One of the many reasons to follow FIBA’s EuroLeague Women competition is to watch WNBA stars thrive in different environments. Some may have bigger roles than American fans are used to seeing and, let’s face it, it’s fun when our favorite players show out—no matter where they are! While it would take quite some time to list all of the WNBA players currently hooping in EuroLeague Women, here are a handful whose performances have stood out so far during the 2023-24 season.
Ezi Magbegor (ZVVZ USK Praha)
Magbegor broke out for the Seattle Storm in 2023, and she’s continued her strong play into her second EuroLeague Women season, anchoring a Praha club that’s been head and shoulders above its competition in Group B. The Australian forward’s length and lateral movement make her a force on the defensive end of the floor, where she’s leading EuroLeague Women in blocks per game (2.6). She’s also tied with Sepsi-SIC’s Elin Gustavsson at the top of the rebounding leaderboards (8.6 per game). Magbegor has scored in double-figures in eight of Praha’s ten games and is even making 3-pointers—albeit on low volume—at 41.7 percent. Praha was never going to replace the years of world-class production it got from Alyssa Thomas (now playing in the WCBA) with any one…
