Angel Reese, Brittney Griner, and Sabrina Ionescu headline the list of Unrivaled players who won’t be participating in the 1-on-1 tournament.

Players are finding the balance of using the games for conditioning while not overextending themselves before the WNBA season begins in May.

FIBA 3×3 historically has led to players’ improving in isolation and pick-and-rolls. For instance, Jackie Young ’s 2021 Olympics experience helped transform her ballhandling, and Hailey Van Lith has become a dramatically better pick-and-roll player after the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Young, a three-time WNBA All-Star and Las Vegas Aces guard, has yet to make her Unrivaled debut due to a knee injury. Thomas, a perennial MVP candidate who has spent her 11-year W

As future WNBA facilities are built, they should follow the blueprint Unrivaled created. It’s the best endorsement the league could give players, saying something they have been painstakingly waiting to hear: We see you, we hear you and we value you.

Satou Sabally was all over the court. The leading scorer for Unrivaled’s Phantom BC drained a 3-pointer at the top of the key at Wayfair Arena in Miami, dove for a loose ball a couple possessions later,