Unrivaled is almost done revealing players — and there’s 1 notable omission

Unrivaled, the professional offseason 3-on-3 basketball co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, has announced 46 of the 48 players who will participate in Year 2.

Of those, 30 are returners from Year 1, while 16 are first-time players (some of them are WNBA rookies, while others simply didn’t play last winter). Unrivaled bringing back 30 players from Year 1 means that there’s a small group of inaugural players who haven’t yet reaffirmed their commitment to Year 2.

Those players are Angel Reese, Kayla McBride, Katie Lou Samuelson, Courtney Vandersloot, Sabrina Ionescu, Jewell Loyd, Tiffany Hayes, and Stefanie Dolson. Samuelson and Vandersloot both suffered ACL tears this past season, so their absence is no surprise, while others, like Reese, McBride, and Ionescu, serve as more notable omissions.

Reese, Unrivaled’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, is a particularly noteworthy name, and not just due to her on-court play; Reese brings with her a massive fan base and emerged as one of the faces of the league in its inaugural season.

Two spots remain, and so it’s very possible that Reese will secure one of them and is simply in the process of negotiating her new contract. Player salaries weren’t revealed in Year 1, but on average, Unrivaled players made more than $220,000.

Unrivaled has been transparent about the process, sharing on Wednesday: “A few of the players we’re in productive negotiations with just need a little extra time — and we’re all about giving our athletes the space to make big decisions on their own terms.”

Needless to say, there will be plenty of eyes on who Unrivaled’s final two players are. Outside of potential returners, A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark remain the two biggest names not to participate in the 3-on-3 league.

Unrivaled has revealed that 16 new players will participate next season

In the meantime, there are plenty of new names to get excited about — namely, the additions of several of the league’s top rookies and best guards. Kelsey Plum, who was initially slated to play in Unrivaled in Year 1, but ended up dropping out before the season started, makes her highly anticipated debut. Kelsey Mitchell, an MVP finalist this season, is also another big-time addition, as is Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers and Most Improved Player Veronica Burton.

Here’s the full list of new additions:

1. Li Yueru, Dallas Wings
2. Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
3. Dana Evans, Las Vegas Aces
4. Maddy Siegrist, Dallas Wings
5. Alanna Smith, Minnesota Lynx
6. Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
7. Saniya Rivers, Connecticut Sun
8. Erica Wheeler, Seattle Storm
9. Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics
10. Veronica Burton, Golden State Valkyries
11. Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics
12. Monique Billings, Golden State Valkyries
13. Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
14. Sug Sutton, Washington Mystics
15. Ezi Magbegor, Seattle Storm
16. Rachel Banham, Chicago Sky

Unrivaled has announced 30 returning players

The vast majority of players from Year 1 are returning for Unrivaled’s second season, including co-founders Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, MVP finalists Alyssa Thomas and Allisha Gray, and All-Stars Jackie Young, Satou Sabally, and Aliyah Boston, among others:

1. Cameron Brink, Los Angeles Sparks (technically played inaugural season for the Lunar Owls but was out due to injury)
2. Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings (played inaugural season for the Vinyl)
3. Marina Mabrey, Connecticut Sun (played inaugural season for the Phantom)
4. DiJonai Carrington, Minnesota Lynx (played inaugural season for the Mist)
5. Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury (played inaugural season for the Laces)
6. Rickea Jackson, Los Angeles Sparks (played inaugural season for the Mist)
7. Satou Sabally, Phoenix Mercury (played inaugural season for the Phantom)
8. Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty (played inaugural season for the Mist)
9. Lexie Hull, Indiana Fever (played inaugural season for the Rose)
10. Azurá Stevens, Los Angeles Sparks (played inaugural season for the Rose)
11. Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces (played inaugural season for the Laces)
12. Kate Martin, Golden State Valkyries (played inaugural season for the Laces)
13. Dearica Hamby, Los Angeles Sparks (played inaugural season for the Vinyl)
14. Natasha Cloud, New York Liberty (played inaugural season for the Phantom)
15. Aaliyah Edwards, Connecticut Sun (played inaugural season for the Mist)
16. Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx (played inaugural season for the Lunar Owls)
17. Rae Burrell, Los Angeles Sparks (played inaugural season for the Vinyl)
18. Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces (played inaugural season for the Rose)
19. Brittney Sykes, Seattle Storm (played inaugural season for the Rose)
20. Naz Hillmon, Atlanta Dream (previously played in Unrivaled as a relief player, officially rostered player this season)
21. Kahleah Copper, Phoenix Mercury (played inaugural season for the Rose)
22. Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream (played inaugural season for the Lunar Owls)
23. Shakira Austin, Washington Mystics (played inaugural season for the Lunar Owls)
24. Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx (played inaugural season for the Lunar Owls)
25. Natisha Hiedeman, Minnesota Lynx (previously played in Unrivaled as a relief player, officially rostered player this season)
26. Skylar Diggins, Seattle Storm (played inaugural season for the Lunar Owls)
27. Brittney Griner, Atlanta Dream (played inaugural season for the Phantom)
28. Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream (played inaugural season for the Vinyl)
29. Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever (played inaugural season for the Vinyl)
30. Jordin Canada, Atlanta Dream (played inaugural season for the Vinyl)

The league’s second season is set to tip off on January 5th in Miami.