WNBA expansion draft live: Selections, reaction to picks

The expansion drafts for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo are officially complete.On Friday, Portland and Toronto assembled their first rosters in franchise history by selecting 12 players each during the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft. Although each roster is littered with talent, standout pieces from the teams include Minnesota Lynx star Birdget Carleton to Portland and Connecticut Sun guard Marina Mabrey to Toronto.

Portland and Toronto will now enter free agency and the WNBA draft with key pieces to build around before the season starts on May 8.

Here is everything you need to know about how 2026 WNBA expansion draft panned out:

Portland Fire roster, first round

• F Bridget Carleton - Minnesota Lynx
• G Carla Leite - Golden State Valkyries
• C Luisa Geiselsöder - Dallas Wings
• G Emily Engstler - Washington Mystics
• G Maya Caldwell - Atlanta Dream
• F Chloe Bibby - Indiana Fever

Toronto Tempo roster, first round

• G Julie Allemand - Los Angeles Sparks
• F Nyara Sabally - New York Liberty
• G Marina Mabrey - Connecticut Sun
• G Aaliyah Nye - Las Vegas Aces
• G Lexi Held - Phoenix Mercury
• F María Conde - Sky

Portland Fire roster, second round

• F/G Haley Jones, Dallas Wings
• F Nyadiew Puoch, Australia 
• G Sarah Ashlee Barker, Los Angeles Sparks
• G Sug Sutton, Washington Mystics
• G Nika Mühl, Seattle Storm

Toronto Tempo roster, second round

• Maria Kliundikova - Minnesota Lynx
• Adja Kane - New York Liberty
• Nikolina Milic - Connecticut Sun
• Kitija Laksa - Phoenix Mercury
• Kristy Wallace - Indiana Fever

Caitlin Clark reacts to Fever teammates leaving

The Indiana Fever shared thank you posts for Chloe Bibby and Kristy Wallace, who were both selected in Friday's expansion draft. Fever star Caitlin Clark left comments on each post about her former teammates.

"My Aussie for life," Clark said about Bibby, who Portland drafted.

"Kdub ily," Clark said of Wallace, who Toronto drafted.

Las Vegas Aces release statement after Toronto select Aaliyah Nye

"The Las Vegas Aces want to thank Aaliyah Nye for everything she did to help the Aces lift the 2025 WNBA Championship trophy," Las Vegas said.

"We are sad to see her go, but we wish her all the best as she continues her career with Toronto. As with anyone who has been a member of this historic franchise, once an Ace, always an Ace."

Social media reacts to the WNBA expansion draft

Portland Fire roster in visual form

Here's who the Portland Fire selected in a graphic.

Breanna Stewart 'crying' over Nyara Sabally moving on to Toronto

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart responded to a team Instagram post thanking forward Nyara Sabally for her time in New York. "I'm cryingg," Stewart said in the comments

Portland Fire draft strategy

"The obvious logic was she's going to be our number one pick," Portland Fire general manager Vanja Černivec. "Bridget (Carleton) is someone that, number one, everybody wants to play with. Her character speaks herself and then what she brings on court on both ends of the floor, it's something it's hard to find new player. So we're very excited to see her excel defensively but also kind of stretch her floor."

Toronto Tempo draft strategy

"We went for teams that had more valuable players that could put us on a path for success immediately," Tempo GM Monica Wright Rogers.Rogers says the 2026 WNBA Draft class is "deep", and the team plans to lean into the draft when it happens on April 13.

Toronto Tempo expansion roster recap

Here's who Toronto selected in a visual form. The standout player on the roster is guard Marina Mabrey from the Connecticut Sun. Mabrey publicly asked for a trade last season away from the Sun, which the team denied. Now Mabrey seemingly moves on to Toronto.

The Toronto Tempo are ready to 'work'

Portland has been 'waiting' for the WNBA expansion draft

WNBA Expansion Draft order

Round 1

• Pick 1: Portland
• Pick 2: Toronto
• Pick 3: Portland
• Pick 4: Toronto
• Pick 5: Portland
• Pick 6: Toronto
• Pick 7: Portland
• Pick 8: Toronto
• Pick 9: Portland
• Pick 10: Toronto
• Pick 11: Portland
• Pick 12: Toronto

Round 2

• Pick 13: Toronto
• Pick 14: Portland
• Pick 15: Toronto
• Pick 16: Portland
• Pick 17: Toronto
• Pick 18: Portland
• Pick 19: Toronto
• Pick 20: Portland
• Pick 21: Toronto
• Pick 22: Portland
• Pick 23: Toronto
• Pick 24: Portland

How to watch WNBA Expansion Draft

The Expansion Draft will be held on April 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.

• Date: Friday, April 3
• Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• TV: ESPN
• Stream: ESPN App