ESPN Report Makes Satou Sabally's WNBA Free Agency Priorities Clear
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Dallas Wings superstar Satou Sabally made it extremely clear earlier this month that she will be playing for a new team during the 2025 WNBA season.
Several destinations would seem to make sense for Sabally, at least as it pertains to her fit on the court. One of these is the Indiana Fever.
However, a January 21 article from The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant wrote, "There also isn’t a perfect fit for what the Fever require in this free agency class, unless they can trade for Sabally... It’s risky to trade for Sabally for one season, and talk around the league is that Indiana is not one of Sabally’s preferred markets."
Although a January 28 report from ESPN's Kendra Andrews suggests that one recently improved aspect of the Fever franchise could change Sabally's mind.
"I'm told that she's going to be starting some conversations and some meetings with teams imminently," Andrews said, per an X post from @espnW. "Sabally's number one thing that she's looking for in free agency is... great organizational infrastructure. That means facilities. That means resources.
"And she has been very outspoken about this at Unrivaled, where she's playing right now," Andrews added.
She then discussed how Sabally has made it clear that she'll be less inclined to join a team that doesn't have an owner or franchise that's willing to invest in its players.
"Sabally's number one thing that she's looking for in free agency is ... great organizational infrastructure. That means facilities. That means resources."@kendra__andrews on what Satou Sabally is looking for in a potential new team 👀 pic.twitter.com/rKpseJfJCs
— espnW (@espnW) January 28, 2025
This pertains to the Fever because it was announced earlier this month that they would be beginning to build a state-of-the-art performance and practice facility that's going to be 108,000 square feet and is valued at $78 million.
While the facility won't be complete until before the 2027 season, perhaps this can convince Sabally that Indiana would be the future team for her, even if her initial meetings are reportedly with the Phoenix Mercury and New York Liberty.