Final WNBA rosters

[Orangutan]

Teams are starting to finalize rosters. Thought I'd start a thread here to track final rosters and final cuts to get down to those rosters.

 

[Orangutan]

Lynx roster is thus:

Guards:
G - Seimone Augustus
G - Lexie Brown
G - Danielle Robinson
G - Odyssey Sims

Forwards:
F - Karima Christmas-Kelly
F - Napheesa Collier
F - Damiras Dantas
F - Jessica Shepard
F - Stephanie Talbot
F - Shao Ting

Centers:
C - Alaina Coates
C - Sylvia Fowles

Suspended list - Temi Fagbenle - C

May be resigned later this season - Cecilia Zandalasini - F

Out indefinitely (concussion) - Rebekkah Brunson - F

 

[Striper69]

I like Shao Ting. I was hoping she'd make the team last year. The crowd really liked as well. Pheesa should compete for ROY with this lineup.

 

[Shades]

I’d like to point out a few things.

There’s a couple different kinds of suspension, and it’s important to make the distinction.

“Temporary suspension” means the player’s salary is discontinued until they join the team later in the season. The player’s entire salary is used in the team salary cap calculations. This designation applies to Temi Fagbenle.

“Full season suspension” means the player doesn’t get paid and their salary doesn’t get applied to the team salary cap. This designation applies to Maya Moore.

Rebekkah Brunson is unsigned and is under no obligation to sign with the Lynx nor are they obligated to her.

There are teams that still have a day to make needed player cuts, some of which may be desirable to other teams, and Indiana has first choice. So it may be a little premature to name final rosters.

 

[Orangutan]

I’d like to point out a few things.

There’s a couple different kinds of suspension, and it’s important to make the distinction.

“Temporary suspension” means the player’s salary is discontinued until they join the team later in the season. The player’s entire salary is used in the team salary cap calculations. This designation applies to Temi Fagbenle.

“Full season suspension” means the player doesn’t get paid and their salary doesn’t get applied to the team salary cap. This designation applies to Maya Moore.

Rebekkah Brunson is unsigned and is under no obligation to sign with the Lynx nor are they obligated to her.

There are teams that still have a day to make needed player cuts, some of which may be desirable to other teams, and Indiana has first choice. So it may be a little premature to name final rosters.

Thanks for the clarifications.

I almost tagged you to make sure I got all the Lynx details right.

I did know that Brunson is unsigned but since Reeve says she is in contact with Brunson and wants her back if she's healthy, I doubt she goes anywhere else.

I guess "final" is a misnomer because these could change based on waiver claims as you point out. But I can always just make another post if they do

 

[Orangutan]

 

[Orangutan]

Maite Cazorla beat out Blake Dietrick for the last roster spot in Atlanta. Dream roster looks really solid.

 

[Orangutan]

Natisha Hiedeman is the last cut for the Sun. Bria Holmes and Bridget Carleton survive the bubble.

 

[psconn]

I was at both preseason games at Mohegan and I am very surprised by this. I thought Natisha's quickness and defensive effort would win her the spot.

Best of luck to Bridget. The Sun will need 1-12 contributing in order to improve over last season.

 

[Orangutan]

As I expected, Chloe Jackson beats Linnae Harper and Hind Ben Abdelkader for the backup PG spot.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

The Mystics start the season with Kiara Leslie out for 3-4 months. Aerial Powers is out 3-4 weeks. Delle Donne will miss the first game of the season with a knee injury.

Ariel Atkins	G	5-8	167	JULY 30, 1996	1	TEXAS
9	Natasha Cloud	G	5-9	160	FEBRUARY 22, 1992	4	ST. JOSEPH'S (PA)
11	Elena Delle Donne	F-G	6-5	187	SEPTEMBER 5, 1989	6	DELAWARE/USA
21	Tianna Hawkins	F	6-3	186	MARCH 2, 1991	5	MARYLAND/USA
2	Myisha Hines-Allen	F	6-1	200	MAY 30, 1996	1	LOUISVILLE
5	Kiara Leslie	G	6-0	175	DECEMBER 6, 1995	R
33	Emma Meesseman	F	6-4	191	MAY 13, 1993	5	BELGIUM
6	Kim Mestdagh	G	5-10		MARCH 12, 1990	R	COLORADO STATE
1	Shey Peddy	G	5-8	147	OCTOBER 28, 1988	R	TEMPLE
23	Aerial Powers	F	5-9	159	JANUARY 17, 1994	3	MICHIGAN STATE
30	LaToya Sanders	F-C	6-2	170	SEPTEMBER 11, 1986	6	NORTH CAROLINA/USA
20	Kristi Toliver	G	5-7	130	JANUARY 27, 1987	10	MARYLAND/USA
32	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

