WNBA 2021 Free Agency List and Tracker

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As of February 1, 2021, teams and players can finalize deals, sign contracts, and agree to offer sheets. Teams began negotiations with their reserved players as well as restricted and unrestricted free agents on January 15.

Free Agency Definitions

• • Core Players: The Core designation gives a team exclusive negotiating rights with the player. Players can receive a Core designation only three times in their career. In 2022, it will be two times in their careers.
  • Reserved players: Players with three or fewer years of service can receive Qualifying Offers to become Reserved Players. The player’s prior team has exclusive negotiating rights.

• Restricted Free Agents: Players with four years of service can receive Qualifying Offers to become Restricted Free Agents. Restricted free agency gives the player’s prior team the right to sign the player by matching a contract offer from another team (Right of First Refusal). If the player signs an Offer Sheet with another team, the player’s prior team has four days from the date it receives the Offer Sheet to determine whether it wishes to match. If the offer is matched, the player will remain with her prior team. If the offer is not matched within the four-day period, the player will be under contract with the offering team.
• Unrestricted Free Agents: Players with fewer than five years of service who do not receive Qualifying Offers become unrestricted free agents. An unrestricted free agent is free to sign with any team provided that she is not designated as a Core Player by her prior team.
  Expired Contract/Team Maintains Exclusive Negotiating Rights
• Expired Contract/Team Maintains Exclusive Negotiating Rights: Teams maintain exclusive negotiating rights in 2021 for these players who opted out or otherwise did not participate for the final season of their contract.  Players with expired contracts are free to negotiate contracts with their own team but they may not negotiate with any other WNBA teams.

Core Players

• Nneka Ogwumike (LAS) – Re-signs with the Los Angeles Sparks
• Liz Cambage (LVA) – Jan. 13 Qualifying offer extended
• Natasha Howard (SEA) – Jan. 13 Qualifying offer extended

Reserved Players

• Jaylyn Agnew (ATL) – Jan. 2 Qualifying offer extended
• Alexis Prince (CHI) – Jan. 13 Qualifying offer extended
• Marianna Tolo (LAS) – Jan. 6 Qualifying offer extended
• Anna Cruz (MIN) – Jan. 3 Qualifying offer extended
• Temi Fagbenle (MIN)- Jan. 3 Qualifying offer extended
• Paris Kea (NYL) – Jan. 2 Qualifying offer extended
• Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (NYL) – Jan. 2 Qualifying offer extended, sitting out 2021 season to focus on Olympic training with Canada
• Joyner Holmes (NYL) – Jan. 2 Qualifying offer extended
• Angel Robinson (PHO) – Jan. 6 Qualifying offer extended
• Sonja Petrovic (PHO) – Jan. 6 Qualifying offer extended
• Marta Xargay (PHO)

Restricted Free Agents

• Kaela Davis (ATL) – Jan. 2 Qualifying offer extended, re-signed with Atlanta
• Blake Dietrick (ATL) – Jan. 2 Qualifying offer extended
• Brionna Jones (CON) – Jan. 5 Qualifying offer extended
• Allisha Gray (DAL) – Re-signed with Dallas, multi-year contract
• Brittney Sykes (LAS) – Re-signed with Los Angeles
• Erica McCall (MIN) – Jan. 13 Qualifying offer extended
• Nia Coffey (PHO) – Signed with the Los Angeles Sparks
• Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (PHO) – Signed with Atlanta Dream
• Sami Whitcomb (SEA) – Jan. 5 Qualifying offer extended

Unrestricted Free Agents

• Glory Johnson (ATL)
• Betnijah Laney (ATL) –Signed with New York Liberty
• Sydney Colson (CHI)
• Cheyenne Parker (CHI) – Signed with Atlanta Dream
• Jamierra Faulkner (CHI)
• Essence Carson (CON)
• Jasmine Thomas (CON) – Re-signs with multi-year contract
• Theresa Plaisance (CON)
• Alyssa Thomas (CON) – Re-signs with multi-year contract
• Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (CON)
• Bria Holmes (CON) – Signed with Los Angeles
• Kamiah Smalls (IND)
• Candice Dupree (IND)
• Jantel Lavender (IND) – Signed a multi-year deal with Indiana
• Natalie Achonwa (IND) – Signed with Minnesota Lynx
• Erica Wheeler (IND) – Signed with Los Angeles Sparks
• Reshanda Gray (LAS)
• Candace Parker (LAS) – Signed with Chicago
• Seimone Augustus (LAS) – Re-signed with Los Angeles Sparks
• Riquna Williams (LAS)
• Chelsea Gray (LAS) – Signed with Las Vegas
• Cierra Burdick (LVA)
• Danielle Robinson (LVA) – Signs multi-year contract with Indiana Fever
• Carolyn Swords (LVA)
• Sugar Rodgers (LVA)
• Kayla McBride (LVA) – Signed with Minnesota Lynx
• Shenise Johnson (MIN)
• Kayla Alexander (MIN)
• Amanda Zahui B (NYL)
• Alisia Jenkins (PHO)
• Diana Taurasi (PHO) – Re-signs with multi-year contract
• Kia Vaughn (PHO)
• Jessica Breland (PHO) – Signed with Indiana
• Sue Bird (SEA) – Re-signed with Seattle Storm
• Epiphanny Prince (SEA) – Re-signed with Seattle Storm
• Alysha Clark (SEA) – Signed with Washington Mystics
• Alaina Coates (WAS)
• Tina Charles (WAS)
• Tianna Hawkins (WAS)
• Emma Meesseman (WAS)
• Aerial Powers (WAS) – To sign with Minnesota Lynx

Contract Extension

• Dearica Hamby (LVA) – Inked deal to extend contract through 2022

Expired Contract/Team Maintains Exclusive Negotiating Rights

• Renee Montgomery (ATL)
• Mengran Sun (ATL)
• Imani McGee-Stafford (DAL)
• Bernadett Hatar (IND)
• Clarissa Dos Santos (LVA)
• Alina Iagupova (LAS)
• Chiney Ogwumike (LAS) – Resigned with Los Angeles
• Kelsey Griffin (MIN)
• Maya Moore (MIN)
• Cecilia Zandalasini (MIN)
• Rebecca Allen (NYL)
• Olcay Çakir (NYL)
• Stephanie Talbot (NYL)
• Yvonne Turner (PHO) – Acquired by the Atlanta Dream in a trade for a 2022 WNBA Draft third-round pick
• Ramu Tokashiki (SEA)
• Natasha Cloud (WAS)
• Lee Seul Kang (WAS)
• LaToya Sanders (WAS)