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Unrivaled‘s second season is officially underway, but that doesn’t mean the league is done adding players to its roster. The league announced Wednesday that it has signed former WNBA guard Kiana Williams to its developmental pool, bringing the total number of players on that roster to seven.
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Williams joins an unrivaled player pool which includes Chicago Sky guard Hailey Van Lith, Dallas Wings guards Aziaha James and Haley Jones, Washington Mystics forward Emily Engstler, Golden State Valkyries forward Laeticia Amihere and Indiana Fever great Makayla Timpson. Unrivaled’s official roster currently stands at 48 players, but the 3v3 league also houses a development pool to draw on in the event of an injury.
Williams began the 2025 WNBA season with the Phoenix Mercury, but only played in 11 games, averaging 4.1 points in 9.7 minutes per game. Phoenix signed Williams to an unprotected contract on June 26 for $43,312, waived him in July to open up cap space and a roster spot, then offered him two more seven-day contracts. THE Mercury have officially re-signed Williams to a contract for the remainder of the season in August.
The 26-year-old initially joined the W when she was drafted with the 18th overall pick in 2021 by the Seattle Storm. She also had a stint with the Connecticut Sun in 2022 and a return to the Storm in 2024 before joining Phoenix. Before beginning her professional career, Williams was a star point guard at Stanford and helped the Trojans win the national title in 2021, which was played in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
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