 

[Orangutan]

The Mystics start the season with Kiara Leslie out for 3-4 months. Aerial Powers is out 3-4 weeks. Delle Donne will miss the first game of the season with a knee injury.

My understanding is that the Mystics still have to cut 1. Maybe Peddy?

 

[Waquoit]

Maybe Peddy?

At first glance I though this said Mani Pedi.

 

[Orangutan]

Peddy was, in fact, Washington's last cut.

 

[triaddukefan]

Looks like some of those Mystics plays lost height

 

[Orangutan]

 

[TerpWomenFan]

My understanding is that the Mystics still have to cut 1. Maybe Peddy?

Maybe Kiara Leslie doesn't count towards their 12 player roster. I see Brianna Stewart isn't counted on Seattle's roster.

 

[psconn]

Natisha Hiedeman is the last cut for the Sun. Bria Holmes and Bridget Carleton survive the bubble.

I don't think Holmes was EVER near the bubble.

 

[Orangutan]

I don't think Holmes was EVER near the bubble.

Perhaps not. These charts come from Ben Dull's twitter and he is a pretty keen observer, so just going off the "fringe" designation on the chart.

Based on the reactions I've read, it does sound like people thought it was between Hiedeman and Carleton for the last spot.

 

[triaddukefan]

So with cutting Hiedeman.... the Sun pretty much just gave Lexie Brown to Minnesota

 

[Orangutan]

Veteran Leilani Mitchell was the Mercury's last cut.
They didn't have the cap space to cut just 1 rookie. It was either cut 2 rookies or 1 more expensive vet. They opted to cut Mitchell and keep all 4 rookies.

 

[triaddukefan]

@CamrnCrz1974 @j66kicker Somebody... anybody.... please give Bonner a few steaks.... soulvakis.... bowls of mac and cheese.... something.... anything

 

[Bigboote]

Maite Cazorla beat out Blake Dietrick for the last roster spot in Atlanta. Dream roster looks really solid.

So it looks like Izzie Harrison got the nod over Gustafson. I assume someone here will know: Where was Izzie last year? Was she hurt? IIRC, she was out one year at Tennessee with an ACL, did she tear it again, or tear the other one?

 

[Orangutan]

 

[Orangutan]

Sparks roster. Final cuts - Karlie Samuelson, Ashley Walker

 

[Reypl21]

Sparks roster. Final cuts - Karlie Samuelson, Ashley Walker

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Loving that Marina Mabrey made the final cut. I thought that her and Samuelson we're fighting for a spot. Samuelson is a one dimensional three point shooter, while Mabrey provides that and playmaking capability.

 

[emjay]

I was at both preseason games at Mohegan and I am very surprised by this. I thought Natisha's quickness and defensive effort would win her the spot.

Best of luck to Bridget. The Sun will need 1-12 contributing in order to improve over last season.

It did seem like Hiedeman had a good training camp. I wonder if the Sun wanted more height. They already have three players who can run the point in Thomas, Clarendon and Banham. I guess Carleton plays the 2/3?

I wonder if they would cut her for anyone else who’s been cut, if teams like Indiana pass on them... Kennedy Burke had a good game against the Sun in preseason.

 

[Orangutan]

 

[emjay]

So with cutting Hiedeman.... the Sun pretty much just gave Lexie Brown to Minnesota

It does seem clear that the Sun should have chosen Kia Nurse at #9 last year. It is really too bad that Brown didn’t work out. She seemed unhappy on her social media about her limited minutes last season and perhaps just wanted out, rather than giving it another go in year 2. Miller mentioned in one interview that they planned to trade her on draft night, and the Hiedeman trade is what they arrived at.

 

[MSUFan2003]

I'm glad Anriel Howard made the cut. I didn't know which way that would go.