Bridget Carleton, Julie Allemand Headline Fire, Tempo Rosters After 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft

The two newest teams in the WNBA are taking shape.

The Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire are getting the chance to select up to 12 players each through two rounds of the 2026 Expansion Draft.

Here's a look at the results of the draft, which was broadcast on ESPN starting Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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Expansion Draft Results

Toronto Tempo

Round 1

• Julie Allemand, Los Angeles Sparks
• Nyara Sabally, New York Liberty
• Marina Mabrey, Connecticut Sun
• Aaliyah Nye, Las Vegas Aces
• Lexi Held, Phoenix Mercury
• Maria Conde, Golden State Valkyries

Round 2

• Maria Kliundikova, Minnesota Lynx
• Adja Kane, New York Liberty
• Nikolina Milic, Connecticut Sun
• Kitija Laksa, Phoenix Mercury
• Kristy Wallace, Indiana Fever

Portland Fire

Round 1

• Bridget Carleton, Minnesota Lynx
• Carla Leite, Golden State Valkyries
• Luisa Geiselsoder, Dallas Wings
• Emily Engstler, Washington Mystics
• Maya Caldwell, Atlanta Dream
• Chloe Bibby, Indiana Fever

Round 2

• Haley Jones, Dallas Wings
• Nyadiew Puoch, Atlanta Dream
• Sarah Ashlee Barker, Los Angeles Sparks
• Sug Sutton, Washington Mystics
• Nika Mühl, Seattle Storm

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The expansion draft is taking place shortly after the WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement in time for the season to start May 8.

That set the league on track for a busy offseason, with the expansion draft followed by the April 13 WNBA draft and April 19 start of training camp.

This all started with each of the 13 active WNBA teams submitting a list of up to five players who can be protected from the expansion draft.

The Tempo and Fire then got the chance to select from the list of unprotected players, with a few caveats in place. Each expansion franchise can choose a maximum of two players from any existing franchise (one per round) and can only select one player set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

Both expansion franchises will next continue building their rosters in the upcoming WNBA draft. The Tempo will select at No. 6, followed by the Fire at No. 7.

This marks the WNBA's first expansion since the Golden State Valkyries joined the league in 2025. The league already plans to add three more teams in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia by 2030.