It’s been a wild free agency so far (word is the MNBA has also been chaos), but things are just getting started. From new-look squads to OGs re-signing and your favs reuniting, here’s everything you need to know. We’ll be updating this as we the news drops, so stay tuned.

Feb. 3

Monique Billings has signed with Golden State.

Diamond DeShields has signed a one-year deal with the Sun, the team announced.

Feb. 2

Six-time All-Star and two-time WNBA Champion DeWanna Bonner are reportedly joining the the Indiana Fever, per ESPN.

Bonner is a 15-year veteran who played 10 seasons with the Mercury and five with the Sun. Bonner opened her career winning three-consecutive Sixth Woman of the Year awards and has averaged nearly 15 points per game for her entire career.

Bonner joins a Fever team that stayed busy in the offseason, pairing the forward with an exciting young team who recently made the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons.

With Alyssa Thomas reportedly joining the Mercury, Tyasha Harris joining the Wings, Brionna Jones signing with the Dream and DiJonai Carrington joining the Wings, the move represents the first time in League history a team lost all five starters from its last playoff game in the following offseason.

However, the Sun made moves of their own. That same day, Connecticut signed eight-time WNBA All-Star center Tina Charles to a one-year deal. In addition to the moves of Charles and Bonner, teams were active on Sunday night.

After days of re-working pieces, the four-team trade involving the Phoenix Mercury, Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings and Connecticut Sun was finalized. The headlining pieces were Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally. The outline goes as follows:

Phoenix Mercury receive Satou Sabally, Kalani Brown and Sevgi Uzun from Dallas and Alyssa Thomas from the Sun.

Indiana Fever receive the Mercury’s Sophie Cunningham and No. 19 pick in the upcoming draft and Jaelyn Brown from Dallas.

Connecticut Sun receive Dallas’ Jacy Sheldon, Phoenix’s Rebecca Allen and Natasha Cloud and Indiana’s No. 8 overall pick in the upcoming draft.

Dallas Wings receive Connecticut’s DiJonai Carrington, Tyasha Harris and the right to swap second round picks in the 2026 draft, Indiana’s NaLyssa Smith and the right to swap third-round picks in the 2027 draft and Phoenix’s rights of Kiki Herbert Harrigan and No. 12 overall pick in the upcoming draft.

The Wings signed Joyner Holmes from Seattle, Kaila Charles and Luisa Geiselsoder to contracts during training camp.

The Indiana Fever waived Grace Berger, their first-round selection in the 2023 Draft.

The Phoenix Mercury signed guard Sami Whitcomb. Whitcomb won two championships with the Seattle Storm as a key rotational piece for the squad.

The day ended with the Los Angeles Sparks signing forwards Emma Cannon and Anneli Maley.

Feb. 1

In a multi-team trade, the Dallas Wings will receive guard DiJonai Carrington and the No. 12 pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft and the rights to swap second-round picks in the 2026 draft. The Sun will receive the No. 8 overall pick in the 2025 draft and guard Jacy Sheldon.

The Minnesota Lynx re-signed guard Natisha Hiedeman and French center Marieme Badiane. Hiedeman contributed consistent minutes off the bench during the Lynx’s Finals appearance against the eventual champion New York Liberty. Their opponents made a move of their own, re-signing Kennedy Burke.

In addition to Griner and Jones, the Atlanta Dream continued their dream offseason by signing Shatori Walker-Kimbrough in free agency. Walker-Kimbrough became a key rotational piece for the Washington Mystics and came in third in voting for Sixth Woman of the Year last season.

The Los Angeles Sparks re-signed one-time All-Star Odyssey Sims, who the Sparks acquired midseason. The Chicago Sky also re-signed forward Michaela Onyenwere.

The Sky also are set to receive guard Rebecca Allen from the Connecticut Sun, who was previously a piece in the package Connecticut received for Alyssa Thomas. In return, Connecticut will receive guard Lindsay Allen and the rights for Nikolina Milic.

Chicago also signed guard Kia Nurse, previously of the Los Angeles Sparks.

