WNBA players who won’t be back for 2025 season

The 2025 WNBA season is getting closer, and the league will be missing some familiar faces.

From future Hall of Famers to role players, the WNBA has said goodbye to familiar faces for the upcoming season.

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Here are some of the players who have announced their retirement.

Diana Taurasi

The three-time WNBA champion and all-time leading scorer ended her career after 20 seasons in the league, all with the Phoenix Mercury on Feb. 25.

“I thought really hard about maybe playing again, but I knew that in my heart, I was physically, mentally just full of the game of basketball,” Taurasi said. “Everything it’s given me in life. The ups and downs, the journeys. The incredible smiles, the frowns, the championships. It’s always been with a group of people that’s always cared about this game.”

More: Diana Taurasi still going through stages of grief following retirement from WNBA

Elena Delle Donne

The two-time WNBA MVP announced her retirement on April 4 via Instagram.

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Delle Donne said that her body “seemed to make this decision before my mind accepted it.”

She won a WNBA title with the Washington Mystics in 2019 but was hampered by multiple back surgeries and did not play in the league in 2024.

Danielle Robinson

Robinson retired on Jan. 1 following 12 seasons with the San Antonio Stars (2011-15), Phoenix Mercury (2017), Lynx (2018-19), Las Vegas Aces (2020), Indiana Fever (2021-22) and most recently the Atlanta Dream (2023).

Layshia Clarendon

The Los Angeles Sparks guard retired on September 20 after playing 284 games over 12 seasons with six teams.

Clarendon, a 2017 All-Star, averaged 7.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: WNBA players who won’t be back for 2025 season