Storm Sign 5 Players to Training Camp Contracts
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Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) gets boxed out by Connecticut Sun forward Beatrice Mompremier (right) and guard Jasmine Thomas (left) during the second quarter at the FELD Entertainment complex. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images [/caption]
Two days after an exceptional rookie draft that changed the trajectory of the Seattle Storm’s future, the team announced it signed five players to training camp contracts ahead of the first practice on Sunday, April 19.
The Storm signed forwards Jaelyn Brown, Rennia Davis and Beatrice Mompremier, as well as guards Jalyn Brown (yes, they are different people) and Elle Ladine.
Seattle now has 19 players on its training camp roster after making four selections in the WNBA Draft. The plus for this batch of rookies is that roster spots will be wide open on a rebuilding team, and franchises are now required to keep 12 players.
Jaelyn Brown, 27, is a 6-foot-1 forward who went undrafted in the 2020 WNBA Draft and had brief stints with the Dallas Wings (2024) and Connecticut Sun (2025). She most recently played with Panathinaikos in Greece.
In 10 games with the Sun in 2025, Jaelyn Brown averaged 3.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game.
Davis, also 27, was the ninth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She was out of the WNBA just a year later, however, after playing in just eight total games with the Lynx and Indiana Fever.
Mompremier was the 20th overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2020, but didn’t make the final roster before that season. She signed with the Connecticut Sun and played 53 games with the team from 2020-21, averaging 2.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game.
The 29-year-old forward last played in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream in 2022, appearing in 21 games. Mompremier spent 2025 with the Xinjiang Magic Deer in China and averaged 15.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
Jalyn Brown, a rookie, went undrafted out of Michigan State in this year’s draft. She averaged 11.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.9 steals in 32 games. The 6-foot guard previously played at Arizona State (2023-24) and Louisville (2022).
Ladine is also an undrafted rookie out of Washington, staying home in Seattle for her first WNBA opportunity. She played all four seasons of her career with the Huskies but saw a dramatic drop-off in production in 2025 from her junior season. In 2024, Ladine averaged 17.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals.
Even with a drop in production, Ladine played 28 minutes per game for a Washington team that made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
What it means for Storm
If we’re being realistic, it’s unlikely any of these five players will make the roster — even with the opportunity of joining a rebuilding Storm franchise.
The Storm essentially have 10 of their roster spots already locked up with protected veterans and younger players who are expected to fill big roles, like Jordan Horston and Dominique Malonga. No. 3 overall pick Awa Fam and No. 8 pick Flau’jae Johnson are also roster locks barring a massive change of plans.
That leaves two spots available to forward Mackenzie Holmes, guard Zia Cooke, the five signed here and the Storm’s other two draft picks.
To carve out a role, they will have to play exceptionally well in training camp and in the Storm’s pair of preseason games on Saturday, April 25, against Golden State and Wednesday, April 29, against Portland.
Mompremier has the most extensive WNBA experience, but the guard spots are going to have more wiggle room in terms of depth spots available. That leaves the door open Jalyn Brown or Ladine.
