Aussie Stars Join WNBA Expansion Teams

0:00Australian Baller, Naya Du Pooc, and Chloe Bibi just got picked up by the New Portland Fire and the WNBA expansion draft. Fellow Ozzy Christie Wallace landed with the Toronto Tempo. These are the league's 14th and 15 teams, grabbing players from existing rosters while squads protected their top 5. Putsch, a 21-year-old breakout from Australia's WNBL with the UC capitals, averaged 11.4 points, 4.3 revounds, and... 1.5 steals last season. She even hit a half-core buzzer-beater to steal a win against Perth. Atlanta Dream drafted her last year, but she stayed down under to build her game. Chloe Bibi joins her on the fire after stints with Caitlyn Quarks and Diana Fever and the Golden State Valkyries. Over a tempo, coach Sandy Brondello, two-time WNBA champ and Opel's leader, Snagd Wallace, her Olympic bronze medal teammate from the Fever. The fire and tempo build 12 player rosters with more picks coming in the main WNBA draft on April 13th.

1:04Season tips off May 8th, boosted by a fresh collective bargaining deal that jacks the salary cap to $7 million and max 1-year pay to. 1.4 million. Aussies like these are set to shine as the league grows, mixing talent from everywhere and to bigger paydays and fiercer comp. That wrap's Sydney news today brought to you with AI. I'm Coring with the story.