WNBA Roster Trimmed in 2025: Tracking the Most Notable Team Exits, From Bree Hall to Harmoni Turner originally appeared on Sports news. Add The Sporting News as Favorite source by clicking here.
The WNBA regular season begins May 16. She always seems to surprise fans since the women’s NCAA tournament ends about two weeks before the WNBA draft, which is a month before the start of the regular season.
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No other sport moves so quickly from the draft to the regular season, and teams are forced to make quick roster decisions. The WNBA also added an expansion team this year in the Valkyries. With another team in the mix, we could see a lot of roster shuffling as players are sidelined and moved around the league at the start of the regular season.
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Which WNBA players failed to qualify for 2025? The Sporting News details the rookies on the opening day rosters, as well as the players who fell through just before the season began on May 14.
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What does it mean to be renounced?
Every WNBA roster must be reduced before the start of the regular season on May 16. Teams are allowed to carry a maximum of 12 players and a minimum of 11.
To do this, teams must remove players from their roster, which means submitting players to the waiver process.
When a player is waived, the team removes her from the roster and places her on the waiver wire. Within 48 hours, other teams can claim a player’s contract. If multiple teams submit a claim, the league will award the contract to the team with the highest waiver priority. This is similar to what the NFL does.
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If no team claims the player, then the player is considered cleared and becomes an unrestricted free agent. She will then be able to negotiate and sign a new contract with any team.
WNBA players waived ahead of 2025 season, by team
Here is a complete list of players ruled out ahead of the 2025 regular season.
This section will be updated.
Dream of Atlanta
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Shaynna Sellers (had signed with Atlanta after being released by Golden State)
