Defending EuroLeague Women champions Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding are off to a 2-0 start this season, but they’re making a major roster change entering Week 3 of group play.
Natasha Howard, who played seven games for the Turkish club last season before being replaced by Breanna Stewart, is now back with Fenerbahçe. Howard will take Napheesa Collier’s place on the roster; Collier had signed a short-term contract with Fenerbahçe and leaves the club after two EuroLeague Women games and a SuperCup Women championship in which she was named Most Valuable Player.
Such transactions are not uncommon among clubs participating in EuroLeague Women, especially for those with larger budgets. It’s also still early in the season, so don’t be surprised if more signings are announced as WNBA players finish things up in the United States.
Another arrival is Rebecca Allen, whose WNBA season with the Connecticut Sun ended in early October. Allen was recently introduced by Spanish club Valencia Basket and is expected to make her EuroLeague Women season debut this week; it’s a welcome sight for Valencia, which was without Allen for all of last season as she recovered from a series of injuries sustained in the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup.
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