{"id":597308,"date":"2026-04-11T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597308\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:48:08","slug":"wnba-free-agency-tracker-latest-signings-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597308\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Free Agency tracker: Latest signings, moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA free agency is officially underway as teams scramble to secure players with less than a month to tip off. <\/p>\n<p>Keep up with the latest signings, trades and more with Sportsnet&#8217;s free agency tracker.<\/p>\n<p>Lexie Hull re-signs with Fever<\/p>\n<p>Although she received plenty of interest during the first few days of free agency, Lexie Hull has decided to return to Indiana on a multi-year deal. <\/p>\n<p>Hull was the sixth pick in the 2022 draft and a logged huge minutes for the Fever as they struggled through injury and made a deep playoff run last season. <\/p>\n<p>Azura Stevens leaves Sparks after three seasons<\/p>\n<p>Azura Stevens has agreed to a a three-year deal to return to the Sky. She previously played in Chicago from 2020-2023. <\/p>\n<p>The top forward is coming off a career year with the Sparks after averaging 12.8 points and 8 rebounds per game<\/p>\n<p>Julie Allemand signs a multi-year deal with Tempo<\/p>\n<p>Toronto has signed a multi-year deal with expansion pick Julie Allemand. The 29-year-old guard from Belgium joins the Tempo with extensive international experience and two years in the W under her belt. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/tempo-sign-julie-allemand-first-pick-in-expansion-draft-to-multi-year-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes agree to multi-year contracts with Tempo<\/p>\n<p>Toronto signed both guards Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes to multi-year deals with its first-ever free agency moves. <\/p>\n<p>The Tempo gave Mabrey their core designation, which allowed the team exclusive negotiation rights. She signed a two-year, $2.4 million deal. Sykes, meanwhile, is the team&#8217;s first true free-agent signing, snatching her talents from the Seattle Storm.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/report-tempo-agree-to-deals-with-marina-mabrey-brittney-sykes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10-time WNBA All-Star Nneka Ogwumike returns to Sparks<\/p>\n<p>After spending two seasons with the Seattle Storm, Nneka Ogwumike is returning to the Los Angeles Sparks, where she played for the first 12 years of her career.<\/p>\n<p>The star forward has accrued 10 All-Star bids, eight All-WNBA and seven all-defensive team selections. In 2016, she also earned MVP honours as she led the Sparks to their third championship. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/ogwumike-returns-to-sparks-after-spending-first-12-years-with-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas to stay in Phoenix<\/p>\n<p>After leading her team to the WNBA Finals last season, Alyssa Thomas is finalizing a deal to remain with the Mercury for 2026. <\/p>\n<p>Jackie Young to return to Vegas<\/p>\n<p>Two key pieces of the Aces&#8217; championship team will be staying in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p>Jackie Young has been with the Aces her entire career, making four all-star teams and two All-WNBA teams. She also won the 2022 Most Improved Player award.<\/p>\n<p>Jewell Lloyd will also be sticking around on a three-year deal worth $2.2 million. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/report-aces-finalizing-agreement-for-jackie-young-to-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brionna Jones to return to Dream for second season<\/p>\n<p>Brionna Jones will return to the Atlanta Dream for a second season on a multi-year deal. The top post player recorded 12 double-doubles last year while averaging 12.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. <\/p>\n<p>She helped the Dream to a franchise-best 30 wins last season. <\/p>\n<p>Naz Hillmon and Allisha Gray to sign three-year deals with Dream<\/p>\n<p>The Dream are keeping Allisha Gray around after her career year in Atlanta. <\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old guard was an MVP candidate and earned All-WNBA first team honours for the first time last season. She is set to sign a three-year max-plus deal in Atlanta<\/p>\n<p>Naz Hillmon is also staying with the Dream on a three-year deal. <\/p>\n<p>Arike Ogunbowale returns to Wings <\/p>\n<p>Arike Ogunbowale will be sticking around in Dallas on a multi-year, seven-figure deal. She was initially cored by the team and therefore eligible for a supermax $1.4 million deal, but opted to take a lesser contract to leave space for the team to build around her.<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Mitchell signs supermax contract after being cored by Fever<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Fever have signed a supermax deal with Kelsey Mitchell worth $1.4 million after coring her on April 7. <\/p>\n<p>Mitchell led the Fever to an impressive playoff run last season and became a top MVP candidate for the first time in her career. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/report-fever-re-sign-kelsey-mitchell-to-one-year-supermax-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Natasha Heideman leaves Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Natasha Heideman is headed to Seattle on a two-year deal where she is set to become a dependable depth piece for the Storm. She was a force off the bench for the Lynx and averaged just under 10 points a game for Minnesota last season. <\/p>\n<p>Jessica Shepard signs multi-year deal in Dallas<\/p>\n<p>The Lynx say goodbye to Jessica Shepard after five seasons. The forward joins the Wings on a multi-year deal after a standout playoff run in Minnesota last season. <\/p>\n<p>All-defensive player Elizabeth Williams re-signs in Chicago<\/p>\n<p>Centre Elizabeth Williams will be sticking around with thw Sky on a two-year $1.2 million contract that is fully guaranteed. <\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Gray is running it back with Vegas<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Gray will remain with the Aces after winning a championship there last season. She has reached a three-year, $3 million fully guaranteed deal. <\/p>\n<p>Jordin Canada re-signs with Dream<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old guard Jordin Canada will remain with the Dream on a two-year $1.2 million contract. <\/p>\n<p>Brittney Griner joins the Sun<\/p>\n<p>As the Sun prepare for their last season in Connecticut before moving to Houston, two-time WNBA scoring champ Brittney Griner joins for the final hurrah. <\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old WNBA legend has signed a seven-figure deal. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wnba\/article\/report-brittney-griner-finalizing-seven-figure-deal-to-join-sun\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA free agency is officially underway as teams scramble to secure players with less than a month to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-597308","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\/597308","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=597308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}