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The most surprising one to me is Raisa Musina, who never made it into camp. I think somebody here thought she could be the #1 pick. She ended up being the #21 pick to PHX and never made into camp for some reason.

Speaking of the #21 pick, PHX traded Cayla George to the Sun for the #21 pick. Both Cayla George and the #21 pick ended up getting waived. Unlucky #21.

Leticia Romero got cut by the Sun. Not a huge surprise. They have a lot of guards.
 
bballnut90 said:
She's done better than AZB, but I don't think that's saying much of anything. We'll see how KML does this year, I wouldn't be surprised if she is improved.
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Yeah, things are relative. K needs to step up soon or she'll have a 5-year career. I think the new coach will help. I still think her shooting touch is as good as any, despite her WNBA shooting stats.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
I see that Taya Reimer was cut recently. That was a surprise.

Don't see any updates on roster cuts, though the season is about to start. Lots of players to be waived.

Feel free to add names as they come up.
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Wow. That is a surprise. Taya could be an impact type player given the right team and coach. Decent size, Pretty strong on the low block area, and excellent passer.
 
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The newest cuts have been updated.
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The most surprising one to me is Raisa Musina, who never made it into camp. I think somebody here thought she could be the #1 pick. She ended up being the #21 pick to PHX and never made into camp for some reason.

Speaking of the #21 pick, PHX traded Cayla George to the Sun for the #21 pick. Both Cayla George and the #21 pick ended up getting waived. Unlucky #21.

Leticia Romero got cut by the Sun. Not a huge surprise. They have a lot of guards.
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Isn't Raisa Musina the amazing post player who helped clobber UConn during their pre-season overseas trip last summer? I'd be willing to bet that she didn't think the WNBA was worth her time, or that she wanted to recover or train or something, instead of playing for little real cash in the U.S.

Guessing that there's a story there, and that it has nothing to do with ability. Maybe another Sandrine Gruda who just didn't want to decamp to a summer league in the States?
 
JellyBean said:
Wow. That is a surprise. Taya could be an impact type player given the right team and coach. Decent size, Pretty strong on the low block area, and excellent passer.
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She only started 13 of the 31 games she played in for a 19-14 Michigan State team and averaged 8.8 points and 4.4 rebounds. For all her talent (and I was among her biggest cheerleaders in her time at ND), she was a mediocre player on a mediocre team last year.
 
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Shades said:
The newest cuts have been updated.
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The most surprising one to me is Raisa Musina, who never made it into camp. I think somebody here thought she could be the #1 pick. She ended up being the #21 pick to PHX and never made into camp for some reason.
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Nope!
CocoHusky said:
Been saying this for a while now, these WNBA mocks are sleeping on both Russians.
Maria Vadeeva should be among the top five picks and Raisa Musina should be somewhere in the first round.
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Why are you surprised that a player that never made it to camp got waived?
 
Dallas' roster is down to 12. Chong and Stevens made the cut.

I just looked at the final list of cuts for today. I predicted that there would be some notable names on the waiver list today, I was right.

Aces head coach "Trader Bill" Laimbeer must be a seer. He signed Shoni Schimmel this past Tuesday (May 15) after she was waived by the Liberty, and kept her. She made the cut. I like her, I'm glad she's back in the W. :D
 
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Sparks made there final cuts, looks like karlie didn’t make it, but it’s weird because sparks only have 11 players, they have a open roster spot right? I wonder what they are doing with it.
 
Jlong231 said:
Sparks made there final cuts, looks like karlie didn’t make it, but it’s weird because sparks only have 11 players, they have a open roster spot right? I wonder what they are doing with it.
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Some teams just choose to carry 11.
 
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Jlong231 said:
Sparks made there final cuts, looks like karlie didn’t make it, but it’s weird because sparks only have 11 players, they have a open roster spot right? I wonder what they are doing with it.
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Their twitter page also has Vadeeva as making the cut, but the WNBA website indicates the Sparks waived her
 
Hayven said:
Their twitter page also has Vadeeva as making the cut, but the WNBA website indicates the Sparks waived her
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That’s weird and it also has lavender as temporily suspended, do you think it’s because both her and Vadeeva are still over seas? But I don’t remember them doing that when lavender was over seas last season
 
Jlong231 said:
That’s weird and it also has lavender as temporily suspended, do you think it’s because both her and Vadeeva are still over seas? But I don’t remember them doing that when lavender was over seas last season
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Yes, Lavender's suspension is because she is overseas. The Turkish finals are going until at least the 21st. So right there you have Vandersloot, Lavender, McBride, Kia Vaughn, and Kelsey Plum that will miss time due to overseas commitments.
 
Orangutan said:
Yes, Lavender's suspension is because she is overseas. The Turkish finals are going until at least the 21st. So right there you have Vandersloot, Lavender, McBride, Kia Vaughn, and Kelsey Plum that will miss time due to overseas commitments.
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Yea I just noticed that, so I figured this was the reason, because they are still overseas, but the WNBA page still has vadeeva as waived
 
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My understanding that the Sparks it is a Salary cap thing. I am guessing a few weeks down the road they can add a player on a "pro rated" contract basis, but it is only a guess.
 
Ugh this cap and only 12 person roster is killing sooo many opportunities for great players. If we had 14 spots per team and at least two more teams it would help sooo much.

Allen and Russell cut from Liberty. I did not expect that. Russell more than Allen. Also, really wanted Karlie or Shakayla to make the spark's roster.
 
Karlie Samuelson waived by LA. Allen, Gray, and Russell waived by the Liberty.

Russell, 6'6", top HS pick, five years at Tenn, can't make a roster? This is a tough league. Maybe another team will pick her up.
 
ocoandasoc said:
Karlie Samuelson waived by LA. Allen, Gray, and Russell waived by the Liberty.

Russell, 6'6", top HS pick, five years at Tenn, can't make a roster? This is a tough league. Maybe another team will pick her up.
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I’m really not surprised Russell didn’t make the cut. She may have been a #1 player out of high school, you still have to have a coach that can develop your game. She did not
 
JellyBean said:
Wow. That is a surprise. Taya could be an impact type player given the right team and coach. Decent size, Pretty strong on the low block area, and excellent passer.
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I thought had the tools to be another Natalie Achonwa after a strong finish to her sophomore year, but she declined as her time went on. As another poster mentioned, she had a poor year on a team that made it to the WNIT. I never saw her as a strong passer either. She'd sometimes try to make nifty passes but usually they'd end up as turnovers. She had a negative A/TO ratio and averaged about 1 assist per game this year. I doubt we'll ever see her in the league to be honest.
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
Wow! Morgan William, the kid who sank the shot and UConn a year ago, gut cut by Las Vegas!!

I won't gloat....
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5-2 point guard without a great jump shot. Seems like a great kid and her heroics will not soon be forgotten, but no surprise there.
 
I'm not shocked Morgan was cut. I am a little surprised Mercedes Russell was cut but she may latch on to another team at some point in the future.

17 Alums in the WNBA is impressive.
 
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