{"id":581864,"date":"2026-04-04T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581864\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:32:09","slug":"toronto-tempo-roster-2026-wnba-expansion-draft-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581864\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Tempo roster, 2026 WNBA expansion draft results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are only a few weeks from the start of the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WNBA<\/a> season, and rosters for the league\u2019s two expansion teams are beginning to take shape. On Friday, the WNBA Expansion Draft was held as the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire began preparations for their inaugural campaigns. <\/p>\n<p>Toronto selected 11 players in the expansion draft, including former Connecticut Sun star guard Marina Mabrey. <\/p>\n<p>The Tempo is the WNBA\u2019s first-ever team based outside of the United States and in Canada, and will play their home games at the Coca-Cola Coliseum, which is home to the PWHL\u2019s Toronto Sceptres and the AHL\u2019s Toronto Marlies, which are the farm team for the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n<p>Who will be suiting up for the Tempo in their inaugural campaign?<\/p>\n<p>A full look at the current Toronto Tempo roster can be seen below.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/wnba-players-association-agree-historic-collective-bargaining-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WNBA, Players\u2019 Association agree to historic CBA after long battle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Toronto Tempo Roster, 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft Results<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5223\" height=\"3482\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140914 lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"5223\" data-eio-rheight=\"3482\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264.jpg.webp\" srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264.jpg.webp 5223w, https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/default-264-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 21, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Monica Wright Rogers the new General Manager of the Toronto Tempo is introduced to the fans at an NBA game against the Miami Heat at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>PlayerPositionFormer teamJulie AllemandGuardLos Angeles SparksMaria CondeForwardGolden State ValkyriesLexi HeldGuardPhoenix MercuryAdja KaneForwardNew York LibertyMaria KliundikovaCenterMinnesota LynxKitija LaksaGuardPhoenix MercuryMarina MabreyGuardConnecticut SunNikolina Mili\u0107ForwardConnecticut SunAaliyah NyeGuardLas Vegas AcesNyara SaballyCenterNew York LibertyKristy WallaceGuardIndiana Fever<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Tempo will take the court for the first time on Wednesday, April 29, to tip off the preseason against Mabrey\u2019s former team, the Connecticut Sun. The team\u2019s first regular-season game will be held on Friday, May 8, at home against the Washington Mystics.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories on The Big Lead <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are only a few weeks from the start of the 2026 WNBA season, and rosters for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":581865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-581864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}