Feb. 1: Free agency signing period begins! Get those browser refresh fingers ready.
Jan. 15-Feb. 1: Players can begin talks with teams; teams can begin talks with players. Everyone can suss out the landscape and pitch to their hearts’ content, but no contracts can be signed.
Jan. 1-14: Teams must send qualifying offers to make players restricted or reserved. Players that are not restricted or reserved will become unrestricted free agents.
A note about coring: Players can be cored a maximum of three times and coring tags need to be applied during this two-week window. Per Her Hoops Stats, Candice Dupree and Tina Charles have been cored three times apiece and, therefore, cannot be cored again. Brittney Griner, for example, is cored by the Phoenix Mercury. Since each team is permitted to core only one player at a time, the Mercury cannot core another player unless they get rid of Griner first through trade or waiver, or in the event that she retires.
Michelle Smith January 20, 2021
It’s almost that time of year – free agency season. Starting February 1, teams and players can finalize deals and sign contracts and offer sheets.
Last year’s blockbuster free-agent barrage of player movement and major moves might be a little difficult to live up to this season, but as is the case with all things in 2021, a little more calm might not be a bad thing. That said, there is a group of impact players that many teams will be vying for this offseason.
Let’s take a look at each team and where it stands as GMs and players begin the dance of negotiations with signings set to begin on February 1.
him. congrats. is he off the market now? not in a relationship. he s going to be busy. that makes sense, teej. a more troubled pregnancy for wnba star glory johnson, carrying twins and demanding $20,000 a month in spousal support as her marriage is ending. johnson s relationship with her estranged wife fellow wnba player brittney griner has been a roller coaster from the start. get this. they played against each other in college. johnson played at tennessee, griner played at baylor. then they got engaged last august. in april, though, they were arrested after a domestic violence incident. that didn t stop the wedding though, that took place in may, didn t stop the pregnancy, either. but as we are talking about now, griner has filed to annul that marriage. again, just happened a couple months ago. and johnson is demanding financial support. hope they can get it together. very messy situation. that s been a tumultuous relationship. i just hope they re not on facebook wher