2026 WNBA Free Agency Tracker: All Top 50 Signings

2026 WNBA offseason, free agency tracker: Where every top 50 free agent landed

Follow the latest deals with the biggest free agency period in WNBA history underway

By Jack Maloney

May 4, 2026 at 1:24 pm ET • 3 min read

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The 2026 WNBA regular season is almost upon us and now that Natasha Cloud has signed with the Chicago Sky, free agency is all but wrapped up. There had been a lot of questions about why Cloud, a three-time All-Defensive honoree, was still unsigned so late into camp, but she has now found a home with the Sky, who had an extremely busy offseason.

The New York Liberty re-signed their superstar trio of Breanna Stewart , Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones  after establishing themselves as early winners in free agency by signing All-Star forward Satou Sabally to a deal. New York had a disappointing first-round exit last season, but will be one of the most talented teams in the league this season.

The Indiana Fever and Aliyah Boston agreed to a contract extension through the 2029 season. This deal -- $6.3 million over four years, per ESPN -- was made possible by a new CBA provision (the Exceptional Performance on Initial Contract provision) that helps All-WNBA players on rookie contracts sign max deals earlier.

Elsewhere, Napheesa Collier re-signed with the Minnesota Lynx on a one-year, $1.4 million supermax, while  A'ja Wilson  signed what was briefly the largest contract in league history, a three-year, $5 million supermax contract to go back to the Las Vegas Aces .

The reigning champions also re-signed  Jackie Young ,  Chelsea Gray  and  Jewell Loyd  this offseason and took a chance on Chennedy Carter , who has gone unsigned in two of the last three seasons.

Kelsey Plum , meanwhile, is headed back to the Los Angeles Sparks , but with a twist: she's taking a one-year deal significantly below the supermax to give her team "financial flexibility," according to ESPN . Her sacrifice will help the Sparks sign 10-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike , who officially rejoined the team after a two-year sojourn in Seattle.

Another former Storm player, Skylar Diggins , signed with the Chicago Sky , who also signed Azurá Stevens and DiJonai Carrington , and traded for Rickea Jackson and Jacy Sheldon . On the flip side, though, the Sky traded Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream for two first-round picks.

The Lynx and Dallas Wings were also busy. Notably, 2025 co-Defensive Player of the Year Alanna Smith and Jessica Shepard left the Lynx to sign with the Wings. Between the expansion draft and free agency, the Lynx have lost six rotation players, though they have re-signed Courtney Williams and Kayla McBride .

Other notable deals include:

- Kelsey Mitchell re-signing with the Indiana Fever - Gabby Williams signing with the Golden State Valkyries - Alyssa Thomas (per ESPN) and Kahleah Copper re-signing with the Phoenix Mercury - Allisha Gray , Rhye Howard and Brionna Jones re-signing with the Dream - The Mystics matching the three-year max offer sheet the Tempo gave Shakira Austin

With a new CBA agreed to by players and the league, this was the biggest free agency class in league history. Aside from Kalani Brown and Lexie Brown , every single player not on a rookie scale contract was a free agent.

2026 WNBA salaries

Year Minimum salary Average salary Supermax salary

2025

$66,079

$120,000

$249,244

2026

$270K -- $300K (based on years of service)

$583,000

$1.4 million

We'll be keeping track of the most notable moves right here during 2026 WNBA free agency. Below is our free-agent tracker for the top 50 players in the class.

2026 WNBA free agency tracker

Rank Player POS Last Team New Team Status 1

A'ja Wilson (29)

C Agreed to three-year, $5 million contract with Aces 2

Napheesa Collier (29)

F Re-signed with Lynx on a one-year supermax 3

Breanna Stewart (31)

F Re-signed with Liberty on multi-year max contract 4

Alyssa Thomas (34)

F Re-signed with Mercury 5

Jackie Young (28)

G Re-signed with Aces 6

Sabrina Ionescu (28)

G Re-signed with Liberty on multi-year max contract 7

Jonquel Jones (32)

C Re-signed with Liberty 8

Allisha Gray (31)

G Re-signed with Dream 9

Nneka Ogwumike (35)

F Signed with Sparks 10

Kelsey Mitchell (30)

G Re-signed with Fever 11

Kelsey Plum (31)

G Re-signed with Sparks 12

Satou Sabally (28)

F Signed deal with Liberty 13

Rhyne Howard (26)

G Re-signed with Dream 14

Kahleah Copper (31)

G Re-signed with Mercury 15

Skylar Diggins (35)

G Signed with Sky 16

Gabby Williams (29)

F Signed with Valkyries 17

Kayla McBride (33)

G Re-signed with Lynx 18

Courtney Williams (31)

G Re-signed with Lynx 19

Ezi Magbegor (26)

F Re-signed with Storm 20

Chelsea Gray (33)

G Re-signed with Aces 21

Brionna Jones (30)

F Re-signed with Dream 22

Veronica Burton (25)

G Re-signed with Valkyries 23

Alanna Smith (29)

F Signed with Wings 24

Arike Ogunbowale (29)

G Re-signed with Wings 25

Dearica Hamby (32)

F Re-signed with Sparks 26

Shakira Austin (25)

F Re-signed with Mystics 27

Azurá Stevens (30)

C Signed with Sky 28

Emma Meesseman (32)

F Unrestricted free agent 29

Ariel Atkins (29)

G Traded to the Sparks for Rickea Jackson 30

Natasha Cloud (34)

G Signed with Sky 31

Brittney Sykes (32)

G Signed with Tempo 32

Naz Hillmon (26)

F Re-signed with Dream 33

Jewell Loyd (32)

G Re-signing with Aces (per ESPN ) 34

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (32)

G Re-signed with Liberty 35

Jordin Canada (30)

G Re-signed with Dream 36

Bridget Carleton (28)

F Signed with Fire 37

Marina Mabrey (29)

G Signed with Tempo 38

Kayla Thornton (33)

F Re-signed with Valkyries 39

DiJonai Carrington (28)

G Signed with Sky 40

Maria Kliundikova (27)

C Will not come to WNBA 41

Tiffany Hayes (36)

G Re-signed on one-year deal 42

Natisha Hiedeman (29)

G Signed with Storm 43

Sophie Cunningham (29)

G Re-signed with Fever 44

Brittney Griner (35)

C Signed with Sun 45

Lexie Hull (26)

G Re-signed with Fever 46

Marine Johannes (31)

G Agreed to training camp deal with Liberty 47

Natasha Howard (34)

F Signing with Lynx 48

NaLyssa Smith (25)

F Re-signed with Aces 49

Jessica Shepard (29)

F Signed with Wings 50

Erica Wheeler (35)

G Signed with Sparks

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_Originally reported by [CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/2026-wnba-free-agency-tracker/)._