Chennedy Carter has but to be signed by a WNBA crew 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 Women’s Chinese Basketball Association (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 sport of the WCBA playoffs. Notably, she shot 6-11 from three within the postseason match-up — a very spectacular feat contemplating she’s not recognized 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 sport — nearly 8 factors greater than the league’s second-leading scorer, Myisha Hines-Allen. She’s additionally averaging 6.3 assists per sport — second most within the WCBA — and three steals, which leads the league.
Regardless of her sturdy abroad play, and the actual fact she’s coming off of a profession 12 months with the Sky, Carter has yet to be signed by a WNBA crew. Carter averaged 17.5 factors, 3.5 rebounds, and three.1 assists final season, and shot a career-high 48.7% from the sector. 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 doubtless probably the most proficient free agent available on the market who performed for a WNBA crew final season; Emma Meesseman and Elena Delle Donne are additionally each nonetheless out there, however neither performed within the WNBA final 12 months.
Per the Chicago Sun-Time’s Annie Costabile, the Sky’s choice to not signal Carter was “tied to locker room points and an total concern that re-signing her would negatively affect free company.”
Whether or not a WNBA crew is keen to miss these considerations stays to be seen, however Carter’s abroad play is giving groups loads of motive to contemplate including her to the roster. Her Wuhan crew remains to be within the playoff combine — and Carter has been far and away the league’s prime performer.
