WNBA free agency winners and losers: Liberty and Wings make big moves, Lynx and Mercury in flux
Who won and lost a frenetic first weekend of free agency.
WNBA free agency winners and losers: Liberty and Wings make big moves, Lynx and Mercury in flux originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The first weekend of WNBA free agency has seen plenty of player movement.
On the eve of the 2026 WNBA Draft, some teams already plan to look toward the incoming rookie class for answers to their questions. But with the league's salary cap exploding to $7 million per team, there is more room to maneuver than ever as existing contenders fortify and others try to break through into the league's elite. Here are some winners -- and some losers -- as the first weekend of WNBA free agency draws to a close.
WNBA free agency winners & losers 2026 Winner: Dallas Wings (and Azzi Fudd) The Wings shocked the WNBA on Saturday by signing Defensive Player of the Year Alanna Smith to a three-year max contract. Smith joins former Minnesota Lynx teammate Jessica Shepard in Texas as part of a refurbished frontcourt; Dallas, one of the WNBA's worst defensive teams a year ago, should be much improved on that end in 2026. We'll just leave this here: 1 of 8 players in WNBA history to record at least 80 blocks in a single season.
2nd overall in combined steals and blocks for the 2025 season. pic. twitter.
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