The Dallas Wings are moving fast on a roster reset that could reshape the top of the WNBA draft. Awak Kuier is set to sign with the Wings and make her return to the league after years of developing overseas, Jessica Shepard is expected to join too, and Arike Ogunbowale will re-sign with the franchise.
The sequence matters because Dallas holds the number-one pick in this year’s draft and is trying to build a playoff team around Paige Bueckers right now. The Wings also did not core Ogunbowale, leaving the door open for her return while the front office keeps working through a roster that is still taking form.
That push comes with a larger decision hanging over the dallas wings roster: whether to keep the top pick or use it in a deal. The Wings have been looking at bigs such as Shakira Austin, and they could move the number-one pick for Ezi Magbegor or a high-level wing, a sign that Dallas is weighing immediate help against the chance to add another young centerpiece.
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This year’s draft is unusual because there is no consensus number-one pick, and teams are signing free agents while also preparing for the draft itself. Most clubs barely have any players on the roster, which makes every move harder to read and every decision more valuable.
For Dallas, that uncertainty is the story. If the reported signings hold and Ogunbowale stays, the Wings will have started to stabilize the roster before they even decide what to do with the pick. If they trade it, the franchise is betting that a proven piece now matters more than waiting on a draft class that offers no clear top answer.