Rae Burrell is the latest WNBA player to commit to playing in Unrivaled this offseason. Burrell, a Los Angeles Sparks guard who averaged 5.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game this past season, is an up-and-coming two-way player in the league. Now, after the best season of her young career, she will head to Miami for a player development focused 8 weeks of 3-on-3 basketball.
Los Angeles Sparks standout commits to playing in Unrivaled
Rae Burrell, who enjoyed a breakout season for the Los Angeles Sparks this summer, will head to Miami to play 3-on-3 basketball during the WNBA offseason.
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Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women’s basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation’s women’s sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog.
Burrell was drafted out of Tennessee with the No. 9 pick in 2022, and has shot 34.5% from three throughout her career. This past season, she started seven games, and scored double-digit points six times. She is the fourth Sparks player to commit to Unrivaled, joining Azura Stevens, Dearica Hamby, and Rickea Jackson.
How will Unrivaled work?
Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league, includes 36 of the league’s best players. Players will be divided among six teams — each led by an experienced coach with a player development background — and games will take place three nights a week. The league has a media rights deal with TNT, and will pay players an average salary of more than $200,000, in addition to offering players equity. Games will be played on a compressed full-court, and take place in a soundstage in Miami.
Here’s a full list of confirmed Unrivaled players:
- Aaliyah Edwards (Mystics)
- Alyssa Thomas (Sun)
- Aliyah Boston (Fever)
- Allisha Gray (Dream)
- Angel Reese (Sky)
- Arike Ogunbowale (Wings)
- Azura Stevens (Sparks)
- Breanna Stewart (Liberty)
- Brittney Sykes (Mystics)
- Brittney Griner (Mercury)
- Chelsea Gray (Aces)
- Courtney Vandersloot (Liberty)
- Courtney Williams (Lynx)
- Dearica Hamby (Sparks)
- DiJonai Carrington (Sun)
- Jackie Young (Aces)
- Jewell Loyd (Storm)
- Kahleah Copper (Mercury)
- Kate Martin (Aces)
- Kayla McBride (Lynx)
- Kelsey Plum (Aces)
- Lexie Hull (Fever)
- Marina Mabrey (Sun)
- Napheesa Collier (Lynx)
- Natasha Cloud (Mercury)
- Rhyne Howard (Dream)
- Rickea Jackson (Sparks)
- Satou Sabally (Wings)
- Skylar Diggins-Smith (Storm)
- Shakira Austin (Mystics)
- Stefanie Dolson (Mystics)
- Tiffany Hayes (Aces)
