There's still more than a month left in the 2026 regular season for the WNBA, but it's never too early to start thinking about next year.
Organizations like the Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun — which will move to Houston in 2027 — are likely thinking about the future as they have been eliminated from the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Golden State Valkyries, Minnesota Lynx and Las Vegas Aces have already clinched their spots in the postseason.
The WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement brought bigger contracts to the league, with salaries topping $1 million for the first time ever. While some players like A'ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston inked long-term deals this offseason, other players signed one-year deals and will once again be looking for big paydays. With a longer offseason — not a truncated one like this past year due to CBA negotiations — that might make time for free agent bidding wars.
Each team has at least one player they'd like to lock up and keep on their team for the 2027 season.
Here's each team's best pending free agent as we take a peek at the upcoming offseason.
#offseason #season #thinking
Organizations like the Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun — which will move to Houston in 2027 — are likely thinking about the future as they have been eliminated from the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Golden State Valkyries, Minnesota Lynx and Las Vegas Aces have already clinched their spots in the postseason.
The WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement brought bigger contracts to the league, with salaries topping $1 million for the first time ever. While some players like A'ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston inked long-term deals this offseason, other players signed one-year deals and will once again be looking for big paydays. With a longer offseason — not a truncated one like this past year due to CBA negotiations — that might make time for free agent bidding wars.
Each team has at least one player they'd like to lock up and keep on their team for the 2027 season.
Here's each team's best pending free agent as we take a peek at the upcoming offseason.
#offseason #season #thinking
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