Overview

• Front Office Sports reports that Caitlin Clark will skip Unrivaled’s second season after extensive recruitment efforts that included seven-figure offers and equity.
• Unrivaled says 46 of 48 roster spots are set for Season 2, with two openings held for players in what the league called productive negotiations.
• Angel Reese, last season’s Defensive Player of the Year and a champion with Rose BC, has not been announced for Season 2 and her status remains unresolved.
• The league’s first road event will bring four clubs to Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena on Jan. 30 for back-to-back games airing on TNT, truTV and Max.
• The startup has expanded to eight teams, features high-profile returners and newcomers such as Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Brittney Griner, Alyssa Thomas, Paige Bueckers and Kelsey Plum, and is reported to hold a roughly $340 million valuation after debuting with average salaries above $200,000 and equity for inaugural players.