{"id":863602,"date":"2026-08-19T09:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863602\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:56:10","slug":"enes-kanter-claims-two-more-former-nba-players-could-declare-for-wnba-unless-rules-are-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863602\/","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter claims two more former NBA players could declare for WNBA unless rules are changed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Enes Kanter is at the centre of an ongoing debate around whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>The discourse began when Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham spoke about protecting young girls from \u2018biological males\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath, both Enes Kanter and former NBA player Royce White declared for the WNBA draft next year.<\/p>\n<p>But now, Kanter has suggested that two more ex-NBA players could consider \u2018coming out as women and putting their names in the 2027 WNBA Draft\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1445667011-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Enes Kanter Freedom attends the Algemeiner 50th Anniversary J100 Gala\" class=\"wp-image-2605769\" \/>Photo by Jared Siskin\/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesEnes Kanter suggests former NBA players could join WNBA<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his official X\/Twitter account, Kanter stated: \u201cNow, listen to me very carefully! So far, I\u2019ve spoken with: 2 Former NBA players, 3 G-League players, 3 European players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have all said that if the @WNBA doesn\u2019t change the rules, they\u2019re ready to join the movement and are considering coming out as women and putting their names in the 2027 #WNBA Draft. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHear me out; The @NBA G- League pays players $45,000 a year, while the #WNBA top players earn $1.4 Million. Those \u2018men\u2019 could earn an extra $1,355,000 a year by just identifying as women. Rules are rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now, listen to me very carefully!<\/p>\n<p>So far, I\u2019ve spoken with:<\/p>\n<p>2 Former NBA players<br \/>3 G-League players<br \/>3 European players<\/p>\n<p>They have all said that if the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@WNBA<\/a> doesn\u2019t change the rules, they\u2019re ready to join the movement and are considering coming out as women and putting their\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UduKj1v46Y\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/UduKj1v46Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/2089724382713196944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 18, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>At present, the WNBA rules say that \u2018Only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, the rule does not define what a woman is, which is something Kanter and others are highlighting when speaking about the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA have held a meeting about the ongoing debate around trans athletes, but at the time of writing, they have not made any public changes to their rules.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Enes Kanter is at the centre of an ongoing debate around whether transgender&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,71219,82,630],"class_list":["post-863602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-enes-kanter","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863602","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=863602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}