The WNBA faces a busy offseason, as Napheesa Collier, Kelsey Mitchell, and Jackie Young lead a star-studded 2027 free agency class ready to hit the market.
Anticipating the 2026 CBA, many players signed one-year deals while betting that league-wide improvements would boost their 2027 outcomes.
March’s CBA ratification raised the salary cap from $1.5 million to $7 million, with WNBPA ED Terri Carmichael Jackson calling it “a new era led by players who know their power and chose to use it.”
Collier tops the free agency list after returning from ankle surgery to shoot a career-best 44.4% from deep despite No. 1 Minnesota’s first-round playoff exit.
Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell — fresh off a career-high 24.7 points — vowed to “be selfish” in her decision, while Las Vegas’s Jackie Young posted career highs in scoring and assists.
Fellow 2027 free agents like Phoenix’s Kelsey Plum, LA’s Rae Burrell, and New York’s Pauline Astier round out the JWS power rankings, though restricted and reserved tags could limit deals.
