Offseason leagues are stocking up, as Wings rookie Azzi Fudd announced she’ll join Project B while Storm first-year Flau’Jae Johnson signed a multiyear deal with Unrivaled.
No. 1 draft pick Fudd follows Nneka Ogwumike, Alyssa Thomas, Jonquel Jones, and other WNBA vets to Project B, as the six-team international league prepares to launch a Formula 1-style circuit tour this winter.
“Basketball has always been global to me,” Fudd said. “Project B brings players and fans from everywhere together, and [I] can’t wait to get out there.”
Johnson became the second 2026 rookie to sign with Unrivaled, joining Minnesota’s Olivia Miles ahead of the 3×3 league’s third season.
Both standouts featured in last year’s Future is Unrivaled NIL program, alongside Washington’s Lauren Betts, LA’s Ta’Niya Latson, Toronto’s Kiki Rice, and Dallas’s Fudd.
“From signing one of the first NIL deals with Unrivaled to now joining the league as a player, it’s been incredible to see this journey come full circle,” Johnson said.
