The Seattle Storm waived rookie Taina Mair, the No. 14 overall pick selected in 2026, according to the WNBA transaction wire. The move left Seattle with 15 players, three shy of the 12-player roster limit it must reach by Thursday, May 7.
Mair is the first 2026 draft pick the Storm have waived, and the timing leaves little margin before the roster deadline and the season opener the next day. Seattle could still try to bring her back in a developmental roster spot if she clears waivers, but the team has to wait and see whether that happens before it can attempt to re-sign her.
The waiver does not close the door on Mair in Seattle, but it does put her in the middle of a short and unforgiving roster squeeze. With the deadline and the opener arriving back to back, the Storm have to finish trimming the roster while also deciding whether they want to keep a path open for her return.
That is the tension inside every late-spring camp cut. One transaction can look final on the wire and still leave room for a second move, but only if the player clears waivers first. For Mair, the next step depends on whether another team claims her or Seattle gets the chance to bring her back after the roster cut deadline.
