
    • Chicago acquired the 2026 21st pick and complete protection from the Fire in the 2026 WNBA expansion draft
    • Portland acquired the 2026 17th pick
  12. ↑ April 1, 2026: Chicago to Portland[12]
  13. ↑ March 14, 2024: New York to Chicago[92]
    • New York acquired Rebekah Gardner
    • Chicago acquired 2025 and 2026 second-round picks
  14. ↑ August 20, 2024: Minnesota to Washington[93]

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