Following is a list of Core Players, Reserved Players, Restricted Free Agents and Unrestricted Free Agents. Teams can begin to negotiate with their own Reserved Players and any Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agents on January 28. As of February 10, teams and players can finalize deals and sign contracts and offer sheets.

CORE PLAYERS – The following players have been designated by their teams as Core Players. The Core designation gives that team exclusive negotiating rights with the player. Players can receive a Core designation only three times in their career.
Tina Charles (NYL)
Skylar Diggins-Smith (DAL)
Brittney Griner (PHX)

RESERVED PLAYERS – Players with three or fewer years of service are considered to be Reserved Players. The player’s prior team has exclusive negotiating rights.
Lindsay Allen (LVA)
Bridget Carleton (MIN)
Alaina Coates (ATL)
Anna Cruz (MIN)
Temi Fagbenle (MIN)
Reshanda Gray (NYL)
Isabelle Harrison (DAL)
Natisha Hiedeman (CON)
Marine Johannes (NYL)
Sonja Petrovic (PHX)
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (NYL)
Angel Robinson (PHX)
Marianna Tolo (LAS)
Yvonne Turner (PHX)
Marta Xargay (PHX)
Cecilia Zandalasini (MIN)

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS – Players with four or five years of service are considered to be Restricted Free Agents. Restricted free agency gives the player’s prior team the right to keep the player by matching a contract offer the player signs with another team (Right of First Refusal). If the player signs a contract offer with another team, the player’s prior team has four days from the date it receives the offer to determine whether it wishes to match. If the offer is matched, the player will remain with her team. If the offer is not matched within the four-day period, the player will be under contract with the offering team.

Rachel Banham (CON)
Liz Cambage (LVA)
Kahleah Copper (CHI)
Jamierra Faulkner (CHI)
Chelsea Gray (LAS)
Bria Holmes (CON)
Jonquel Jones (CON)
Betnijah Laney (IND)
Imani McGee-Stafford (DAL)
Tiffany Mitchell (IND)
Astou Ndour (CHI)
Morgan Tuck (CON)
Courtney Williams (CON)

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS – An unrestricted free agent is free to sign with any team provided that she is not designated as a Core Player by her prior team.
Kayla Alexander
Seimone Augustus
Evgeniia Belyakova
Alex Bentley
Sue Bird
DeWanna Bonner
Essence Carson
Layshia Clarendon
Sydney Colson
Ana Dabovic
Blake Dietrick
Elena Delle Donne
Stefanie Dolson
Celine Dumerc
Megan Gustafson
Bria Hartley
Glory Johnson
Sara Krnjic
Camille Little
Sancho Lyttle
Brooke McCarty-Williams
Angel McCoughtry
Emma Meesseman
Kim Mestdagh
Carley Mijovic
Leilani Mitchell
Courtney Paris
Epiphanny Prince
Allie Quigley
Danielle Robinson
Sugar Rodgers
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt
Karlie Samuelson
Shekinna Stricklen
Carolyn Swords
Kristi Toliver
Tahlia Tupaea
Courtney Vandersloot
Tanisha Wright
Isabelle Yacoubou
Tamera Young
Shavonte Zellous