As the WNBA prepares for 2026 season tipoff, teams across the league are laser-focused on honing their 12-player opening day rosters.
Chicago signed veteran guard Natasha Cloud to a reported one-year, $555,000 deal. The move quelled one of the offseason’s biggest question marks.
"Natasha is one of the best passers and defenders in our league," Chicago GM Jeff Pagliocca said in a statement. "She fits in with the other proven winners on our roster."
The roster shuffle required waiving second-year guard Hailey Van Lith. The Sky later parted ways with fellow 2025 picks Maddy Westbeld and Aicha Coulibaly.
While final lineups aren’t due until Thursday evening, the truncated offseason has teams scrambling to shore up rosters — while facing tough calls in the process.
Dallas already whittled its squad down to the requisite 12, waiving six players including veteran guard Lindsay Allen and young talents Grace Berger and Rayah Marshall.
"Their free agency was really good," Indiana head coach Stephanie White said of the Wings. "They’re going to have a different team. Jose is an outstanding coach."
