{"id":620937,"date":"2026-05-03T11:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620937\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:21:08","slug":"former-washington-wbb-star-waived-by-seattle-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620937\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Washington WBB star waived by Seattle Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

After signing a training camp deal<\/a> with the Seattle Storm, former Washington Huskies<\/a> star guard Elle Ladine was waived by the WNBA organization on Thursday ahead of the start of the regular season on Friday, May 8.<\/p>\n

Over the brief two-game preseason, Ladine played 11 minutes and posted a total of 4 points with a rebound and a steal in what was going to be an uphill battle for her to make the team after the Storm traded up in the WNBA draft to use the No. 8 overall pick on former LSU star guard Flau’jae Johnson.<\/p>\n

Now, as Ladine continues on the journey of her professional career, the fact that the Storm were willing to take a chance on the UW star in training camp could be a good sign after she got off to a slow start during her senior season with the Huskies<\/a> due to a lower-body injury, which forced her to miss a good portion of the non-conference slate.<\/p>\n

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After being named to the All-Big Ten Second Team following the 2024-25 season, where she averaged a career-high 17 points per game, she finished her four years on Montlake after averaging 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per contest, while her 166 three-pointers made placed her at No. 8 in school history.<\/p>\n

If Ladine is unable to catch on with a WNBA team by the start of the season, she could find herself playing overseas for her next home.<\/p>\n

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