Where to Watch AU Pro Basketball Players in the WNBA This Season
With the WNBA season set to begin this weekend, the talent of the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball roster is once again set to show up across the league.
Several standouts are coming off a strong AU season in Nashville, where Odyssey Sims captured the crown with 6,764 leaderboard points, Natasha Mack earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, and multiple players finished near the top of the leaderboard while posting career-best numbers.
AU Pro Basketball Season 5 gave fans a sneak peek of what to expect in the W. Here’s where those stars are set to suit up this WNBA season.
Ariel Atkins – Los Angeles Sparks
Atkins joins Los Angeles following a sign-and-trade deal from Chicago. She is a two-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, and averaged 13.1 points, 3.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.6 steals last season. In AU, she averaged 14.9 points and led the league with 2.7 steals per game.
Emma Cannon – Los Angeles Sparks
Cannon returns to the Sparks after appearing in 21 games in 2025. She averaged 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting over 50 percent from the field. During AU play, she appeared in all 12 games and averaged 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds.
Alysha Clark – Dallas Wings
Clark signed a one-year deal with Dallas. She is a three-time WNBA champion and the 2023 Sixth Player of the Year, and holds career averages of 6.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.
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Odyssey Sims – Dallas Wings
Sims joins Dallas after a strong 2025 WNBA season, where she averaged 10.3 points and 4.0 assists. She is coming off a record-setting AU season, winning the 2026 title with 6,764 leaderboard points while averaging 26.2 points per game and scoring in double figures in all 12 contests.
Kiah Stokes – Golden State Valkyries
Stokes signed a multi-year deal with Golden State after several seasons with Las Vegas. She is a three-time WNBA champion and has averaged 5.4 rebounds per game across her career. In AU, she led the league with 3.0 blocks per game and added 10.8 rebounds per contest.
Kaitlyn Chen – Golden State Valkyries
Chen secured a roster spot with Golden State after appearing in 15 games during her rookie WNBA season. She followed with a breakout AU campaign, earning Newcomer of the Year honors after averaging 14.8 points, 4.9 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game while finishing sixth on the final leaderboard with 4,593 points.
Brianna Turner – Las Vegas Aces
Turner signed with Las Vegas in free agency. She is a two-time All-Defensive First Team selection and has averaged 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 57.5 percent from the field.
NaLyssa Smith – Las Vegas Aces
Smith re-signed with the Aces after joining the team during the 2025 season. She has averaged 11.3 points and 7.1 rebounds in her WNBA career, and averaged 16.3 points per game during the 2026 AU season.
Kierstan Bell – Las Vegas Aces
Bell returns to Las Vegas after being selected No. 11 overall in the 2022 WNBA Draft. She is a three-time WNBA champion and has appeared in 98 career games. In Athletes Unlimited, she ranks fourth all-time with 18,147 career leaderboard points and finished seventh in the 2026 season with 4,534 points, including a league-high 3,480 win points.
Rebekah Gardner – New York Liberty
Gardner returns to New York after appearing in 41 games last season. She averaged 3.7 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field. In AU, she finished third on the final leaderboard with 5,269 points, averaging 12.8 points and 4.1 rebounds.
Natasha Mack – Phoenix Mercury
Mack re-signed with Phoenix for her third season with the franchise. She is coming off a career year with 4.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. In AU, she earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after averaging 2.9 blocks and 12.7 rebounds, while setting a single-season record with 30 blocks.
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Zia Cooke – Seattle Storm
Cooke returns to Seattle after spending time with the team during the 2025 season. She averaged 10 minutes per game and shot a career-high 39.5 percent from three. In AU, she ranked among the league’s top steals leaders at 1.5 per game.
Lexie Brown – Seattle Storm
Brown was one of just two players under contract during CBA negotiations with Seattle. She is an eight-year WNBA veteran who has appeared in 175 career games and holds averages of 5.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. In AU, she ranks third in league history with 21,614 career leaderboard points and earned 15th place in the 2026 standings.
Isabelle Harrison – Toronto Tempo
Harrison joins Toronto ahead of its inaugural season. She enters her ninth WNBA season with career averages of 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 47.5 percent from the field.
Kia Nurse – Toronto Tempo
Nurse also signed with the expansion franchise. She averaged 7.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists last season while making 61 three-pointers. In AU, she averaged 16.3 points per game and scored in double figures in 11 contests.
Sarah Ashlee Barker – Portland Fire
Barker was selected by Portland in the second round of the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft. She averaged 3.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in her rookie WNBA season and followed with a 13.6 points per game average in AU, finishing 10th on the leaderboard with 4,203 points.
Jacy Sheldon – Chicago Sky
The Sky exercised its contract option for Sheldon after acquiring her in a trade with Washington. She holds career averages of 6.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists.
Siera Jones is the digital media reporter at Athletes Unlimited. You can follow her on Instagram and X @sieraajones.
