Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 women's basketball league founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, has put together its first group of teams. The league held an unconventional draft where players were divided into pods and distributed among the six teams in a way that the league felt would make things most competitive.
The teams were revealed in a video posted on YouTube where the league's first group of coaches—Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy, Adam Harrington, DJ Sackmann, Nola Henry and Andrew Wade—watched as the teams were revealed and commented on the selections. Once the initial rosters were revealed the coaches were given a half hour to discuss them and made a few changes.
After the teams were set and all the coaches agreed they would be happy to helm any of the six teams they were assigned to their teams.
True to the league's mission statement, it was innovative, fresh and accessible to fans.
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Teresa Weatherspoon will coach Team Vinyl, Nola Henry will coach Team Rose, Phil Handy will coach Team Mist, DJ Sackmann will coach the Lunar Owls, Adam Harrington will coach the Phantom and Andrew Wade will coach Team Laces.
What are the Unrivaled basketball team rosters?
Mist Roster
Lunar Owls Roster
Phantom Roster
Team Rose Roster
Vinyl Roster
Laces Roster
What are the Unrivaled "wild card" spots?
The league still has two open roster spots that will be filled before the season begins. Unrivaled president Alex Bazzell has said the league is holding a spot for Caitlin Clark who has had talks with the league, but has also expressed a strong interest in golfing during her WNBA offseason.
Three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson has also had discussions with the league and seems like the most likely name to fill one of the wild cards. Sabrina Ionescu, who just won the WNBA championship with Stewart and Vandersloot is also not involved at this moment. Ionescu is currently recovering from an torn UCL suffered during the WNBA Finals.
The inaugural season begins on January 17th in Miami and runs for eight weeks.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Unrivaled Rosters Revealed for First Season of New Women's League.
