After weeks of anticipation, social media buzz, and anticipation, Unmatched has launched its six membership rosters and accompanying head coaches. And, on November twentieth, maybe the largest participation query was answered, with ESPN’s Michael Voepel reporting that Clark is not going to take part within the new 3-on-3 skilled basketball league co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
Clark has beforehand insinuated that she wasn’t planning on taking part on quite a few events. Now, it’s formally confirmed that the rookie phenom will sit out, at the least this time round.
Nonetheless, though no WNBA participant impacts viewership like Clark, there are a ton of All-Stars and MVP-caliber gamers who’ve opted to take part. 14 gamers from the 2024 All-Star class alone will likely be headed to Miami for the January seventeenth tip-off, headlined by league rebounding chief Angel Reese, All-Star Sport MVP Arike Ogunbowale, and Olympic guards Kelsey Plum, Chelsea Grey, and Jackie Younger, amongst others.
Right here is the complete listing of taking part gamers, divided in response to their golf equipment:
Vinyl, coached by Teresa Weatherspoon
WNBA Gamers: Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings), Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream), Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever), Jordin Canada (Atlanta Dream), Rae Burrell (Los Angeles Sparks), Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks)
What Weatherspoon is saying about her squad: “The expertise that’s on Vinyl — it’s superb. It’s completely superb what every considered one of these younger girls can do — the flexibility and athleticism, it’s unreal what they will do.”
Laces, coached by Andrew Wade
WNBA Gamers: Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Kayla McBride (Minnesota Lynx), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Solar), Courtney Williams (Minnesota Lynx), Kate Martin (Las Vegas Aces), Stefanie Dolson (Washington Mystics)
What Wade is saying about his squad: “It helps a ton [to have players with 3-on-3 experience]. Not solely Stef, however Kelsey as effectively. From a 3-on-3 standpoint, a number of these things, schematically will likely be transferable.”
Mist, coached by Phil Helpful
WNBA Gamers: Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), DiJonai Carrington (Connecticut Solar), Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), Courtney Vandersloot (New York Liberty), Rickea Jackson (Los Angeles Sparks), Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics)
What Helpful is saying: “Imma lean on these girls rather a lot. Look, I’m a coach that believes in studying out of your athletes and the collaboration of simply, what have you ever all skilled? What do you see? What do you’re feeling?”
Phantom, coached by Adam Harrington
WNBA Gamers: Jackie Younger (Las Vegas Aces), Marina Mabrey (Connecticut Solar), Satou Sabally (Dallas Wings), Tiffany Hayes (Las Vegas Aces), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Wildcard
What Harrington is saying about his squad: “On the finish of the day, I imply, Jackie and Satou on the identical workforce — that’s a reasonably dynamic duo. So, I’m actually, actually enthusiastic about that. After which simply surrounding it, our squad — versatility, basketball IQ, that’s thrilling.”
Lunar Owls, coached by DJ Sackmann
WNBA Gamers: Skylar Diggins-Smith (Seattle Storm), Allisha Grey (Atlanta Dream), Natasha Cloud (Phoenix Mercury), Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx), Shakira Austin (Washington Mystics), Wildcard
What Sackmann is saying about his quad: “I’m very, very enthusiastic about this — we received extraordinarily versatile fast-paced [players]. Any participant off a defensive rebound can push the basketball up the ground and provoke the offense, which goes to be essential for this 3-on-3 surroundings. All excessive IQ gamers.”
Rose, coached by Nola Henry
WNBA Gamers: Chelsea Grey (Las Vegas Aces), Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Angel Reese (Chicago Sky), Brittney Sykes (Washington Mystics), Lexie Hull (Indiana Fever), Azura Stevens (Los Angeles Sparks)
What Henry is saying about her squad: “I’d think about myself a gamers coach, so I’m form of going to pour into them simply by way of simply letting them know that I’ve the final word belief and perception in them and their talents.”