Gabby Williams Is Out in Seattle, and the Storm's Big Three Just Got Smaller
Five words. That's all it took. "Thank you, Seattle. Love, Gabby." Gabby Williams posted that goodbye on social media Friday afternoon, and just like that, her four-year run with the Storm was over. Nobody saw this coming, and now the big question is where she lands next.
How Williams Became a Storm Star
Remember when Williams first got to Seattle? She was trying to bounce back. After three rough seasons with the Chicago Sky and sitting out the entire 2021 WNBA season, the No. 4 overall pick from the 2018 draft needed a fresh start. The Storm gave it to her in 2022, trading forward Katie Lou Samuelson and the No. 9 pick in the 2020 draft to the Los Angeles Sparks to land her. It was exactly the move Seattle needed.
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiLast season, Williams had her best WNBA year yet. The 29-year-old posted career highs across the board: 11.6 points per game, 4.2 assists, and 2.3 steals. That All-Star Game invitation? First one of her career. The 5-foot-11 versatile wing looked like she had found her home in Seattle.
Nobody Expected This Exit
Here's the wild part: everyone thought Williams was staying. She was grinding at the Storm practice facility during the offseason. She represented Seattle at the WNBA expansion draft lottery in December. All signs pointed to her being back for another run. But that five-word message changed everything.
Williams' departure is the latest blow to a Storm roster that's already taken major hits. Nneka Ogwumike is heading to the Los Angeles Sparks. Brittney Sykes is getting a two-year deal with the Toronto Tempo. And Skylar Diggins, the fourth All-Star from last season's squad, is reportedly linked to the Chicago Sky and unlikely to return to Seattle.
The Storm have to figure this out fast. Losing that much talent in one offseason is rough, and the WNBA isn't forgiving. Williams gave Seattle four years and ended up being the piece that made the team click. Now she's gone, and the Storm need to answer one question: who's next?
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