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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.
 
Taya Reiner is an above average player. But she is not going to take a place on a WBNA roster where players have made a career of playing against players above their weight.
 
Look at all those players waived. Would make a pretty descent team if you took the best 12 of them. May not win a championship but could be competitive. There needs to be more teams in the W.
 
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2 days before the May 17 roster deadline. Very tough and painful decisions being made. Most of the players being cut now have value at this level now, or the potential to be good in the near future.

The music is about to stop and there's only 144 chairs for around 165 players. :oops:
 
psconn said:
2 days before the May 17 roster deadline. Very tough and painful decisions being made. Most of the players being cut now have value at this level now, or the potential to be good in the near future.

The music is about to stop and there's only 144 chairs for around 165 players. :oops:
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I expected more cuts by now. But the WNBA lists none since the 13th. Yes, if they cut you on the last day, you have no way of latching on, unless some time later, an injury opens up a spot. In the NFL, it is often the case that a team that knows it probably can't keep a talented player will cut him earlier in order to give him a chance to latch on with another team.

This WNBA situation looks pretty brutal.
 
As long as players are still away, or the teams are under the max, there really is no reason to cut anyone until deadline day. At a minimum it gives teams more bodies to practice with and still give some rest to those in need.
 
Alex Prince and Emma Cannon cut from Phoenix. So Phoenix and Dallas both have rosters down to 12.
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
I expected more cuts by now. But the WNBA lists none since the 13th.
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They haven’t been updating the list.
Here are some more cuts since the 13th:
Evelyn Akhator - Dallas
Ruth Hamblin - Dallas
AJ Alix - DC
Asia Taylor - DC
Camille Zimmerman - MIN
Emma Cannon - PHX
Alexis Prince - PHX


Bunch more to come!
 
Shades said:
They haven’t been updating the list.
Here are some more cuts since the 13th:
Evelyn Akhator - Dallas
Ruth Hamblin - Dallas
AJ Alix - DC
Asia Taylor - DC
Camille Zimmerman - MIN
Emma Cannon - PHX
Alexis Prince - PHX


Bunch more to come!
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Thanks, Shades. Whoa, Hamblin wasn't playing badly in Dallas...tough, tough competition.
ND's only rookie, Kat Westbeld, will undoubtedly be a cut of the LA Sparks but she's still hanging tough getting good experience under Coach Alger. Could help her get a slot overseas, crossing fingers. Everyone needs a good, techinically sound, smart glue player!
 
Speaking of players being "cut" each year, I did some research and looked at the WNBA draft class of 2013. This class included notables Brittany Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins. That was 5 seasons ago. Of the 36 players that were drafted, only 13 are still active.
1st round = 9 still active
2nd rd = 3
3rd rd = 1

With the influx of new talent coming into the league each year, rosters are turning over faster than ever.
As of today 5/15/18 - 2 first round players from last year's draft are no longer active. Evelyn Akhator (3rd over all by Dallas) and Tori Jankoska (9th over all by Chicago).
 
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Scoop said:
Speaking of players being "cut" each year, I did some research and looked at the WNBA draft class of 2013. This class included notables Brittany Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins. That was 5 seasons ago. Of the 36 players that were drafted, only 13 are still active.
1st round = 9 still active
2nd rd = 3
3rd rd = 1

With the influx of new talent coming into the league each year, rosters are turning over faster than ever.
As of today 5/15/18 - 2 first round players from last year's draft are no longer active. Evelyn Akhator (3rd over all by Dallas) and Tori Jankoska (9th over all by Chicago).
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Tori .... now known as Victoria ... was rockin' it in Poland this winter:

Basket 90 Gdynia pewnie pokonał Widzew Łódź. Victoria Jankoska trafiła siedem razy za 3 pkt
 
Shades said:
They haven’t been updating the list.
Here are some more cuts since the 13th:
Evelyn Akhator - Dallas
Ruth Hamblin - Dallas
AJ Alix - DC
Asia Taylor - DC
Camille Zimmerman - MIN
Emma Cannon - PHX
Alexis Prince - PHX


Bunch more to come!
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Not listed on the "transactions" page of the WNBA. Not really keeping us up to date, are they?!
 
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I was very sad when Natalie Butler was cut from Dallas. I was really rooting for her. I guess with Elizabeth Cambage back, Dallas couldn't use Natalie and Azura both.
 
Indiana waived Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga (her sister-in-law is still active), Alexis Peterson, and Bashaara Graves today.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
Not listed on the "transactions" page of the WNBA. Not really keeping us up to date, are they?!
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What a waste of a pick with Akhator at 3. Had many better options available and now she’s out of the league after 1 year.
 
I am still shocked at the number people who "are surprised by the cuts", I mean does everyone realize there are only 12 teams in the WNBA? That's a paltry 144 slots available in the league. You must be an ELITE PLAYER to consistently make the teams. Rookies and journeymen will have hard times trying to make any of the teams with the new blood coming into the league.
 
Dillon77 said:
Thanks, Shades. Whoa, Hamblin wasn't playing badly in Dallas...tough, tough competition.
ND's only rookie, Kat Westbeld, will undoubtedly be a cut of the LA Sparks but she's still hanging tough getting good experience under Coach Alger. Could help her get a slot overseas, crossing fingers. Everyone needs a good, techinically sound, smart glue player!
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Ooops. Couple hours later and the axe fell on Kat Westbeld and Brooke McCarty in Los Angeles. Kat should hop a plane back to South Bend and be able to join graduation ceremonies this weekend. If she wants to try to pursue a pro career and look for an overseas opportunity, this extended tryout could help.

No news is good news for Karlie Samuelson and the Sparks.
 
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They updated the Transactions page. Lots of new names on there.
 
Shorty Dee said:
I was very sad when Natalie Butler was cut from Dallas. I was really rooting for her. I guess with Elizabeth Cambage back, Dallas couldn't use Natalie and Azura both.
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They also kept second year player Breanna Lewis and Plaisance.
 
Dillon77 said:
Ooops. Couple hours later and the axe fell on Kat Westbeld and Brooke McCarty in Los Angeles. Kat should hop a plane back to South Bend and be able to join graduation ceremonies this weekend. If she wants to try to pursue a pro career and look for an overseas opportunity, this extended tryout could help.

No news is good news for Karlie Samuelson and the Sparks.
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Well karlie is at the sparks media day today, I don’t know if that means anything, considering cuts have to be made by Thursday what would be the point of her at media day if she didn’t make the team right?
 
Jlong231 said:
Well karlie is at the sparks media day today, I don’t know if that means anything, considering cuts have to be made by Thursday what would be the point of her at media day if she didn’t make the team right?
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Doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Some teams hold media day early and in that case all the camp players are involved.

I have the Sparks at 17, which means they have at least 5 cuts left, depending on their cap situation.
 
Sparks will not have Lav back in time for first game if her team goes to the third game in Turkish finals. Reisengerova (spelling?) is not coming over and Dabovic has not been playing, could be injured. Vadeeva still needs a visa.
 
Shades said:
They also kept second year player Breanna Lewis and Plaisance.
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I'm still a little confused by Plaisance being on the roster. She tore her ACL in October. I really like her game, but I can't imagine she'll be contributing an awful lot7-8 months out from reconstructive surgery.

Lewis looks like she had a good season overseas.
 
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