After a three-week holiday break, EuroLeague Women group play will resume this Tuesday, Jan. 7, and quite a bit has happened since the turn of the calendar year that will have an impact on the league’s competitive landscape.
First, there have been a handful of roster changes across the competition, as is typical for this time of year—particularly for imports. Center Nyara Sabally, who last played in EuroLeague Women for ZVVZ USK Praha, will now be suiting up for two-time defending champion Fenerbahçe Opet, joining big-name players like Tina Charles and Emma Meesseman in the team’s frontcourt.
The other top clubs in the competition are getting upgrades, too. Bridget Carleton is set to join ÇBK Mersin—the only team besides Fenerbahçe that’s still undefeated—while Valencia Basket Club had added Leonie Fiebich to its roster. It’s not uncommon to see the rich get richer around the halfway point of a EuroLeague Women season, which is more or less what’s happening here in 2025.
Not every club had had such luck, though. In fact, KGHM BC Polkowice dropped out of the competition entirely for what has only been described as “financial reasons.” According to FIBA, this means that all games that would have involved Polkowice are now canceled, and the competition…
