The WNBA season runs from May to October, which causes a large offseason gap. Many players, such as Arike Ogunbowale (DSHA Class of 2015), take this opportunity to play for other teams in Europe, or elsewhere, to get some playing in during this break. However, the newly found 3-on-3 league, Unrivaled, has a chance to keep the players in the United States. As well, Unrivaled can provide players with a large salary, which is something they are fighting for within the WNBA. Unrivaled is only in its second year, founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, who are some of the WNBA’s most memorable players.
Unrivaled consists of eight teams: Breeze, Hive, Laces, Lunar Owls, Mist, Phantom, Rose, and Vinyl. Breeze and Hive are new additions to Unrivaled from last year. Breeze received the first pick in the draft, picking up a well known player, Paige Bueckers. The teams compete in three quarters of seven minutes each, and then a fourth quarter to a winning score – eleven more than the winning teams score at the start of the fourth quarter. The league competes at the Sephora Arena, located near Miami, Florida. Last year, the winning team of Unrivaled was Rose, which included: Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper, Angel Reese, Azurá Stevens, Brittney Sykes, and Lexie Hull. Also included in Unrivaled in an in-season 1-on-1 tournament with games played on half court until eleven points, or when the clock reaches ten minutes. The winner, last year’s being Napheesa Collier, received two-hundred thousand dollars.

Unrivaled has just started up again and is watchable on TNT, truTV, and HBOmax. Chelsea Grey, team Rose, leads the league with an average of 29.0 points per game. Currently, the Laces are in first place, with six wins and one loss to the second place team, the Mist, by just two points.

Unrivaled is a great domestic opportunity for players to compete during the WNBA’s offseason with new teammates and a different format than the normal 5-on-5.