2025 WNBA free agency tracker: Breanna Stewart remains unsigned, Diana Taurasi's future a mystery

Free agency has slowed down but some marquee names are still on the board

The 2025 WNBA free agency period has finally slowed to a crawl, though some big names remain on the board, namely New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, who is expected to re-sign in Brooklyn to lead the team's quest to repeat as champions. Another to keep an eye on is Chennedy Carter, who became an unrestricted free agent when the Chicago Sky declined to extend a qualifying offer. In addition, we await news on the futures of former MVPs Diana Taurasi and Elena Delle Donne. 

So far, the biggest move of the winter was a four-team mega-deal involving the Phoenix Mercury, Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings.

• The Mercury received: Satou Sabally, Alyssa Thomas, Kalani Brown, Sevgi Uzun
• The Sun received: Natasha Cloud, Jacy Sheldon, Rebecca Allen, No. 8 pick in 2025 WNBA Draft
• The Fever received: Sophie Cunningham, Jaelyn Brown, No. 19 pick in 2025 WNBA Draft
• The Wings received: DiJonai Carrington, Tyasha Harris, NaLyssa Smith, rights to Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, No. 12 pick in 2025 WNBA Draft, right to swap second-round picks with Sun in 2026, right to swap third-round picks with Fever in 2027 

Elsewhere, the Dream have agreed to deals with Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones, while Kelsey Mitchell has re-signed with the Fever, who also agreed to deals with DeWanna Bonner and Natasha Howard. 

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Earlier in the offseason, the Aces, Seattle Storm and Los Angeles Sparks agreed to a blockbuster deal that sent Jewell Loyd and the No. 13 overall pick in the 2025 draft to the Aces, Kelsey Plum, the No. 9 pick and a second-round pick in 2026 to the Sparks and the No. 2 pick, a 2026 first-round pick and Li Yueru to the Storm. 

Here are the key dates to know for free agency:

• Jan. 11-20: Teams can make qualifying offers and "Core" player designations
• Jan. 21: Teams can begin negotiating with free agents, but no deals can be signed
• Feb. 1: Players can officially sign contracts and offer sheets

Here are the various types of free agents to know:

• Unrestricted free agent: Can talk to and sign with any team
• Restricted free agent: Can talk to and sign with any team, but their previous team has the right to match any offer they receive
• Reserved free agent: Players who hit free agency with fewer than three years of service. Their previous team has exclusive negotiating rights as long as they extend a qualifying offer
• Suspended -- contract expired: In rare cases, players' contracts will expire while they are suspended. Per the collective bargaining agreement, these players are found to be "withholding services." In practice, these players are treated like reserved free agents, though their previous team does not need to extend a qualifying offer

Ahead of all the action, here is a look at this year's free agent class:

Core players

Player	Prior team	New team	Position	Status
Kelsey Mitchell	Indiana Fever	Indiana Fever	Guard	Signed
Kelsey Plum	Las Vegas Aces	Los Angeles Sparks	Guard	Signed
Satou Sabally	Dallas Wings	Phoenix Mercury	Forward	Signed
Breanna Stewart	New York Liberty		Forward	Cored
Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	Phoenix Mercury	Forward	Signed
Gabby Williams	Seattle Storm	Seattle Storm	Forward	Signed

