2025 Archive: Australians in the WNBA

The 2025 WNBA season featured Australians across the league, including established Opals, rookie draft picks, training camp signings and mid-season roster moves.

Nine Australians were part of WNBA organisations during the 2025 season, while several others earned training camp opportunities or were selected in the WNBA Draft.

The season included major storylines such as Georgia Amoore suffering an ACL injury before her rookie debut, Chloe Bibby’s move to the Indiana Fever, and Stephanie Talbot rejoining New York under Australian head coach Sandy Brondello.

Below is the archived 2025 list of Australians connected to WNBA teams throughout the season.

This is a quick guide to Australians in the WNBA and where they will play.

1. ‍Rebecca Allen — Forward: Chicago Sky
   Signed by the New York Liberty as a free agent following the 2014 World Cup. Debut: 2015‍
2. Ezi Magbegor — Forward/Centre: Seattle Storm
   Selected round 1 (pick 12 overall) in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. Debut: 2020‍
3. Jade Melbourne — Guard: Washington Mystics
   Selected round 3 (pick 33 overall) in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. Debut: 2023‍
4. Alanna Smith — Power Forward: Minnesota Lynx
   Selected round 1 (pick 8 overall) in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Debut: 2019‍
5. Stephanie Talbot — Guard: New York Liberty
   Waived by the Golden State Valkyries after being an initial expansion draftee, she was signed by the New York Liberty and reunited with Aussie head coach Sandy Brondello. Selected round 3 (pick 33 overall) in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Debut: 2017‍
6. Sami Whitcomb — Shooting Guard: Phoenix Mercury
   Signed by the Seattle Storm as a free agent in February 2017. The WNBL 2024-25 MVP has signed with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025. Debut: 2017‍
7. Georgia Amoore — Guard: Washington Mystics
   ‍Georgia Amoore was drafted sixth by the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA Draft on April 15, 2025. Amoore is out indefinitely with an ACL injury and may miss the entire 2025 season
8. Chloe Bibby — Guard: Indiana Fever
   ‍Bibby signed with the expansion franchise Golden State on February 7, 2025. She was waived on Thursday, May 15, 2025. She re-signed on June 16, 2025, before being waived again. After winning a gold medal at the FIBA Asia Cup in July, she signed with the Indiana Fever.
9. Kristy Wallace — Guard:  Indiana Fever
   Selected round 2 (pick 16 overall) in the 2018 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream. Debut: 2022. Wallace said on February 25, 2025 that she would sit out the 2025 season, but the Fever have maintained her rights despite her contract being suspended.

Drafted but not playing in 2025.

1. Nyadiew Puoch — Forward: Atlanta Dream
   Drafted by the Atlanta Dream (pick 12 overall) in the WNBA Draft. ‍
2. Isobel Borlase — Forward: Atlanta Dream
   Drafted by the Atlanta Dream (pick 22 overall) in the WNBA Draft.

2025 WNBA Training Camp Waivers

Shaniece Swain — Guard: Los Angeles Sparks
‍Swain signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on February 6, 2025 after being drafted by the Southern California WNBA club in 2023. She was waived on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Amy Atwell — Guard: Phoenix Mercury
Atwell signed a training camp contract with the Mercury in February but was waived soon after.

Anneli Maley — Forward: Los Angeles Sparks
Maley signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday, February 3, 2025 but was waived at the start on May, 2025.

Ally Wilson — Guard: Chicago Sky
Wilson signed a training camp contract in late February but was waived on May, 12, 2025.

Shyla Heal — Guard: Phoenix Mercury‍

Heal was signed to a training camp contract in mid March but was waived on May 10, 2025.