WNBA training camp for the 2023 season begins on Sunday, and, as usual, teams don’t have much time to make important roster decisions before the games officially begin on Friday, May 19. While WNBA teams can typically have up to 15 players in camp at any one time, some players will be arriving to camp late due to overseas commitments, which complicates matters.
That being said, there are plenty of players whose roster spots for the 2023 season are more or less secured, and a flurry of activity during the past offseason’s free agency period leaves some of these players in positions to have career years. Here are 10 players who could make the 2023 WNBA season their most productive.
Aari McDonald (Atlanta Dream)
By a point guard’s third season in the WNBA, they’re generally expected to have adjusted to the speed of the professional game and to have picked up the nuances that are required for success at the position. McDonald will have a golden opportunity in 2023 to prove she’s the Dream’s long-term answer at point guard; save for the soon-to-be 34-year-old Danielle Robinson, Atlanta has few other ball handlers on its roster, and the Dream’s emphasis on wing players in the 2023 WNBA Draft suggests that they’re comfortable rolling with McDonald in the starting…