SEATTLE — The Storm announced Monday that they’ve re-signed forward Joyner Holmes three weeks after waiving her in a move required by the WNBA’s hard salary cap.
“I’ve been busting my ass,” Holmes told ESPN after practicing with the team Monday. “I just didn’t want to have any lapse. I wanted to come back and I wanted to fit right in. I think today kind of showed that a little bit. Work out the kinks, things like that. Tried to stay positive through the whole situation. Like I was just telling [assistant coach] Pokey [Chatman], I love the people here and it feels like home.”
To open the season, the Storm could not afford to keep Holmes along with fellow veteran Victoria Vivians, who has started all eight games for Seattle this season at small forward. So Holmes was the team’s final cut before getting down to an 11-player roster for the start of the regular season.
With fewer days remaining in the WNBA season, the difference between Holmes’ prorated veteran minimum salary and the lower salary for 2023 second-round pick Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu grew smaller. On Friday, the Storm waived…