The busy night ended with the Dallas Wings signing forward Myisha Hines-Allen on a one-year deal.

Jan. 31

Two-time All-Star and three-time WNBA Champion Natasha Howard announced her return to the team that drafted her—the Indiana Fever. Howard was drafted fifth overall in the 2014 WNBA Draft by Indiana, and had two breakout seasons in 2018 and 2019 with the New York Liberty, taking home the Most Improved Player Award and the DPOY.

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Later that day, the Seattle Storm re-signed nine-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike in a move reported by ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike—her sister. Ogwumike spent 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks and dominated, taking home MVP and Rookie of the Year honors.

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ESPN’s Kendra Andrews and Alexa Philippou also reported that the Mercury are receiving two-time All-Star Satou Sabally from the Dallas Wings in a three-team trade that also includes the Fever.

The Wings are set to receive Tyasha Harris, who Phoenix received in their package for Alyssa Thomas, Kiki Herbert Harrigan, NaLyssa Smith and the No. 8 overall pick in 2025.

The Fever will receive guard Sophie Cunningham and the No. 19 overall pick in 2025

Phoenix will receive center Kalani Brown and guard Sevgi Uzun.

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Jan. 30

On Jan. 30, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reported that three-time All-Star Brionna Jones is leaving the Connecticut Sun to sign with the Atlanta Dream, whose blockbuster free agency continues.

Jones played her entire career in Connecticut, starting as a key rotational piece before breaking out in the 2020 season. Over her last five seasons with the Sun, Jones has averaged 13.8 points and six boards per game.

She won the Most Improved Player award in the 2021 season and later generated instant offense coming off the bench in the 2022 season, winning her the Sixth Woman of the Year Award.

Jones joins a Dream team that recently signed Mercury superstar Brittney Griner and a backcourt of Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.

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Jan. 29:

Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell announced that she will re-sign with the team on a one-year supermax contract.

Mitchell has played with the Fever since 2018, when the team drafted her second overall. She has been an offensive threat in her seven seasons with the Fever, averaging 16.8 points per game and making two All-Star teams. Playing alongside rookie sensation Caitlin Clark and rising forward/center Aliyah Boston, Mitchell reached the postseason for the first time in her career.

That same day, guard Courtney Vandersloot announced that she is signing with the Chicago Sky on a one-year deal. Vandersloot will return to the team that drafted her third overall in 2011 after a successful two seasons with the New York Liberty, resulting in an All-Star berth and a championship.

The seven-time assist champion will now look to be dropping dimes to the Sky’s exciting young core of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso.

Jan 28:

In a blockbuster signing, 10-time All-Star Brittney Griner signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream. Griner spent her entire career with the Phoenix Mercury, winning a WNBA Finals in 2014 and receiving back-to-back DPOY awards in 2014 and 2015. Griner’s dual-threat ability helped lead the Mercury to nine consecutive postseason berths.

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In a move reported by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou and The Next’s Howard Megdal, the Mercury are reportedly trading Natasha Cloud, Rebecca Allen and the No. 12 overall pick to the Sun for Tyasha Harris and five-time All-Star Alyssa Thomas.

Thomas leaves after spending her entire career with the Sun, helping lead them to two WNBA Finals berths in 2019 and 2022.

Jan. 26

In a blockbuster trade reported by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou and Shams Charania, Kelsey Plum is being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, while Jewell Loyd will join the Las Vegas Aces in a three-team deal.

Loyd leaves Seattle after being named to six All-Star teams and spending her entire career in Seattle after being drafted first overall in 2015. Loyd has a key piece to two championship teams in 2018 and 2020.

Plum leaves the Aces after making three-consecutive All-Star teams and forming a tandem with league-MVP A’ja Wilson.

In return for Loyd, the Storm will receive the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming draft, center Li Yueru and the Aces’ first-round pick in 2026.

