Katie Lou Samuelson is heading for the Seattle storm. Reported by Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press Thursday. It's a busy latest move WNBA Free agency and what appears to benefit both the veteran forward and the Seattle organization are looking to compete in next season.
Samuelson, a 27-year-old wing, recently played for Indiana Fever. However, she was fresh on maternity leave, and her role last season was reduced. Since her rookie, she averaged the lowest minutes (18.2) and field goal percentage (34.9%). Samuelson signed a two-year, $355,000 deal before last season, and Indiana agreed to the acquisition earlier this month.
If Samuelson returned, she would have seen an even more diminished role next year. Fever has countless starting level security guards/wings on next year's roster. This is a list that includes Kate Linklark, De Wanna Bonner, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Haal and Sophie Cunningham. Clark, Bonner and Mitchell were all All-Stars, while Hal and Cunningham were two elite role players in the league.
What Katie Lou Samuelson brings to the storm
Samuelson will become the second hotter player to join Seattle from last year's roster and become a security guard Erica Wheeler Be the other. Soon, she should be able to offer another long shooter and storm. During his four-year career at Connecticut, Samuelson averaged 16.7 points per game, earning 41.5% off the field.
However, her college success has not yet been fully translated into her five-year WNBA career, so Samuelson averages 5.9 points in 20.1 minutes per game. She shoots 38.9%, 3 to 33.6% from the field. She enjoys stints with five teams: Chicago Sky (2019), Dallas Wings (2020), Seattle Storm (2021), Los Angeles Sparks (2022), and Fever (2024). Her return to Seattle marks her first return to the WNBA organization over a second season.
Currently, Samuelson plays unparalleled and averages 6.6 points in 9.5 minutes per game in the Phantom.
This offseason, the storm has re-signed nneka ogumwike And in a move that showed that Gabby Williams was happy that they were pretty much backing it at the core last year. Ezi Magbegor and Skylar Diggins-Smith have already signed a deal for next season. Seattle received the No. 2 pick from Jewell Loyd and Li Yueru, who demanded trade.
Seattle also recently reshaping their benches and has traded with Sparks Guards Lexi Brown and signs former sixth player of the year Alisha Clark in free agency. They will lose both Jordan Horston and Nica Moor in tears of the ACL and thus will benefit from players like Samuelson who can provide additional depth.
Samuelson's signature could ultimately benefit both parties. She joined an organization that can use her shooting, and possibly needs She shot from the bench. And Seattle was swept by an ace in the first round of last year's playoffs after finishing with the WNBA's fifth seed, but Storm could compete for the championship if all the pieces come together It's a team of. They were also one of the first organizations in the league and had their own cutting-edge training facilities.
