The league’s midseason transaction deadline came and went on Tuesday, leaving a flurry of relatively unusual WNBA trades in its wake.
This year marks the first to feature at least three in-season trades league-wide since 2017, as salary cap and roster space complicate midseason moves.
Seattle Storm signs Olympic silver medalist Gabby Williams
The biggest piece of news was arguably a signing rather than one of the WNBA’s many trades, as Paris Olympics Best Defensive Player and French gold medal game hero Gabby Williams returned to the Seattle Storm. Williams missed the first half of the WNBA season, opting to prioritize playing with her European club and the France national team in the run-up to the Olympics.
Similar to her 2023 partial contract, Williams inked a rest-of-season deal with the Storm. The forward played every game for Seattle after being traded by the LA Sparks in 2022.
“I feel more than ready to finally return to Seattle,” Williams said in a team release. “I’ve missed the organization, my…
