WNBA 2025 roster tracker: Dream sign Shyanne Sellers, Aces waive Harmoni Turner

There is less than a week remaining until opening night in the WNBA, and teams have started to pare down their rosters. The biggest move thus far was the Golden State Valkyries waiving Shyanne Sellers, who had a big draft night slide into the second round. The former Maryland star has since signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Dream.  

Elsewhere, the Las Vegas Aces waived former Harvard star Harmoni Turner, while the Indiana Fever are down to 12 players after waiving second-round pick Bree Hall and third-round pick Yvonne Ejim. The Fever will likely only carry 11 players into the season due to salary cap concerns, so there is one more cut to be made in Indianapolis. 

Over the coming days, CBS Sports will keep you up to date with all of the roster moves around the league. Here’s a quick glossary on the different types of roster contracts:

• Protected veteran: These are veterans with a fully-guaranteed contract. Teams can only have a maximum of six players under such a contract. 
• Protected rookie: When a team picks up the fourth-year option on a rookie-scale contract, it becomes fully guaranteed. These contracts do not count toward the limit of protected veteran contracts. 
• Unprotected: These are players without a guaranteed contract. If they are waived, they are only owed the pro-rated salary for the time they were on the team. These contracts become guaranteed at the midpoint of the season. 
• Draftee: These are players who have just been drafted and signed their rookie scale contract. They do not count against the salary cap until the first day of the season if they remain on the roster. 
• Training camp: These are players who were invited to training camp on a non-standard contract that does not count against the salary cap until the first day of the season if they remain on the roster. In the event they make the team, the contract converts to a one-year, unprotected, minimum deal. 

The Dream didn’t have a first-round pick in the 2025 draft, but they may end up with two of the biggest steals. They selected Te-Hina Paopao at No. 18 overall, and have now signed Shyanne Sellers, who went one pick before Paopao at No. 17, but was waived by the Golden State Valkyries earlier in the preseason. It remains to be seen if either will make their final roster, but Paopao and Sellers were both highly productive college players at South Carolina and Maryland, respectively, and were projected first-round picks only a few months ago. 

First-round pick Ajša Sivka is notably absent from the training camp roster. Sky GM Jeff Pagliocca said after the draft that the team was having “ongoing conversations” with Sivka’s camp about whether she would play in the WNBA this season, and it’s clear she will not start the season with the team. It’s possible she could arrive later in the season after Eurobasket Women 2025, but it seems more likely that she will sit out until 2026. 

The Sky have cut their roster down to 12, and both Hailey Van Lith and Maddy Westbeld remain. The 2025 draft picks appear to have earned the final two roster spots. 

It’s rebuild time in Uncasville, and new coach Rachid Meziane will have his hands full trying to select the team’s final roster. Outside of a few veterans, this is a very young group, highlighted by first-round picks Aneesah Morrow and Saniya Rivers. Leïla Lacan, a highly-rated French guard who was the team’s first-round pick last year, has also arrived in the States, and will be a player to keep an eye on. 

The new-look Wings are one of the most exciting teams to watch as training camps begin. That is in large part due to No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers, who leads an interesting group of rookies. Aziaha James and JJ Quinerly remain on the roster, but No. 14 overall pick Madison Scott has been waived, which is a bit of a surprise. 

No. 5 overall pick Justė Jocytė was not included on the team’s training camp roster. She recently told Basket Europe she will arrive for the 2026 season.

In one of the biggest surprises thus far, the Valkyries waived former Maryland star Shyanne Sellers, who was projected to be a top-10 pick but fell into the middle of the second round. 

“She picked up everything we asked her to, did everything that we asked,” Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said. “It’s just that I have to choose the best 12 that are going to fit. Doesn’t mean it’s the most talented, it means it’s the best 12.”

The Fever have a lot of work to do to integrate all of their new pieces, but they appear to be pretty comfortable with where their roster is at. They only brought 15 players to camp, which was tied for the fewest of any team and are now down to 12 after waiving second-round pick Bree Hall and third-round pick Yvonne Ejim. Second-round pick Makayla Timpson is still in the running to make the final roster. 

The Aces’ roster looks a lot different than it did last season and this should be a fascinating camp in Vegas. How will Jewell Loyd acclimate to her new surroundings? And can the Aces find any reliable depth behind their stars? There will certainly be a chance for some players to earn a roster spot over the next few weeks. 

All-Star guard Kelsey Plum‘s arrival will be the major talking point in Sparks camp, especially considering that it seems like most of the roster spots are accounted for. Sarah Ashlee Barker, the team’s first-round pick, will also be a player to watch. The Sparks desperately need wing depth, and she could earn a rotation spot if she performs well in camp. 

No team invited more players to training camp than the Lynx, which is a bit surprising considering that their rotation appears to be set, but it’s hard to question Cheryl Reeve’s roster-building philosophy. Many expected No. 15 overall pick Anastasiia Olairi Kosu, a 20-year-old Russian forward, to be a draft-and-stash candidate, but she has arrived for camp and it will be interesting to see if she makes the team. 

Dorka Juhász will sit out of the 2025 season due to personal reasons, which is quietly a real loss for the Lynx, who do not have a ton of frontcourt depth. 

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton is a notable absence from the Liberty’s training camp roster. She underwent knee surgery in March and will miss the season. The Liberty’s camp will be more about building continuity with some of their new supporting cast members than any serious roster battles. 

The Mercury were wheeling and dealing all winter and have built an extremely top-heavy roster that boasts three All-WNBA caliber players and not much else. That 13 of the 19 players who began camp were on training camp contracts tells you all you need to know. 

The Storm entered training camp without Jordan Horston or Nika Mühl, who tore their ACLs during the offseason. Just a few days into camp, Katie Lou Samuelson, whom they signed during free agency to help their spacing, went down with a torn ACL as well. 

The Mystics have been hard hit by injuries early in camp. Most notably, No. 6 overall pick Georgia Amoore suffered an ACL injury and will be out indefinitely. That’s a major blow for her and the team as their rebuild gets underway. In addition, Aaliyah Edwards has a back contusion that will keep her out for the majority of camp and could put her status in doubt for opening night.