The rosters for the second season of Unrivaled are set. The three-on-three league, on Wednesday, drafted its eight clubs for the 2026 season that will tip off on Jan. 5.
Unrivaled debuted in 2025 with six teams of six players but expanded to eight clubs for its second season. There will be more than 20 new players in 2026. Unrivaled now has nearly 30 players signed to multi-year deals through the 2027 season.
With so much changeover in the player pool, the league overhauled its rosters heading into 2026. Prior to the draft, the 48 players were divided into six groups, and every club was required to select one player from each group. Playoff teams from 2025 were able to keep two players, while non-playoff teams retained one. The players who were protected, and thus exempt from the draft, were: Napheesa Collier (Lunar Owls), Kahleah Copper (Rose) Skylar Diggins (Lunar Owls), Chelsea Gray (Rose), Dearica Hamby (Vinyl), Rhyne Howard (Vinyl), Satou Sabally (Phantom), Breanna Stewart (Mist), Alyssa Thomas (Laces) and Jackie Young (Laces).
The two new clubs Breeze and Hive had the first and second picks, respectively, in the draft.
2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers headlines Breeze, which will be coached by former Seattle Storm coach Noelle Quinn. Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, a first-team all-WNBA selection in 2025, will lead Hive under head coach Rena Wakama.
Breeze is the youngest team in the field, with five of six players coming off their first or second pro seasons, including Bueckers, Dominique Malonga, and Cameron Brink. Hive is almost entirely newbies, as rookies Sonia Citron and Saniya Rivers are joining Mitchell; only Natisha Hiedeman is returning to Unrivaled after being a relief player in 2025.
Defending champions Rose returns four of its six players from 2025 (Chelsea Gray, Copper, Azurá Stevens and Lexie Hull) under head coach Nola Henry. Angel Reese is not playing in the league in 2026, and Brittney Sykes was picked up by the Laces.
The full rosters are listed below. Unrivaled will also have a developmental pool of six players (Laeticia Amihere, Emily Engstler, Makayla Timpson, Aziaha James, Haley Jones and Hailey Van Lith) in 2026 who can fill in as replacement players when the eight clubs have injuries or absences.
Breeze:1. Paige Bueckers2. Rickea Jackson3. Dominique Malonga4. Aari McDonald5. Kate Martin6. Cameron Brink
Hive:1. Kelsey Mitchell2. Sonia Citron3. Ezi Magbegor4. Natisha Hiedeman5. Saniya Rivers6. Monique Billings
Laces:1. Jackie Young2. Brittney Sykes3. Alyssa Thomas4. Jordin Canada5. Maddy Siegrist6. Naz Hillmon
Lunar Owls:1. Skylar Diggins2. Marina Mabrey3. Napheesa Collier4. Rachel Banham5. Rebecca Allen6. Aaliyah Edwards
Mist:1. Allisha Gray2. Breanna Stewart3. Alanna Smith4. Veronica Burton5. Arike Ogunbowale6. Li Yueru
Phantom:1. Kelsey Plum2. Satou Sabally3. Aliyah Boston4. Dana Evans5. Natasha Cloud6. Kiki Iriafen
Rose:1. Chelsea Gray2. Kahleah Copper3. Azurá Stevens4. Sug Sutton5. Lexie Hull6. Shakira Austin
Vinyl:1. Courtney Williams2. Rhyne Howard3. Dearica Hamby4. Erica Wheeler5. Rae Burrell6. Brittney Griner
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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