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ARLINGTON, TX – MAY 3: Azzi Fudd #35, Maddy Siegrist #20, Paige Bueckers #5 and Jessica Shepard #32 of the Dallas Wings celebrate during the game against the Las Vegas Aces during a WNBA Pre Season game on May 3, 2026 at the College Park Center in Ar
DALLAS – The Dallas Wings have finalized their Opening Day roster for the 2026 season.
Dallas Wings finalize 2026 roster
What we know:
The Wings announced the 14 players they will carry on their roster to begin the 2026 season. The players are:
Paige Bueckers, guardAlysha Clark, forwardAzzi Fudd, guardAziah James, guardAwak Kuier, forwardDulcy Fankam Mendijadeu, forward-center (Developmental Player Pool)Arike Ogunbowale, guardJJ Quinerly, guardJessica Shepard, forwardMaddy Siegrist, forwardOdyssey Sims, guardAlanna Smith, forwardCostanza Verona, guard (Developmental Player Pool)Li Yueru, center
Bueckers and Fudd were the No. 1 overall picks in the 2025 and 2026 WNBA Draft, respectively. Bueckers is coming off a sensational rookie season where she was named WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Siegrist and Ogunbuwale are both multi-year starters for the Wings, while Yueru, Quinerly, and James were contributors to the 2025 squad.
AUSTIN, TX – MAY 03: Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers #5 dribbles up the court against the Las Vegas Aces during the game on May 03, 2026, at the Moody Center in Austin, TX. (Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The team signed Alysha Clark, a three-time WNBA champion, in the offseason. Dallas also brought in 2025 Co-Defensive Player of the Year Alanna Smith in free agency as well.
Odyssey Sims returns to Dallas after several previous stints with the franchise that drafted her No. 2 overall in 2014.
Verona and Mendijadeu can play up to 12 games with the Wings on their Developmental Player Pool contracts.
What’s next:
The Wings will open their 2026 season on the road against the Indiana Fever on Saturday, May 9 at 12 p.m. CT.
The team’s first home game will take place on Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. CT.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Dallas Wings.