Unrestricted free agents

Player	Prior team	New team	Position	Status
Amy Atwell	Phoenix Mercury		Guard	Unsigned
Marieme Badiane	N/A	Minnesota Lynx	Center	Signed
Morgan Bertsch	Dallas Wings		Forward	Unsigned
Monique Billings	Golden State Valkyries	Golden State Valkyries	Forward	Signed
DeWanna Bonner	Connecticut Sun	Indiana Fever	Forward	Signed
Jakia Brown-Turner	Washington Mystics		Guard	Unsigned
Kennedy Burke	New York Liberty	New York Liberty	Forward	Signed
Emma Cannon	Las Vegas Aces	Los Angeles Sparks	Forward	Signed training camp contract
Chennedy Carter	Chicago Sky		Guard	Unsigned
Jessika Carter	Las Vegas Aces		Center	Unsigned
Tina Charles	Atlanta Dream	Connecticut Sun	Center	Signed
Alysha Clark	Las Vegas Aces	Seattle Storm	Forward	Signed
Sydney Colson	Las Vegas Aces	Indiana Fever	Guard	Signed
Crystal Dangerfield	Los Angeles Sparks		Guard	Unsigned
Kaela Davis	Chicago Sky		Forward	Unsigned
Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics		Forward	Unsigned
Diamond DeShields	Chicago Sky	Connecticut Sun	Guard	Signed
Liz Dixon	Phoenix Mercury		Forward	Unsigned
Queen Egbo	Las Vegas Aces	Las Vegas Aces	Center	Signed training camp contract
Olivia Epoupa	Minnesota Lynx		Guard	Unsigned
Dyaisha Fair	Las Vegas Aces		Guard	Unsigned
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu	Seattle Storm		Forward	Unsigned
Kysre Gondrezick	Chicago Sky		Guard	Unsigned
Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	Atlanta Dream	Center	Signed
Isabelle Harrison	Chicago Sky		Forward	Unsigned
Tiffany Hayes	Las Vegas Aces	Golden State Valkyries	Guard	Signed
Destanni Henderson	Atlanta Dream		Guard	Unsigned
Natisha Hiedeman	Minnesota Lynx	Minnesota Lynx	Guard	Signed
Myisha Hines-Allen	Minnesota Lynx	Dallas Wings	Forward	Signed
Joyner Holmes	Seattle Storm	Dallas Wings	Forward	Signed training camp contract
Natasha Howard	Dallas Wings	Indiana Fever	Forward	Signed
Brionna Jones	Connecticut Sun	Atlanta Dream	Forward	Signed
Ezinne Kalu	Atlanta Dream		Guard	Unsigned
Li Meng	Washington Mystics		Guard	Unsigned
Tiffany Mitchell	Connecticut Sun	Las Vegas Aces	Guard	Signed
Astou Ndour-Fall	Connecticut Sun		Center	Unsigned
Kia Nurse	Los Angeles Sparks	Chicago Sky	Guard	Signed
Nneka Ogwumike	Seattle Storm	Seattle Storm	Forward	Signed
Charisma Osborne	Phoenix Mercury		Guard	Unsigned
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus	Atlanta Dream	Las Vegas Aces	Forward	Signed training camp contract
Aerial Powers	Atlanta Dream		Guard	Unsigned
DiDi Richards	Washington Mystics		Guard	Unsigned
Mercedes Russell	Seattle Storm	Los Angeles Sparks	Center	Signed
Katie Lou Samuelson	Indiana Fever	Seattle Storm	Forward	Signed
Odyssey Sims	Los Angeles Sparks	Los Angeles Sparks	Guard	Signed
Taylor Soule	Minnesota Lynx	Washington Mystics	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury		Guard	Unsigned
Brianna Turner	Chicago Sky	Indiana Fever	Forward	Signed
Courtney Vandersloot	New York Liberty	Chicago Sky	Guard	Signed
Victoria Vivians	Seattle Storm		Guard	Unsigned
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	Washington Mystics	Atlanta Dream	Guard	Signed
Erica Wheeler	Indiana Fever	Seattle Storm	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Sami Whitcomb	Seattle Storm	Phoenix Mercury	Guard	Signed
Kiana Williams	Seattle Storm		Guard	Unsigned

Restricted free agents

Player	Prior team	New team	Position	Status
DiJonai Carrington	Connecticut Sun	Dallas Wings	Guard	Signed
Dana Evans	Chicago Sky	Las Vegas Aces	Guard	Signed
Temi Fagbenle	Golden State Valkyries		Forward	Qualifying offer extended
Aari McDonald	Los Angeles Sparks		Guard	Qualifying offer extended
Michaela Onyenwere	Chicago Sky	Chicago Sky	Forward	Signed

Reserved players

Player	Prior team	New team	Position	Status
Caitlin Bickle	Connecticut Sun		Forward	Qualifying offer extended
Jaelyn Brown	Dallas Wings	Indiana Fever	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Veronica Burton	Golden State Valkyries	Golden State Valkyries	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Maya Caldwell	Atlanta Dream	Atlanta Dream	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Lorela Cubaj	Atlanta Dream		Forward	Qualifying offer extended
Ivana Dojkic	New York Liberty		Guard	Qualifying offer extended
Emily Engstler	Washington Mystics	Washington Mystics	Forward	Signed training camp contract
Rebekah Gardner	New York Liberty	New York Liberty	Forward	Signed training camp contract
Bernadett Hatar	Washington Mystics		Center	Qualifying offer extended
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan	Phoenix Mercury	Dallas Wings	Forward	Signed training camp contract
Marine Johannes	New York Liberty		Guard	Qualifying offer extended
Li Yueru	Los Angeles Sparks	Seattle Storm	Center	Qualifying offer extended
Natasha Mack	Phoenix Mercury	Phoenix Mercury	Center	Signed training camp contract
Nikolina Milic	Connecticut Sun		Forward	Qualifying offer extended
Jaylyn Sherrod	New York Liberty	New York Liberty	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Sug Sutton	Washington Mystics	Washington Mystics	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Celeste Taylor	Phoenix Mercury	Phoenix Mercury	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Sevgi Uzun	Dallas Wings	Phoenix Mercury	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Julie Vanloo	Golden State Valkyries	Golden State Valkyries	Guard	Signed training camp contract
Cecilia Zandalasini	Golden State Valkyries		Forward	Qualifying offer extended

Suspended -- contract expired

Player	Prior team	New team	Position	Status
Maria Conde	Golden State Valkyries		Forward	Unsigned
Han Xu	New York Liberty		Center	Unsigned
Awak Kuier	Dallas Wings		Forward	Unsigned
Jessica Shepard	Minnesota Lynx		Forward	Unsigned
Iliana Rupert	Golden State Valkyries		Center	Unsigned