Skylar Diggins-Smith, Storm Agree to Reported 2-Year Contract in WNBA Free Agency

Veteran guard Skylar Diggins-Smith has agreed to join the Seattle Storm, the team announced on Thursday.

According to The Next's Howard Megdal, Diggins-Smith signed a two-year contract. The two-year deal is reportedly worth $208,219 in 2024 and $214,466 in 2025.

Diggins-Smith also posted a video of her getting shots up on social media that confirmed she's joining the Storm.

Diggins-Smith sat out the 2023 season while on maternity leave.

In 2022, while playing for the Phoenix Mercury, she put up 19.7 points, 5.5 assists and four rebounds per game. The 2022 season was her second-best scoring year, just behind the 2014 season when she put up 20.1 points per game.

Diggins-Smith was drafted by the Tulsa Shock in 2013 and has put up 16.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and five assists for her career. She spent six seasons with the Shock, who ultimately became the Dallas Wings in 2016, before joining Phoenix in 2020.

A day before signing Diggins-Smith, the Storm traded guard Kia Nurse and the No. 4 pick in the 2024 draft in exchange for the Los Angeles Sparks' 2026 first-round pick. The move gave Seattle some much-needed cap space and the ability to sign Diggins-Smith.

The Storm struggled last season, finishing the year 11-29 and missing the playoffs. Now with Diggins-Smith joining the mix and pairing up with former Notre Dame teammate Jewell Loyd, Seattle will be looking to return to the success it has seen in past seasons.

Loyd put together the best year of her career in 2023, averaging 24.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. With another elite scoring option alongside her in Diggins-Smith in 2024, the duo will be one to watch for.