Carleton is also the ‘prototype’ for Unrivaled, the league’s GM, Clare Duwelius, tells The IX Sports
Vanja Cernivec
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How the Portland Fire is reshaping the WNBA expansion team experience — on purpose
Gustafson: ‘This organization … they believe in me’
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Frieda Bühner’s career in the WNBA was inevitable
‘A lot of people doubted her, like she won’t be athletic enough for the W … and [now], here we go’
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Carla Leite is reinventing herself with the Portland Fire
Vanloo: ‘She’s a bucket. She can do anything she wants’
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Sights and sounds from the Portland Fire’s return
The team is back after an extended absence for two decades
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Portland Fire lands ‘generational talent’ Iyana Martín Carrión, Frieda Bühner and Serah Williams in 2026 WNBA Draft
The 20-year-old joins Frieda Bühner and Serah Williams as the team’s first WNBA draft picks
Posted inPortland Fire
Portland Fire take first step in building first roster
The Portland Fire select unrestricted free agent Bridget Carleton with their first pick in the WNBA expansion draft as the team builds its inaugural roster
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Valkyries lose Carla Leite in 2026 WNBA expansion draft
Leite heads to the Portland Fire with their second pick in the long-awaited expansion draft.
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The Portland Fire have their coach — now the waiting begins
Černivec: ‘Alex [Sarama] represents the next generation of coaching’
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Portland general manager Vanja Černivec leaps into the Fire
Černivec: ‘I’m incredibly excited to join this passionate team that doesn’t shy away from big, big, goals’
