For at least the initial implementation, it appears most players have prioritized the WNBA with an assist from beneficial schedules by both their domestic league and overseas ones. But less than two weeks into the 2023 season, one player remains impacted by the controversial prioritization clause.
Gabby Williams is a restricted free agent whose contract rights are held by the Seattle Storm, where she played in 2022 following a trade. The veteran played for French club ASVEL and helped win the championship early last week.
Beginning in 2024, players will be suspended if they do not report for the first day of camp. A few players did report a little late this season, and will not be given that grace in the future. Retired star Sue Bird and veteran Candace ParkerGabby Williams caught in the clause Williams, who also plays for the French national team, said in her exit interview last fall that she was “shying away from the W because teams aren’t touching what I’m making in Europe.” Her base salary was $144,000 in 2022 and she became a restricted free agent when the new league season opened. Because she was not on a contract when training camps tip off, her situation could have opened a slight loophole.
"The 2023 WNBA season is an option for Gabby, but not a certainty," Lindsay Kagawa Colas, Williams' agent,."For now, she's prioritizing her health while taking into account her French national team commitments this summer. From there, we can start to evaluate availability for the WNBA, but as of today we are still a couple of steps away."
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