The three most questionable (or worse) decisions WNBA teams made this offseason

*I am very vocal about what we need and what I want. I’d like to be here for my career, but if things don’t pan out, obviously I might have to move in a different direction and do what’s best for me. But while I am here, I’m going to try to stay open-minded about what I have here and maximize that as much as I can.* So sure, she had to go, but for not a single promising player in return? All you can get back for one of the best rebounders in the WNBA and a superstar athlete is a pair of first-round picks from a likely playoff team in the Atlanta Dream? That’s unacceptable. The repercussions from this move will be felt for years to come.

The Storm losing most of their starting lineup

The last time the Seattle Storm played basketball, they lost 74-73 to the Las Vegas Aces in the opening round of the playoffs. The entire starting lineup they had in Game 3 is now gone, except for Ezi Magbegor. Nneka Ogwumike returned to the Sparks, Sklar Diggins joined the Sky, Gabby Williams signed a multi-year deal with the Golden State Valkyries and Brittney Sykes is a Toronto Tempo. That’s way too much change to create a successful environment in Seattle. They still have Magbegor, who signed a three-year deal that totals $3.75 million. The Storm also have a top prospect in Dominique Malonga and just drafted Awa Fam with the No. 3 pick before trading for Flau’Jae Johnson—so the future is bright. However, don’t expect many wins this season. It’s fine that Seattle is going into a rebuild, but letting everyone walk and not setting up a smooth transition seems like a rough way to go from a playoff team to a lottery-bound team. We’ll see how it plays out, but with the Portland Fire also setting up shop in the Pacific Northwest, ideally, the Storm should be rolling out a better squad as they fight to keep attention in that region of the country. By making such a drastic change, they have opened themselves up to losing some of that market. Time will tell if these moves are as bad as they currently seem. My guess is that these will be the moves WNBA fans talk about all season long, but for the wrong reasons. However, Sparks, Sky and Storm fans, defend your team’s decisions and point out the mistakes made by other organizations. Or, share you sense of despair.