2026 WNBA offseason winners, losers include the Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm
USA TODAY Sports breaks down the winners and losers of the truncated WNBA offseason. The Dallas Wings sorted through it well. The Seattle Storm struggled.
The 2026 WNBA offseason has been a sprint. After the WNBA and WNBPA reached a new CBA in March following months of negotiations, the offseason was condensed into a weeks-long period that featured an expansion draft , college draft , free agency and training camp in April. The fast-paced offseason presented some unique challenges for each team's front office, with Phoenix Mercury general manager Nick U'Ren summing it up with a this thought: "Few other leagues have gone through what this league just went through in terms of doing everything in a 3-4 week period.
" Some teams were able to thrive in the chaos. The Las Vegas Aces (A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray) and New York Liberty (Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones) kept their cores in tact, while the Liberty took it a step further with the addition of three-time All-Star Satou Sabally. The same can't be said about some rosters that were decimated in free agency, like the Seattle Storm.
USA TODAY Sports breaks down the winners and losers of the truncated offseason. Winners Dallas Wings The Dallas Wings finished 10-34 last season, tied for last place in the WNBA standings with the Chicago Sky, despite a sensational Rookie of the Year campaign from No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers .
The Wings used its 2026 No. 1 pick to select UConn's Azzi Fudd to improve the team's perimeter shooting after finishing second-to-last in 3-point percentage (30. 4) last year.
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