Chennedy Carter has but to be signed by a WNBA workforce this offseason — however she continues to dominate the abroad competitors.
Carter, who final performed for the Chicago Sky, simply posted a ridiculous statline in an upset playoff victory within the Girls’s Chinese language Basketball Affiliation (WCBA): 52 factors, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and three steals.
Carter performs for the Thirteenth-seeded Wuhan membership, who defeated the 4th-seeded Shanxi 88-86 within the opening recreation of the WCBA playoffs. Notably, she shot 6-11 from three within the postseason match-up — a very spectacular feat contemplating she’s not identified for her three-point taking pictures. She turned to social media after the win.
ANYWHO PLAYOFF C !!! 52
In opposition to A Group. All God
DUBSSSS ❤️ 6-11 from deep— H O L L Y W O O D (@ChennedyCarter) February 28, 2025
This season in China, Carter is averaging 32 factors per recreation — nearly 8 factors greater than the league’s second-leading scorer, Myisha Hines-Allen. She’s additionally averaging 6.3 assists per recreation — second most within the WCBA — and three steals, which leads the league.
Regardless of her robust abroad play, and the actual fact she’s coming off of a profession yr with the Sky, Carter has but to be signed by a WNBA workforce. Carter averaged 17.5 factors, 3.5 rebounds, and three.1 assists final season, and shot a career-high 48.7% from the sphere. The four-year WNBA veteran has spent two seasons with the Atlanta Dream (2020-2021), one with the Los Angeles Sparks (2022), and one with the Sky (2024). She’s very probably essentially the most gifted free agent available on the market who performed for a WNBA workforce final season; Emma Meesseman and Elena Delle Donne are additionally each nonetheless obtainable, however neither performed within the WNBA final yr.
Per the Chicago Solar-Time’s Annie Costabile, the Sky’s determination to not signal Carter was “tied to locker room points and an general concern that re-signing her would negatively impression free company.”
Whether or not a WNBA workforce is keen to miss these issues stays to be seen, however Carter’s abroad play is giving groups loads of motive to think about including her to the roster. Her Wuhan workforce remains to be within the playoff combine — and Carter has been far and away the league’s prime performer.
