WNBA Player Reveals She Was Released by Team Boarding Bus for 1st Career Game in League
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Key Points:
- Rookie guard Holly Winterburn was waived by the Atlanta Dream on May 9 just as she was preparing to make her WNBA debut, after previously being sidelined by injury all season.
- Winterburn, 25, has international playing experience in England, Turkey, and Greece before joining the WNBA and appeared in Atlanta's preseason game on May 3, scoring 12 points in 23 minutes.
- The Dream waived Winterburn to make room for guard Aaliyah Nye, but the Portland Fire signed her to a developmental contract, a new category that does not count against the 12-player roster limit.
- This developmental contract offers Winterburn a chance to continue improving her skills while allowing the Fire, as an expansion team, to invest in young talent for future growth.