In order to make a real change, some dude needs to take the L and actually pretend to be a chick for a year, dominate everything and then admit it was all a ruse afterward. We need somebody with the balls to do it. https://t.co/z24vh1ADog
— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) August 8, 2026
A women’s league needing a task force to define what a woman is might be the most 2026 thing I’ve ever heard.
— Esther Rim (@omoi4248) August 9, 2026
The WNBA has limited options after two men declared for the draft, and those options aren’t great
Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White put the WNBA in an almost impossible spot on Friday when they declared for the 2027 Draft in the wake of the Sophie Cunningham drama, and the ways out are limited.
Frankly, none of them are great for the league, which is, presumably, the point. Unless, of course, both former NBA stars are just itching to get back in the game of basketball.
I doubt it, though.
For those who missed it, Kanter and White called the WNBA’s bluff by both declaring their intention to enter next year’s draft within hours of each other Friday evening.
“If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA,” Freedom stated in a social media post.
“I’m transgender. I’m a woman. I identify as sometimes identifying as a woman for purpose of basketball, professional basketball, so I’ll be declaring for the WNBA draft in 2027 as well,” White later added. “They’re going to have nightmares, and they should. I really feel like I’m going to be dominant.”
After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines,
I’m officially declaring myself a @WNBA prospect.If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.
My team and I have… pic.twitter.com/msncUZUT1J
— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 7, 2026