{"id":376834,"date":"2025-12-30T00:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/376834\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T00:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:06:08","slug":"former-wnba-star-is-putting-up-ridiculous-numbers-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/376834\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WNBA star is putting up ridiculous numbers overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Chennedy Carter is again putting up ridiculous numbers playing in the Women\u2019s Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). Carter is leading the league in scoring, averaging 30.9 points per game while shooting 52.8% from two-point range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Alongside her dominant scoring display, Carter is tallying 6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game for the Shanghai Swordfish. This on-court success is nothing new; last year, she was named Player of the Year in the WCBA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The dynamic guard has been out of the WNBA since the 2024 season, when she led the Chicago Sky in scoring, averaging 17.5 points and 3.1 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But, she was not signed to a WNBA team this past season; instead, she played for the Mexican club Adelitas de Chihuahua, while spending the last few offseasons playing in China.<\/p>\n<p>Chennedy Carter\u2019s WNBA tenure was marred by off-court issues<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Before her season in Chicago, Carter played for the Atlanta Dream for two seasons after being drafted fourth overall in 2020. But that tenure ended abruptly; in 2021, she was suspended by the Dream for \u201cconduct detrimental to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">She then spent a season with the Los Angeles Sparks, but in 2022, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/sparks\/story\/2023-03-17\/los-angeles-sparks-waive-guard-chennedy-carter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times reported <\/a>that Carter was benched by the Sparks due to \u201cpoor conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Why Carter did not sign with a WNBA team ahead of the 2025 season is an open question; the Sky declined to extend her a qualifying offer despite her strong 2024 season,<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Several other WNBA players have stood out in China this season; Golden State Valkyries forward Temi Fagbenle is averaging 17.6 points and 8 rebounds per game, Dallas Wings forward Myisha Hines-Allen is averaging 17.9 points per game and 7.9 assists, and Seattle Storm forward Tiffany Mitchell is averaging 19.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Still Carter has stood above the pack with her consistent on-court play. Whether a return to the WNBA is in the future remains to be seen. But, she is just 27 and clearly talented enough to play in the WNBA. Carter continues to show what she\u2019s capable of \u2014 only she\u2019s doing so in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chennedy Carter is again putting up ridiculous numbers playing in the Women\u2019s Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). 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