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WNBA Free Agency 2023: What is the Mystics’ cap situation this offseason?

The WNBA free agency period starts on Saturday, Jan. 21. Though there is a major trade coming between the Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty and Dallas Wings, in general, deals cannot be made official until Feb. 1.

So let’s break down where the Mystics are with the salary cap and go from there.

Who is on contract this year for the Mystics?

Washington has five players under contract for a total of $848.034, according to Her Hoop Stats, which Gabe Ibrahim, one of our reporters also writes for.

They are:

  • Elena Delle Donne ($234,350, guaranteed)
  • Natasha Cloud ($190,000, guaranteed)
  • Myisha Hines-Allen ($175,100, guaranteed)
  • Ariel Atkins ($175,000, guaranteed)
  • Shakira Austin ($73,584, rookie scale)

The salary cap is $1.