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2025 Seattle Storm season

The 2025 season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) will be their 26th season as a franchise. It will be the fourth full season under head coach Noelle Quinn.[1]

2025 Seattle Storm season
CoachNoelle Quinn
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)

The 2025 season will consist of 44 regular season games played against 12 other teams. The WNBA increased its number of regular season games and announced that the 2025 WNBA Finals would be a best-of-seven series.[2] The WNBA players' union announced on October 21, 2024, that they had opted out of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in place with the league, which expires at the end of the 2025 season.[3]

In November 2024, the Storm's ownership hired a law firm to investigate allegations of player mistreatment by the coaching staff.[4][5][6] The Storm announced there were no violations found as a result of the investigation. Shortly after the results were published, it was announced that Jewell Loyd had requested a trade.[7]

The Storm did not have any players taken during the expansion draft held for the Golden State Valkyries on December 6, 2024.[8]

Draft

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See also: 2025 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome
1 2
3 26
3 29
3 34

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2025 WNBA season transactions

Front office and coaching

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Date Details Ref.
March 5 Hired Mitch Thompson as assistant coach [9]
Hired Elijah Knox as player development coach
Promoted Drew Stanich to assistant general manager

Trades

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February
February 1
(Three-team trade) 		To Seattle Storm
2025 No. 2 draft pick and rights to Li Yueru (from Los Angeles Sparks)
2026 first round draft pick (from Las Vegas Aces) 		To Las Vegas Aces
Jewell Loyd (from Seattle Storm)
2025 No. 13 draft pick (from Los Angeles Sparks) 		[10][11]
To Los Angeles Sparks
Kelsey Plum (from Las Vegas Aces)
2025 No. 9 draft pick (from Seattle Storm)
February 14 To Seattle Storm
Lexie Brown
2025 No. 26 draft pick
 To Los Angeles Sparks
2025 No. 21 draft pick
2027 second round draft pick 		[12]

Free agency

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Core designation

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Player Date Notes Ref.
Gabby Williams January 14 Reported 1-year deal [13][14][15]

Re-signed

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Player Date Notes Ref.
Nneka Ogwumike February 8 Reported 1-year deal [16][17]

Additions

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Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Li Yueru February 1 Training camp contract Los Angeles Sparks [18]
Alysha Clark February 9 One-year deal Las Vegas Aces [19]
Erica Wheeler February 12 Training camp contract Indiana Fever [20]
Mackenzie Holmes February 13 Rookie contract
(2024 draft pick – No. 26) 		Indiana [21]
Zia Cooke Training camp contract Los Angeles Sparks [22]
Brianna Fraser Galatasaray S.K.
Katie Lou Samuelson February 21 Details to be announced Indiana Fever [23]

Subtractions / Unsigned

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Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Joyner Holmes February 2 Free agency – unrestricted Dallas Wings [24]
Sami Whitcomb Phoenix Mercury [25]
Mercedes Russell February 11 Los Angeles Sparks [26]
Victoria Vivians — TBD

Roster

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Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G8 Brown, Lexie5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)1994-10-27Duke7
F32 Clark, Alysha5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)1987–07-07Middle Tennessee12
G– Cooke, Zia5' 9" (1.75m)163 lb (74kg)2001-01-09South Carolina2
G4 Diggins-Smith, Skylar5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1990-08-02Notre Dame10
F– Fraser, Brianna6' 3" (1.91m)1997-05-22MarylandR
F– Holmes, Mackenzie6' 3" (1.91m)2000-11-01IndianaR
G/F23 Horston, Jordan  6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)2001-05-21Tennessee2
C28 Li Yueru6' 7" (2.01m)1999–03-28China2
C13 Magbegor, Ezi6' 4" (1.93m)181 lb (82kg)1999-08-13Australia5
G1 Mühl, Nika  6' 0" (1.83m)156 lb (71kg)2001-04-09Connecticut1
F3 Ogwumike, Nneka6' 2" (1.88m)174 lb (79kg)1990-07-02Stanford13
F33 Samuelson, Katie Lou6' 3" (1.91m)163 lb (74kg)1997-06-13Connecticut5
G17 Wheeler, Erica5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1991-05-02Rutgers9
F5 Williams, Gabby5' 11" (1.8m)172 lb (78kg)1996-09-09Connecticut6
Head coach
  Noelle Quinn (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
  Pokey Chatman (LSU)
  Ebony Hoffman (USC)
  Mitch Thompson (Oregon State)
Player development
  Elijah Knox (Simpson)
Athletic trainer
  Brittanie Vaughn (Texas Tech)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG Skylar Diggins-Smith Lexie Brown
Nika Mühl
SG Erica Wheeler
SF Gabby Williams Alysha Clark
Jordan Horston
PF Nneka Ogwumike
C Ezi Magbegor Li Yueru

