Welcome back to free agency! Now that teams are allowed to begin talks with this year’s class of free agents, we at The Next are bringing you fun, original, informative resources, continuing with our third-annual free agency predictions. Thirteen of our reporters, analysts and contributors submitted their thoughts on how 2024 WNBA free agency might play out. We looked at recent markets, team cap sheets and league trends to help set some expectations for impending offseason moves across the league. Where will Elena Delle Donne end up? What does Skylar Diggins-Smith’s market look like? Read on to find out!
Listed below are the top 28 free agents, sorted by total projected contract value. Their average contract projections and team predictions are visible. A visual breakdown of our predictions can be seen by clicking “See more detail.” There, you can find a graph of our responses for contract length and a histogram to show the distribution of average annual values (AAV, i.e. salaries). Age and position information is included by relevance to the 2024 WNBA season (ex. how old and which position the player will be for most of the season).
Please note that news has broken since our staff was surveyed. Relevant additional information, such as Andraya Carter’s report of Jordin Canada pursuing a sign-and-trade, is noted below.
Also note: There are 112 charts and graphs in this article — it will take slightly longer than usual to load! It is recommended that you hit “Show less detail” when done with a given player. To our email subscribers, click through to see all the fancy charts and graphs!
1. Nneka Ogwumike, big, 33 years old
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2. Breanna Stewart, big wing, 29 years old
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3. Jonquel Jones, center, 30 years old
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4. Satou Sabally, big wing, 26 years old
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5. Brionna Jones, center, 28 years old
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6. Skylar Diggins-Smith, point guard, 33 years old
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7. Natasha Cloud, point guard, 32 years old
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8. Jordin Canada, point guard, 28 years old
ESPN’s Andraya Carter reported Canada is being cored by Los Angeles in order to arrange a sign-and-trade.
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9. Alanna Smith, big, 27 years old
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10. Rebecca Allen, combo forward, 31 years old
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11. Diamond DeShields, wing, 29 years old
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12. Brittney Griner, center, 33 years old
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13. DeWanna Bonner, big wing, 36 years old
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14. Elena Delle Donne, big wing, 34 years old
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15. Gabby Williams, wing, 27 years old
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16. Courtney Williams, combo guard, 30 years old
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17. Aerial Powers, off-ball guard, 30 years old
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18. Nia Coffey, combo forward, 29 years old
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19. Katie Lou Samuelson, combo forward, 27 years old
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20. Monqiue Billings, big, 28 years old
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21. Danielle Robinson, point guard, 35 years old
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22. Stefanie Dolson, center, 32 years old
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23. Candace Parker, big, 38 years old
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24. Kiah Stokes, center, 31 years old
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25. Megan Gustafson, center, 27 years old
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26. Lindsay Allen, point guard, 29 years old
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27. Bridget Carleton, off-ball guard, 27 years old
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28. AD, off-ball guard, 27 years old
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