Storm Waive Lexie Brown Ahead of Bout vs. Aces
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Former Seattle Storm guard Lexie Brown shoots a 3-pointer in an 89-82 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, May 10, at Mohegan Sun Arena. Credit: Courtesy of Seattle Storm [/caption]
The Seattle Storm have waived guard Lexie Brown, the team announced on Monday.
Brown appeared in 10 of the Storm’s 12 games this season, but she missed the last two games after reportedly being “not with the team.” She averaged 3.8 points (46.2% FG), 1.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 steals in 14.8 minutes per game.
Following a 17-point outing in the Storm’s second game of the season, Brown’s minutes had steadily decreased. Her next-highest scoring game was just seven points against the Washington Mystics on May 24.
Brown was originally acquired by the Storm in an offseason trade that included draft compensation before the 2025 season. The former 2018 No. 9 overall pick was in an even smaller role last season, averaging just 9.5 minutes per game and 2.1 points, 0.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.4 steals.
After the season, Brown, who suffers from Crohn’s Disease, asserted she was healthy but not given enough opportunities to make an impact.
“They were so excited for me to be there,” Brown said in November. “[They told me] we need your shooting, we’re going to need this, this and this. I get there, and it’s just like everything changed. … We literally had papers in our lockers of everyone’s role, and my number one role was efficient 3-point shot maker. Nobody else on the team had that role but me … and the biggest struggle for us this season was 3-point shooting.”
In total, Brown played just 34 games with the Storm in two seasons. She carried a $277,500 cap hit in 2026.
Who’s left in the backcourt?
Guard depth has hardly been an issue for the Storm this season, which is why Brown was purely playing a 3-point specialist role in the first place. Natisha Hiedeman, Flau’jae Johnson, Jade Melbourne and Zia Cooke have done most of the heavy lifting for the Storm at those positions.
The Storm could either sign another player to fill Brown’s spot or move rookie Taina Mair from a developmental roster spot to the active roster.
Mair, the No. 14 pick in this year’s draft, would benefit greatly if she got more opportunities to see regular-season action.
Johnson, also a rookie, has been inefficient so far this season but remains an aggressor for the Storm. They need a lot more of that on offense, so a potential outside signing should be a veteran presence that can help the Storm slash into the lane more consistently.
We may not learn exactly what happened between Brown and Storm for a while, but it doesn’t change much for the team in the short term.
