The Seattle Storm have signed All-Star center Ezi Magbegor to a contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. Magbegor, a first-time All-Star in 2023 who currently leads the WNBA with three blocks per game, would have been an unrestricted free agent after this season.
Magbegor debuted for the Storm’s 2020 championship team, a year after the franchise drafted her with the final pick of the first round in 2019. The player from Australia increased both her minutes per game and points per game each of her first four seasons, culminating in last year’s All-Star selection.
“Seattle is where I want to be,” Magbegor said in a press release announcing the extension. “It’s been my home away from home for the last 5 years and I love what we are building as a group. I’m excited to commit to an organization that has created a standard for women’s sports and leads the way as a professional sports team on and off the court.”
An All-Defensive second-team pick in both 2022 and 2023, Magbegor’s current blocks per game average would be the highest for a WNBA player since Brittney Griner…
