The WNBA began their free agency period with a bang this past weekend headlined by a blockbuster three-team trade featuring two U.S. Olympians.

The busiest time of the WNBA offseason is upon us as free agents meet with their prospective teams leading up to Feb. 1, when they can sign contracts. The prospects of a new collective bargaining agreement will influence this season’s free agency,

Thomas’ fiancée DeWanna Bonner becomes an option, as the six-time All-Star won two titles in Phoenix. The Mercury can try to get some guard depth from the likes of Tiffany Hayes, Natisha Hiedeman and other veterans. Regardless, it seems as though Phoenix will still be top-heavy, and that lack of depth has caused it to fizzle in recent seasons.

Jewell Loyd got the trade she wanted as she's leaving the Storm for the Aces. We breakdown the winners and losers of one of the biggest trades in WNBA history.

A massive three-team WNBA trade is reportedly sending Seattle's Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas, while the Aces' Kelsey Plum is headed to LA.

The Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Los Angeles Sparks are involved in a blockbuster trade that involves All-Stars Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Plum.

In a stunning WNBA trade that has set the league on fire, Kelsey Plum is heading to the Los Angeles Sparks while Jewell Loyd is making her way to the reigning champions, the Las Vegas Aces. This massive roster shake-up comes after Loyd’s request for a trade following allegations of harassment within the Seattle Storm organization.

Drafted by the Sky in 2011, Vandersloot won a championship with the team in 2021 but spent the past two seasons with the Liberty and helped them win their first WNBA title in 2024. She is a five-time All-Star and five-time All-WNBA pick but took a reduced role with New York, coming off the bench during the teams' championship run.

Ben Pickman, Sabreena Merchant and Chantel Jennings cast their votes this week to assemble The Athletic ’s midseason All-America team: (Stats are through Jan. 29. Players are listed according to the number of votes received.) Key stats: 21.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 3.0 blk, 64.2 FG%

WNBA free agency has opened. Brittney Griner, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Alyssa Thomas and Courtney Vandersloot are on the move.

Kelsey Plum lands with the Sparks, Kelsey Mitchell re-signs, Brittney Griner joins the Dream, and every other big move of the WNBA offseason.

Yahoo Sports' women's basketball writer Cassandra Negley has you covered with all of the top free agents, salary cap and max salary rules, and everything else you need to know heading into WNBA ...