WNBA free agency 2026: Tracking every move as it happens
WNBA free agency gets started with the tampering period on Wednesday, April 8. Noa Dalzell updates us with all the notable signings and trades.
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(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images The WNBA season is right around the corner, and free agency is finally here. The free agency negotiation period starts on Wednesday, April 8th, and teams can begin signing free agents to new contracts on Saturday, April 11. Before this, qualifying offers and core player designations were sent out on April 6th and 7th.
Reserved players are players who are out of contract with three years of service or fewer. If they receive a Reserved qualifying offer, those players are subject to that team’s exclusive negotiating rights. If the club declines to offer the player a contract, they become unrestricted free agents.
Restricted free agents are players with at least four years of service whose contract has expired, and who receive a qualifying offer from their previous team. Those players can negotiate with other teams, but their original team can match any offer. A Core Designation is the WNBA’s version of a franchise tag.
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