Upshot League Has The Potential To Be WNBA's G League
The WNBA‘s 2026 season began last Friday, May 8. However, there is another league that’s been gearing up for its own Friday debut. The Upshot League will tip off beginning May 15. Here’s everything you need to know about this new venture in women’s basketball.
The Upshot League is a professional women’s basketball organization led by former WNBA commissioner Donna Orender. The teams will include former NCAA players and recent WNBA draft picks who have yet to play in the W itself.
Upshot is starting out with four teams: Charlotte Crown, Greensboro Groove, Jacksonville Waves, and Savannah Steel. Each team will have 11 players on its roster, giving 44 women a chance to play professional basketball.
In the 2025 WNBA Draft, the Golden State Valkyries selected guard Shyanne Sellers in the second round. However, she never got the chance to play for them due to injury and was later waived. After being signed and waived by the Atlanta Dream, Sellers inked a training camp contract with the Dallas Wings last month. She didn’t make the final roster, but she now has the chance to turn pro with the Wave.
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