After an extremely busy few weeks, the 2025 WNBA free agency period has slowed almost to a stop. Some notable players remain unsigned, including Breanna Stewart (her return to the New York Liberty is a matter of when, not if), and a few more moves will trickle in over the coming weeks.
For the most part, though, we have a pretty good idea of what teams will look like heading into the 2025 season. As the offseason settles down for a few months ahead of the 2025 WNBA Draft, here’s a look at the winners and losers from free agency.
The Fever had no interest in slow-playing their rebuild and made a number of aggressive moves this winter in free agency and on the trade market to bring in veteran talent. Last season’s roster had 19 combined games of playoff experience. Their offseason additions of Bonner — the active leader in playoff appearances — Howard, Cunningham and Colson have a combined 179.
“I’m really excited,” Caitlin Clark said of the Fever’s veteran additions earlier this week after Bonner’s introductory press conference. “They know what it takes to win, they know what it takes to get to the Finals, they know what it takes to win championships. I think it’s exactly what we needed.”
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