Get ready for the wheels of WNBA player movement to start spinning. The league’s 2025 free agency period is here. Contract negotiations began Tuesday, and players can officially sign with teams starting Feb. 1. Six big-name free agents have received the core designation, which means their way of getting to another team would be via trade.
There is also one big name, guard Jewell Loyd, who is not a free agent but is seeking a trade from the Seattle Storm. Where she goes will likely impact several other moves various teams make.
The dominoes will begin to fall shortly, with teams making deals and rosters starting to form. What might all the movement look like?
Anything could happen, but two of the highest-profile free agents are expected to stay put: Breanna Stewart with the New York Liberty, with whom she won the WNBA championship last season, and Nneka Ogwumike with the Seattle Storm. Others might also stay with their current teams, but there is a little more uncertainty about their future destinations.
ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, Michael Voepel and Kevin Pelton examine 10 of the top free agents likely on the move, as well as Loyd, and where they might fit best for the 2025 WNBA season.
Players listed in order of Pelton’s ranking of the…
