Where are Storm’s Cut 2025 Draft Picks Now?
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Former Michigan Wolverines and current Seattle Storm forward Jordan Hobbs looks to pass in a game against Minnesota on Jan. 22. Credit: John McClellan [/caption]
It’s been just over nine months since the 2025 WNBA Draft. The Seattle Storm had four selections in the draft, headlined by No. 2 overall pick Dominique Malonga.
Malonga was the only pick the Storm kept for the regular season. Seattle drafted three guards in addition to Malonga in Kansas State’s Serena Sundell (25th overall), TCU’s Madison Conner (28th) and Michigan’s Jordan Hobbs (33rd).
Everyone knows how Malonga panned out. She ended up making the All-Rookie Team after averaging 12 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game over the Storm’s final 19 games.
She’s also dominating in the Unrivaled basketball league this offseason, averaging 15.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game — the latter of which is tied for second among all players.
So what happened to Sundell, Conner and Hobbs after they were cut by the Storm? Here’s an update on the team’s 2025 draft picks and where they’re currently playing basketball.
Serena Sundell
Sundell joined the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL — Australia’s top women’s basketball league. But the once-promising prospect’s season was cut short after just four games due to a torn ACL in November.
It was a disappointing end for Sundell, who was averaging 13 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game at the time of her injury. Sundell was viewed as the most likely pick outside of Malonga to make the Storm’s roster back in May, particularly because the team needed more young prospects at point guard.
Skylar Diggins was entering her 11th season at age 35, and it made sense to plan for the future. Sundell was a pure point guard, but the Storm didn’t see enough to keep her around. Sundell signed with the Dallas Wings later in the WNBA season, but she appeared in just three games and was released on Sept. 4.
Madison Conner
Conner has been playing for Estepona in the Liga Feminina Endesa, Spain’s top club basketball league that is made up of 16 teams. The top team from the league has historically gone on to compete in the EuroLeague Women.
In 16 games, Conner has averaged 13.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 28.4 minutes per game. She’s also shooting 38.3% from 3-point range, which was part of the reason the Storm drafted her in the first place.
At TCU, Conner led the NCAA with 128 threes during the 2024-25 season. She made 52 threes in a 10-game stretch, which set an NCAA record. The Storm was lacking long-range shooters heading into the 2025 season, so Conner was supposed to alleviate that.
Conner scored a season-high 26 points (4 for 11 3PT) on Oct. 11, just her second game with Estepona.
Jordan Hobbs
Hobbs is currently competing for the top team in the San Martino di Lupari club in Italy. The team plays in the Lega Basket Femminile (Serie A1), which is the premier competition in Italy.
She’s averaging a whopping 30.9 minutes per game and posting 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals. Hobbs has occupied a pure wing role for San Martino, which is what her projected role would have been with the Storm with Jordan Horston out for the season.
Instead, the Storm stuck with Gabby Williams as their only true wing player and ran a tighter rotation as a result. Nneka Ogwumike also filled that role when she wasn’t in the post. Hobbs was a long shot to make the roster in the first place, and she likely wouldn’t have seen the court much.
