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 | ||
Monique Billings | Golden State Valkyries | Forward | Unsigned | |
DeWanna Bonner | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Jakia Brown-Turner | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Kennedy Burke | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Emma Cannon | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Jessika Carter | Las Vegas Aces | Center | Unsigned | |
Tina Charles | Center | Unsigned | ||
Alysha Clark | Las Vegas Aces | Forward | Unsigned | |
Sydney Colson | Las Vegas Aces | Guard | Unsigned | |
Crystal Dangerfield | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Kaela Davis | Forward | Unsigned | ||
Elena Delle Donne | Washington Mystics | Forward | Unsigned | |
Diamond DeShields | 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 | |
Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | Center | Unsigned | |
Isabelle Harrison | Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned | |
Tiffany Hayes | Las Vegas Acecs | Guard | Unsigned | |
Destanni Henderson | Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | |
Natisha Hiedeman | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Myisha Hines-Allen | Minnesota Lynx | Forward | Unsigned | |
Joyner Holmes | Seattle Storm | Forward | Unsigned | |
Natasha Howard | Dallas Wings | Forward | Unsigned | |
Brionna Jones | Connecticut Sun | Forward | Unsigned | |
Ezinne Kalu | Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | |
Kelsey Mitchell | Guard | Unsigned | ||
Tiffany Mitchell | Connecticut Sun | Guard | Unsigned | |
Astou Ndour-Fall | Connecticut Sun | Center | Unsigned | |
Kia Nurse | Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | |
Nneka Ogwumike | Seattle Storm | Forward | Unsigned | |
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | Atlanta Dream | Forward | Unsigned | |
Kelsey Plum | Las Vegas Aces | Guard | Unsigned | |
Aerial Powers | Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | |
DiDi Richards | Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | |
Mercedes Russell | Seattle Storm | Center | Unsigned | |
Satou Sabally | Dallas Wings | Forward | Unsigned | |
Odyssey Sims | Los Angeles Sparks | Guard | Unsigned | |
Taylor Soule | Minnesota Lynx | Guard | Unsigned | |
Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | Forward | Unsigned | |
Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | |
Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | Forward | Unsigned | |
Brianna Turner | Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned | |
Courtney Vandersloot | New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | |
Victoria Vivians | Seattle Storm | Guard | Unsigned | |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | |
Erica Wheeler | Indiana Fever | Guard | Unsigned | |
Sami Whitcomb | Seattle Storm | Guard | Unsigned | |
Gabby Williams | Seattle Storm | Forward | Unsigned | |
Kiana Williams | Seattle Storm | Guard | Unsigned |
Restricted free agents
| Player | Prior team | New team | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DiJonai Carrington | Connecticut Sun | Guard | Unsigned | |
Chennedy Carter | Chicago Sky | Guard | Unsigned | |
Dana Evans | Chicago Sky | Guard | Unsigned | |
Temi Fagbenle | Golden State Valkyries | Forward | Unsigned | |
Aari McDonald | Los Angeles Sparks | Guard | Unsigned | |
Michaela Onyenwere | Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned |
Reserved players
| Player | Prior team | New team | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amy Atwell | Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | |
Caitlin Bickle | Connecticut Sun | Forward | Unsigned | |
Jaelyn Brown | Dallas Wings | Guard | Unsigned | |
Veronica Burton | Golden State Valkyries | Guard | Unsigned | |
Maya Caldwell | Atlanta Dream | Guard | Unsigned | |
Lorela Cubaj | Atlanta Dream | Forward | Unsigned | |
Ivana Dojkic | New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | |
Queen Egbo | Las Vegas Aces | Center | Unsigned | |
Emily Engstler | Washington Mystics | Forward | Unsigned | |
Olivia Epoupa | Minnesota Lynx | Guard | Unsigned | |
Rebekah Gardner | New York Liberty | Forward | Unsigned | |
Bernadett Hatar | Washington Mystics | Center | Unsigned | |
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | Phoenix Mercury | Forward | Unsigned | |
Marine Johannes | New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | |
Li Meng | Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | |
Li Yueru | Los Angeles Sparks | Center | Unsigned | |
Natasha Mack | Phoenix Mercury | Center | Unsigned | |
Nikolina Milic | Chicago Sky | Forward | Unsigned | |
Charisma Osborne | Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | |
Jaylyn Sherrod | New York Liberty | Guard | Unsigned | |
Sug Sutton | Washington Mystics | Guard | Unsigned | |
Celeste Taylor | Phoenix Mercury | Guard | Unsigned | |
Sevgi Uzun | Dallas Wings | Guard | Unsigned | |
Julie Vanloo | Golden State Valkyries | Guard | Unsigned | |
Cecilia Zandalasini | Golden State Valkyries | Forward | Unsigned |
Suspended -- contract expired
| Player | Prior team | New team | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria Conde | 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 |