The WNBA will maintain its first growth draft in 16 years on Dec. sixth when the Golden State Valkyries assemble their roster. Golden State can decide one participant from every staff and won’t be restricted by a wage cap, however they may have to be compliant with the cap by February.
Groups could have the power to guard six gamers on their rosters. The checklist will embody each participant a staff holds the rights to on the finish of the 2024 season.
The Valkyries could have the power to pick out one unrestricted free agent who has not been cored by their staff for two-plus seasons. The core rule permits WNBA groups to designate a participant as an integral a part of the staff basically revoking their unrestricted-free-agent standing and permitting the staff to solely negotiate a brand new contract with that participant.
The WNBA could have a two-team growth draft in 2025 earlier than Portland and Toronto joins the league in 2026.
The NBA will seemingly have an growth draft within the close to future. Sam Presti has lobbied for the league to change it is guidelines the place groups are allowed to guard extra gamers.