The Aces will receive the No. 13 pick in the upcoming draft, and the Sparks will receive the No. 9 pick in the upcoming draft and Seattle’s second-round pick in 2026.
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I was drafted by the Fever in 2014 as the No. 5 pick. Looking back, I would tell my younger self to just keep working because that’s what got you here. Don’t take no shortcuts. And I’m really proud of you for being patient and having an open mind. Way to stick to, way to hold yourself together when it came to tough situations. 

Back then, I got to play with the legendary Tamika Catchings, and I still remember what she’d tell me, even as a rookie: “Do everything game-like, because when you do everything game-like, it’s going to be easy in the game.” I still carry that with me, and everything that I do, I just go hard. If you half a– something, excuse my language, you’re going to do that in the game. So, my mindset is don’t cut yourself short because the next person will be waiting to take your spot. 

My time spent in Dallas was cool. It was something different for me because I’m so used to playing in arenas, so coming to Dallas was completely different. Don’t get me wrong, people got to start where they do, but playing in a college arena, not even having your own locker room, was completely different. My first season was fine and I am grateful for everything in Dallas. 

Now, going into my 12th season in the WNBA, I know what I’m about. During Free Agency, I was looking for a team that would appreciate me and what I bring to the table and won’t dim my light. That’s the thing: I have to deal with that a lot. Even though I bust my butt day in and day out, I still don’t get the recognition that I deserve. I feel like, this time around, I wanted a team that will give me the recognition that I need and, on top of that, just making sure that I’m happy. I want to wake up, like, Woo, I feel good! Today I’m going to work, I’m about to be with my teammates. I don’t want to be dragging out of bed, trying to find that energy. Overall, I really just want to be happy, have great people around me and teammates that want to work and get better. 

When people first meet me, we click right away. I’ve had people tell me, Tash you’re cool, but on the basketball court, I thought you was an a-hole. It might seem that way because on the court, we’re in-between the lines. There’s a difference. When I’m on that court, like, nah, we ain’t cool. We ain’t buddy buddy. You the enemy. You on the other side. But off the court I’m goofy, I’m myself. I’m a hard worker, too, and whatever I have going on off the court, I leave it there. I don’t bring it to work. When I told Kelsey Mitchell happy birthday, she was like, “Thank you so much. You are a one of a kind in this League. That’s the reason why you and I are cool.” I really appreciated that because I never really hear other players say anything about me. That really touched my heart. 

Right now, I just want to get better every day and add something new to my game every day. Be more consistent on just shooting the ball better because this past season, I didn’t really shoot the three ball that much. I want to keep elevating my game the best way I can so my career can last longer, but also just being present in the moment and having fun. I don’t know when I’m going to hang it up, so I want to just take every moment and take it day by day. Don’t rush nothing. I’m just going with the flow. I don’t really have any goals set for myself this year besides the team though. My focus is winning a championship and getting my fourth ring. That’d be lovely.

To do that takes dedication and hard work. You can’t take days off if you’re trying to be on the mountain. That’s one thing that I didn’t do when I won those three championships: I didn’t take days off. I didn’t care how many minutes I played, if I played five minutes, I’m going hard in those five minutes. Those three championships didn’t come easy at all, we battled injuries left and right, like when Lindsay Whalen was playing with a broken hand. When we won in 2018, Sue Bird broke her nose. It was a freak accident.

I just want to just keep working hard, do the things that I would do when I got those championships and bring it to the next team. I look at my rings and I’m like, I need another one. I was showing them to my son, I’m like, this is what it takes if you want to get one of these. It takes hard work. 

I’ve been counting down the days to announce where I’m going next. To Fever fans: I’m excited.

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Though the deal cannot be official until February first, Vandersloot’s bio on IG appears to have already been changed, now reading “Chicago Sky.”

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The Sky have made some big changes since Sloot was last there, including drafting the now sophomores Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso last year, in addition to a change in coaching staff with the replacement of then head coach Teresa Weatherspoon with Tyler Marsh.

With the return of Vandersloot, a new coach, and the third pick in the 2025 draft, the Sky should have a bigger presence in the W than in years past. 

