A year ago, the WNBA’s star-studded free agency period headlined by MVP Breanna Stewart created a pair of superteams in the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty, who went on to meet in both the Commissioner’s Cup final (won by New York) and the WNBA Finals (won by Las Vegas).
In 2024, free agency delivered challengers to those two contenders. The Seattle Storm‘s addition of a pair of veteran All-Stars, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike, has lifted them from the lottery to competing with the Aces for a top-four spot in the WNBA standings.
Although the Minnesota Lynx‘s additions of Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams weren’t as heralded at the time, the players have proved to be key pieces as Minnesota has climbed the standings from sixth to third, resulting in a Commissioner’s Cup triumph over the Liberty.
Let’s break down the biggest moves from free agency last winter, which also feature a pair of players who have reestablished their careers after spending all of 2023 out of the league. We’re looking only at players who changed teams as free agents, rather than those (like Stewart)…
