Why wait for the season to start? Click here and tap the ⭐ to subscribe to Toronto Tempo alerts ahead of the 2026 WNBA season, and click here for Portland Fire alerts.
The rosters for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo are starting to take shape after Friday's WNBA expansion draft.
The Fire selected Bridget Carleton from the Minnesota Lynx with the first overall pick, while the Tempo nabbed Julie Allemand from the Los Angeles Sparks at No. 2.
The Fire were given the first pick after losing a coin flip to the Tempo, who chose to select sixth in the upcoming WNBA draft instead of first in the expansion draft. As a result, the Fire will pick seventh in the draft on April 13.
The expansion draft, which employed a snake method, allowed Portland and Toronto to select from a designated pool of players left unprotected by 12 of the league's 13 other teams. The Chicago Sky made their entire roster untouchable by trading a first-round pick to both expansion clubs.
Round 1
| Pick | Team | Player | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire | F Bridget Carleton | Lynx |
| 2 | Tempo | G Julie Allemand | Sparks |
| 3 | Tempo | C Nyara Sabally | Liberty |
| 4 | Fire | G Carla Leite | Valkyries |
| 5 | Fire | C Luisa Geiselsoder | Wings |
| 6 | Tempo | G Marina Mabrey | Sun |
| 7 | Tempo | G Aaliyah Nye | Aces |
| 8 | Fire | F Emily Engstler | Mystics |
| 9 | Fire | G Maya Caldwell | Dream |
| 10 | Tempo | G Lexi Held | Mercury |
| 11 | Tempo | F Maria Conde | Valkyries |
| 12 | Fire | G Chloe Bibby | Fever |
Round 2
| Pick | Team | Player | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fire | G Haley Jones | Wings |
| 14 | Tempo | F Maria Kliundikova | Lynx |
| 15 | Tempo | F Adja Kane | Liberty |
| 16 | Fire | F Nyadiew Puoch | Dream |
| 17 | Fire | G Sarah Ashlee Barker | Sparks |
| 18 | Tempo | F Nikolina Milic | Sun |
| 19 | Tempo | G Kitija Laksa | Mercury |
| 20 | Fire | G Nika Muhl | Storm |
| 21 | Fire | G Sug Sutton | Mystics |
| 22 | Tempo | G Kristy Wallace | Fever |