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There’s Kelsey Mitchell, who has agreed to a one year supermax contract extension with the Indiana Fever. 

Entering her eighth consecutive season with the Fever, the two time WNBA All-Star, who averaged 19.2 ppg last season, stated that the culture of the organization from top to bottom made it an easy decision to return. 

“Indiana has been my second home since I went pro, the only city I know… To see you guys open your arms to me.. was a big part of me coming back.” 

Mitchell praised the organization in addition to a nod to Caitlin Clark.

“I met one of the greatest people in the world, Caitlin Clark…I think together we hope to make you guys proud.” 

With a top ten draft pick for the 2025 season, alongside the return of the dynamic backcourt duo, the Fever are looking to shake things up. 

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Brittney Griner, a 10-time All-Star and one of the greatest players in Phoenix Mercury history has left the team in free agency, signing with the Atlanta Dream on a one-year contract, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou.

Griner leaves Phoenix as a legend, spending her entire illustrious career with the Mercury. After being drafted No. 1 overall in 2013, Griner has been a force on the court. She was a 10-time All-Star, a WNBA Champion in 2014, back-to-back DPOY recipient in 2014 and 2015 and an eight-time blocks leader. That doesn’t include her career 17.7 points per game and two scoring titles.

Pure dominance on both ends of the court—being a key contributor on nine consecutive postseason runs.

Griner announced her decision in an Instagram video on a fishing trip with her new teammates, specifically Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.

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“It was a hard decision because you’re leaving what you know, what I’ve known for my whole career,” Griner said. “But I’m also—there’s an exciting factor of like ‘Okay, this is a rebrand now, I get to show them something different.'”

Her new teammates are definitely hyped.

Last season, the Dream went 15-25 and were swept by the eventual champion New York Liberty in the opening round of the postseason.

Griner’s signing provides a strong inside scoring boost and compliments the star guard tandem of Howard and Gray. The Dream now hope their biggest free agent signing in franchise history can help improve upon last season’s successes.

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In another massive trade reported by The Next’s Howard Megdal and ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, the Connecticut Sun are reportedly trading five-time All-Star Alyssa Thomas to the Phoenix Mercury for two players and a first-round draft pick.

Due to a sign-and-trade, the trade won’t be official until February 1, according to ESPN.

Thomas, a five-time All-Star, will leave the Sun as a franchise legend. She has spent her entire career in Connecticut, leading the team to eight consecutive postseasons and two WNBA Finals appearances in 2019 and 2022.

Thomas is also the franchise leader in games played, total rebounds, assists and steals and is second all-time in scoring. Over the past three seasons, she has played some of her best basketball, averaging 13.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 7.3 assists, in addition to finishing top-5 in the MVP race.

The Mercury are reportedly also getting guard Ty Harris, who had a breakout 2024 season. After starting 38 games, Harris averaged 10.5 points per game, including a 20-point performance in the WNBA Semifinals to stave off elimination in Game 4 against the Minnesota Lynx.

In return, the Sun will reportedly receive guard Natasha Cloud and forward Rebecca Allen. Cloud started 38 games last season and led the W in assists in 2022. Allen started 18 games in the regular season but was sidelined indefinitely due to a back injury. Reports say they will also obtain the Mercury’s No. 12 overall pick in the upcoming draft.

A full breakdown of the trade is below.

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In a blockbuster three-team trade that was originally reported by Chicago Sun-Times’ Annie Costabile, with additional reporting by ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Seattle Storm are reportedly trading six-time All-Star Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces and three-time All-Star Kelsey Plum to the Sparks.

The news, per Costabile, is just the beginning of WNBA free agency, where “until this domino falls, others won’t.”

The deal won’t be official until February 1, due to a sign-and-trade for Plum, per ESPN.

Details of the trades, which includes draft picks, are below:

STORM: Get the No.2 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Li Yueru and Vegas’ 2026 first-round pick.

ACES: Jewell Loyd and the No. 13 pick.

SPARKS: Kelsey Plum and No. 9 pick, plus the 2026 second-round pick from Seattle. 

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