Another casualty of Hammer isn't she? She was his whipping girl the season before Mangakahia I think from memory? And then, Shyla was injured or away & she dropped 30+ after barely playing for the 1st half of the season?

Would be great to see her back in the league though, flat out baller!!

There's already the exact same thread in the same forum section.

FA is meant to start 10th May. I assume pending whatever upheaval is currently going on behind the scenes.

Melbourne Boomers gone sadly, what a joke of a competition when they had the highest attendance in the WNBL. I won't be attending any games since the WNBL is a mess. It needs new owners and restructure. I feel for the athletes playing in this league.
NZ women’s league will overrun the WNBL.

Shame Larry never really wanted to invest into the women’s game. British Basketball League does a good job involving the men’s and women’s teams. Look at the London Lions men’s and women’s, both successful. Men’s keep winning the British league plus made it to the semifinals of the EuroCup and only lost to Paris who were favourites all season. London women’s team won the EuroCup Women’s out of so many teams around Europe, massive achievement.

Larry does want to invest NBLTigers, BA don't want him to have control over basketball in Aus, so they continue to run the WNBL poorly. There's lots in the media right now about the owners looking to band together. The NZ league will never overrun the Aus league.

So are Boomers relocating to Geelong, or is it new 'franchise/owners group' using the Boomers license to start whole new team?

New ownership group

are you talking about the Geelong group Anon or do you mean for the whole league?

Larry has been wanting to take the reins of the WNBL for a long time. The sooner this happens, the better for all. Unbelievable it hasn't yet occurred.

I am hearing that Geelong has been granted a licence, free agency to start in June.

Thats good news.

Bendigo have resigned Casey Samuels for two years - why?

Good question.

Any news out of flyers for signings yet? Assume a few return after winning it last year. Surely Rocci and Cole are locked in. Imports you can never be sure of and then there is the goat. Will she play at all? Surely it's Flyers or bust.

WNBL teasing a big signing for a team to be announced soon- my daughter tells me it's Jacy Sheldon, based on the clue of a wing and the number 5 (nobody on the current Dallas Wings roster wears number 5, but Sheldon was the number 5 pick in the WNBA draft).

Sharp to Spain.
Hoycard returns to Lynx.

Townsville Roster coming together nicely.

Jacy Sheldon, Saffron Shiels, Alex Fowler, Courtney Woods, Alicia Froling, Lauren Cox and Lucy Cochrane

There is highly rated Aussie point guard coming as well.

Wow, Sheldon coming over to WNBL is a great get.

No confirmation of Whitcomb staying in Townsville?

Perth with Maley, Wilson and Atwell, if they get Whittle too they'll certainly have the best 3x3 team!

Why are there two "WNBL 24/25" threads?

Perth Lynx, seems likes a couples affair now?

Nyaduoth Lok to the Fire.

Townsville's roster is now complete and Sami Whitcomb isn't on it. I heard a rumor she's heading to Bendigo...

Geez, if the new ownership group at Perth aren't camping outside Sami's place to get her back to the Lynx then they've already failed. What's going on there?

Hopefully Adelaide get a couple of good Imports.
Been awful for awhile now, they need a good season...
Strong core with 6 signed.

I read or heard somewhere that Brianna Turner is coming back to Adelaide this season. Second import will surely be a PG?

Who are the 6 for Adelaide?
Talbot & Bourne are the only ones who are officially announced, it's likely that Borlase returns but would need to sign a new deal, Brazel is out with her ACL, and I’ve also heard Turner is likely to return. Mansfield has left for Townsville.
Everyone else on their roster last year wasn’t exactly any good.

As for Perth with Whitcomb, I don’t think there’s no room for her with an import PG, Wilson, Atwell & Maley already, and would you rather spend the same $$ on her or an Aari McDonald level import?