Napheesa Collier Headlines Unrivaled's 2026 Roster Reveals for Thursday

The second of Unrivaled's co-founders confirmed her playing status for the 2026 season.

As it continues its roster reveal, the league announced Thursday that Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier will be taking part:

Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray, Seattle Storm guard Brittney Sykes, Los Angeles Sparks wing Rae Burrell and Atlanta Dream forward Naz Hillmon rounded out Thursday's batch.

Here's Unrivaled's 2026 player pool so far:

2026 Unrivaled Roster

• Alyssa Thomas
• Rickea Jackson
• Satou Sabally
• Paige Bueckers
• Saniya Rivers
• Erica Wheeler
• Breanna Stewart
• Lexie Hull
• Azurá Stevens
• Jackie Young
• Sonia Citron
• Veronica Burton
• Kate Martin
• Dearica Hamby
• Natasha Cloud
• Aaliyah Edwards
• Kiki Iriafen
• Monique Billings
• Napheesa Collier
• Rae Burrell
• Chelsea Gray
• Brittney Sykes
• Kelsey Mitchell
• Naz Hillmon

Collier is in the midst of her best year in the WNBA. During the regular season, she averaged 22.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 blocks.

Were it not for a right ankle sprain, the five-time All-Star might've earned her first MVP. The fact that she missed 11 games, a quarter of the season, hurt her candidacy. And the Aces' A'ja Wilson surged at the same time she was out of the lineup.

Still, Collier has a chance to lift a title as the Lynx are tied 1-1 with the Phoenix Mercury in their semifinal series. Phoenix overcame a 20-point deficit to win Game 2, but top-seeded Minnesota remains the favorite to advance.

Especially if the Lynx and Aces match up in the Finals, Collier would probably prefer beating Wilson on the court over finishing ahead on the MVP ballot.

Burrell, meanwhile, had another solid year in Southern California. In 28 games with the Sparks, she averaged 7.5 points and 2.3 rebounds.

The 2022 first-round pick became a much more efficient scorer as well. According to Basketball Reference, she shot 49.5 percent from inside the three-point arc, up from 38.5 percent in 2023 and 2024.

A foot injury kept Gray out for the start of the 2024 season, and she never found her groove on the court. She was more like her usual self this year.

The six-time All-Star averaged 11.2 points and 5.4 assists. She's also dishing out 7.4 dimes through five playoff contests.

Gray will be looking for a second straight Unrivaled title after she captained Rose BC to a win over Vinyl BC in the 2025 final.

Sykes was also a member of that team.

The 31-year-old earned the first All-Star nod of her WNBA career this season. She averaged 15.4 points and 4.4 assists through 25 games with the Washington Mystics.

As Washington cooled off following an encouraging start, Sykes requested a trade and got shipped out to the Seattle Storm. Her production (11.8 points and 3.3 assists) suffered a bit, but she got to taste playoff basketball for the fourth time.

One silver lining to Caitlin Clark's injury troubles is that Mitchell received a brighter spotlight than she had ever had in the WNBA. The three-time All-Star finished fifth in the MVP voting after putting up 20.2 points and 3.4 assists in the regular season. Mitchell helped carry Indiana to a 24-20 record despite Clark and Sophie Cunningham combining to play in just 43 games.

The 5'8" playmaker has been even better in the postseason. In the Fever's 89-73 upset of the Aces to start the semifinals, she dropped 34 points.

Mitchell will try to replicate that and give Indiana another series lead in Game 3 on Friday night.

As with Mitchell, more fans became familiar with Hillmon's game as she went on to win the Sixth Player of the Year and play a key role for a playoff team.

The 6'2" forward particularly made a massive leap as a shooter.

Hillmon attempted six total three-pointers in her four years at Michigan, and it was more of the same to start her WNBA career. Between 2022-24, she went 1-of-6 from beyond the arc.

In Karl Smesko's offense, Hillmon discovered a new facet of her game. Her 32.1 percent clip from the perimeter isn't all that impressive on its own, but she made the third-most threes (53) on the team.

Becoming a stretch 4 will serve Hillmon well as she embarks on restricted free agency this winter.