Phoenix Mercury's Natasha Cloud and Dallas Wings star Satou Sabally debut as Phantom BC teammates in Unrivaled women's pro basketball league.

Years ago, Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud began to hear about rumblings of a basketball league. That league would become Unrivaled. The 3×3 league, put together by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart has been the talk of the WNBA offseason.

Unrivaled is a unique opportunity for both free agents and contracted WNBA players hoping to contend in 2025. Relationships are being built on and off the court. Some players are having brutally honest conversations about their experiences with their teams, while others are actively recruiting people to join theirs.

Sabrina Ionescu returned to basketball activities this week after having offseason surgery on her thumb. The Liberty star said Thursday her recovery has been going “really well” since her Dec. 6 operation to repair a ligament in her right thumb that she injured during the WNBA Finals.