Portland Fire Set Roster Ahead of Season Opener
Following Thursday afternoon's deadline, this piece breaks down Portland's final roster.
Yesterday, the WNBA expansion Portland Fire took one final step towards their ground-breaking season opener.
Facing a deadline, Portland temporarily suspended free agent signings Teja Oblak and Kamiah Smalls - two free agent signings who recently played together on Turkish juggernaut Galatasaray.
In the WNBA, a contract can be suspended if a player cannot join their team on time - like if they suffer an injury playing overseas, or get called up to their national team - and ten contracts were suspended leaguewide ahead of Thursday afternoon’s roster deadline.
Ahead of tomorrow night’s season opener, here is Portland’s full roster:
Guards (5)
Carla Leite
Sarah Ashlee Barker
Sug Sutton
Jordan Harrison
Karlie Samuelson
Forwards (5)
Bridget Carleton
Emily Engstler
Nyadiew Puoch
Haley Jones
Frieda Buhner (developmental player)
Centers (3)
Luisa Geiselsöder
Megan Gustafson
Serah Williams
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