UNRIVALED, the upcoming three-on-three women’s basketball league, added its 30th player for its inaugural season Thursday, but she won’t be the last.
The league will have not 30 but 36 players— six teams of six— for its first campaign, co-founder Napheesa Collier announced, with Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston later revealed as the league’s 30th signing.
Collier and New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart founded the league to provide players an alternative to earning money overseas during the WNBA’s offseason. The season will be eight weeks long during the WNBA’s offseason, and players who join Unrivaled will receive equity in the league.
Boston, 22, was the first overall pick of the 2023 WNBA Draft and the 2023 Rookie of the Year. In two seasons in the league, she has started all 80 possible games for Indiana and averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. — Reuters