Schedule

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Preseason

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2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 4 Connecticut Climate Pledge Arena
2 TBA
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 17 @ Phoenix PHX Arena 0–0
2 May 19 @ Dallas College Park Center 0–0
3 May 23 Phoenix Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
4 May 25 Las Vegas Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
5 May 27 @ Minnesota Target Center 0–0
6 May 30 Atlanta Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 1 Las Vegas Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
8 June 3 Dallas Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
9 June 7 @ Phoenix PHX Arena 0–0
10 June 11 Minnesota Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
11 June 14 @ Golden State Chase Center 0–0
12 June 17 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0
13 June 20 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena 0–0
14 June 22 New York Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
15 June 24 Indiana Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
16 June 27 Connecticut Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
17 June 29 Golden State Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 July 3 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena 0–0
19 July 6 @ New York Barclays Center 0–0
20 July 9 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena 0–0
21 July 11 Connecticut Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
22 July 13 Washington Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
23 July 16 Golden State Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
24 July 22 Dallas Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
25 July 24 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena 0–0
26 July 26 @ Washington CareFirst Arena 0–0
27 July 28 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena 0–0
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 August 1 Los Angeles Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
29 August 3 Indiana Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
30 August 5 Minnesota Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
31 August 8 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena 0–0
32 August 10 Los Angeles Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
33 August 13 Atlanta Climate Pledge Arena 0-0
34 August 15 @ Atlanta Rogers Arena
 0–0
35 August 17 Phoenix Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
36 August 19 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena 0–0
37 August 22 @ Dallas College Park Center 0–0
38 August 24 @ Washington CareFirst Arena 0–0
39 August 26 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 0–0
40 August 28 @ Minnesota Target Center 0–0
41 August 30 Chicago Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
42 September 1 Los Angeles Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
43 September 5 New York Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
44 September 9 Golden State Climate Pledge Arena 0–0
2025 season schedule

Standings

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#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
13 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

References

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  1. ^ "Quinn Signs Extension; Chatman Elevated to Associate GM". storm.wnba.com. Seattle Storm. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Voepel, Michael; Philippou, Alexa (October 22, 2024). "10 biggest questions for WNBA offseason, 2025: Liberty repeat? Clark encore? Taurasi retirement?". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Voepel, Michael (October 21, 2024). "WNBA players opt out of CBA; stoppage possible". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Voepel, Michael (November 16, 2024). "Storm investigating coaching staff, source says". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Young, Grant (November 16, 2024). "Storm Coaches Reportedly Being Investigated for Player Mistreatment Allegations". Women's Fastbreak On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Maloney, Jack (November 16, 2024). "Seattle Storm coaching staff under investigation for alleged mistreatment of players, per report". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Philippou, Alexa (December 5, 2024). "Source: Storm's Loyd seeks trade after complaint". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Maloney, Jack (December 7, 2024). "WNBA expansion draft winners and losers: Caitlin Clark loses key target, Storm's turbulent offseason continues". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Seattle Storm Bolsters Coaching Staff with New Hires and Promotions". Seattle Storm. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  10. ^ "Storm Acquire No. 2 Pick in the 2025 Draft, Rights to Li Yueru and 2026 First Round Pick". Seattle Storm. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. ^ "Las Vegas Aces Welcome Two-Time WNBA Champion Jewell Loyd in Three-Team Trade". Las Vegas Aces. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  12. ^ "Storm Acquire WNBA Champion Lexie Brown". Seattle Storm. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  13. ^ Pelton, Kevin (January 14, 2025). "Storm use core player designation on Gabby Williams". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  14. ^ Dalzell, Noa (February 9, 2025). "Seattle Storm star re-signing is a great step toward championship contention". SBNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  15. ^ "Two-Time Olympian Gabby Williams Returns to the Storm". storm.wnba.com. Seattle Storm. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  16. ^ "Nine-Time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike Re-Signs with Seattle". storm.wnba.com. Seattle Storm. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  17. ^ Allen, Percy (January 31, 2025). "Storm bringing back Nneka Ogwumike for another year". Seattle Times. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  18. ^ "Seattle Storm Signs Li Yueru". Seattle Storm. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  19. ^ "Three-Time WNBA Champion Alysha Clark Signs with Seattle". storm.wnba.com. Seattle Storm. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  20. ^ "Ten-Year Veteran Erica Wheeler Signs with the Storm". storm.wnba.com. Seattle Storm. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  21. ^ "Rookie Forward Mackenzie Holmes Signs with the Storm". Seattle Storm. WNBA. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  22. ^ "Seattle Signs Zia Cooke and Brianna Fraser". storm.wnba.com. Seattle Storm. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  23. ^ "Katie Lou Samuelson Returns to Seattle". Seattle Storm. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  24. ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Kaila Charles, Joyner Holmes, Luisa Geiselsöder To Training Camp Contracts". Dallas Wings. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  25. ^ "Phoenix Mercury Sign Two-Time Wnba Champion Sami Whitcomb". Phoenix Mercury. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  26. ^ "Sparks Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Center Mercedes Russell". sparks.wnba.com. Los Angeles Sparks. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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