Seattle Storm Reset
- The Seattle Storm held 2026 media day after a major offseason reset that included free-agency losses and draft additions. (komonews.com) - The team lost its top five scorers from 2025—Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins, Gabby Williams, Erica Wheeler, and Brittney Sykes—and added four draft picks including Awa Fam. (komonews.com) - Center Ezi Magbegor will miss the start of the season with a foot injury, with updates expected in six to eight weeks. (sports.mynorthwest.com)
Seattle opened 2026 media day with a rebuilt roster and an injury problem: center Ezi Magbegor will miss at least the first six to eight weeks. (storm.wnba.com) The Storm said Magbegor injured her right foot while playing for Australia in the 2026 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Istanbul. The team said it will provide another update in six to eight weeks. (storm.wnba.com) That leaves Seattle starting camp after losing its top five scorers from 2025: Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins, Gabby Williams, Erica Wheeler and Brittney Sykes. KOMO reported the roster reset was the central theme of Monday’s media day. (komonews.com) ESPN’s 2025 team stats listed Ogwumike at 18.2 points per game and Diggins at 6.0 assists per game, underscoring how much scoring and playmaking left in one offseason. Seattle finished 23-21 in 2025 and lost its first-round playoff series to Las Vegas. (espn.com, wikipedia.org) Seattle used the draft to bring in four newcomers, starting with Spanish center Awa Fam at No. 3 overall. The Storm also added Taina Mair and Grace VanSlooten, then traded for No. 8 pick Flau’jae Johnson. (storm.wnba.com, king5.com) HeraldNet reported Seattle made that move after top guards Azzi Fudd and Olivia Miles went off the board at Nos. 1 and 2. The result is a roster that turned younger in a single draft night. (heraldnet.com) The Storm website also lists training camp additions, including veteran center Stefanie Dolson and guard Natisha Hiedeman, alongside returning 2025 No. 2 overall pick Dominique Malonga. Those names now matter more with Magbegor sidelined at the start. (storm.wnba.com, theixsports.com) Seattle’s first look at this new group came Monday at the BECU Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance. The next meaningful checkpoint is not a quote from media day but the injury update due in six to eight weeks. (seattlerefined.com, storm.wnba.com)
