The 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery is complete, and so too is the Golden State Valkyries' expansion draft, which means it's officially time to move on to the next major part of the offseason: free agency. This year's class is once again filled with a number of stars, including Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike, Satou Sabally and Kelsey Plum, just to name a few.
Here are the key dates to know ahead of free agency:
- Jan. 11-20: Teams can make qualifying offers and "Core" player designations
- Jan. 21: Teams can begin negotiating with free agents, but no deals can be signed
- Feb. 1: Players can officially sign contracts and offer sheets
Here are the various types of free agents to know:
- Unrestricted free agent: Can talk to and sign with any team
- Restricted free agent: Can talk to and sign with any team, but their previous team has the right to match any offer they receive
- Reserved free agent: Players who hit free agency with fewer than three years of service. Their previous team has exclusive negotiating rights as long as they extend a qualifying offer
- Suspended -- contract expired: In rare cases, players' contracts will expire while they are suspended. Per the collective bargaining agreement, these players are found to be "withholding services." In practice, these players are treated like reserved free agents, though their previous team does not need to extend a qualifying offer
Ahead of all the action, here is a look at this year's free agent class:
Unrestricted free agents
| Player | Prior team | New team | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morgan Bertsch | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Golden State Valkyries | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Forward | Unsigned | |||
Jakia Brown-Turner | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Forward | Unsigned | |||
Emma Cannon | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Jessika Carter | Las Vegas Aces | Center | Unsigned | |
Center | Unsigned | |||
Las Vegas Aces | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Las Vegas Aces | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Guard | Unsigned | |||
Forward | Unsigned | |||
Elena Delle Donne | Washington Mystics | Forward | Unsigned | |
Chicago Sky | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Liz Dixon | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Dyaisha Fair | Las Vegas Aces | Guard | Unsigned | |
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Kysre Gondrezick | Chicago Sky | Guard | Unsigned | |
Phoenix Mercury | Center | Unsigned | ||
Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Las Vegas Acecs | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Destanni Henderson | Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | |
Guard | Unsigned | |||
Minnesota Lynx | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Seattle Storm | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Dallas Wings | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Connecticut Sun | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Guard | Unsigned | |||
Connecticut Sun | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Connecticut Sun | Center | Unsigned | ||
Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Nneka Ogwumike | Seattle Storm | Forward | Unsigned | |
Atlanta Dream | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Kelsey Plum | Las Vegas Aces | Guard | Unsigned | |
Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | ||
DiDi Richards | Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | |
Seattle Storm | Center | Unsigned | ||
Satou Sabally | Dallas Wings | Forward | Unsigned | |
Los Angeles Sparks | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Taylor Soule | Minnesota Lynx | Guard | Unsigned | |
Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | Forward | Unsigned | |
Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Connecticut Sun | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned | ||
New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Seattle Storm | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Indiana Fever | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Seattle Storm | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Seattle Storm | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Kiana Williams | Seattle Storm | Guard | Unsigned |
Restricted free agents
| Player | Prior team | New team | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Connecticut Sun | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Chicago Sky | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Chicago Sky | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Golden State Valkyries | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Los Angeles Sparks | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned |
Reserved players
| Player | Prior team | New team | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Connecticut Sun | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Dallas Wings | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Golden State Valkyries | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Atlanta Dream | Forward | Unsigned | ||
New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Las Vegas Aces | Center | Unsigned | ||
Washington Mystics | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Minnesota Lynx | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Rebekah Gardner | New York Liberty | Forward | Unsigned | |
Bernadett Hatar | Washington Mystics | Center | Unsigned | |
Phoenix Mercury | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Marine Johannes | New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | |
Li Meng | Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | |
Los Angeles Sparks | Center | Unsigned | ||
Phoenix Mercury | Center | Unsigned | ||
Nikolina Milic | Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned | |
Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | ||
New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Dallas Wings | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Golden State Valkyries | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Golden State Valkyries | Forward | Unsigned |
Suspended -- contract expired
| Player | Prior team | New team | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden State Valkyries | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Han Xu | New York Liberty | Center | Unsigned | |
Awak Kuier | Dallas Wings | Forward | Unsigned | |
Jessica Shepard | Minnesota Lynx | Forward | Unsigned | |
Iliana Rupert | Golden State Valkyries | Center | Unsigned |
