Phoenix Mercury Waive Chloe Bibby Just One Day After Trade From Portland Fire

The 2026 season will start with a lot of promises, but for some players, it’s an age-old storyline, moving between franchises to set a foot in the league. Chloe Bibby is one such star who finally landed a place in an expansion team to make an impact, but things changed within 48 hours, as she is a free agent now.

Many Indiana Fever fans slammed the front office decision for not protecting Bibby in the expansion draft. But even after landing with the Portland Fire Side, the player finds herself without a team once again.

Phoenix Mercury Waives Chloe Bibby

With limited time and maximum impact on the Indiana Fever team, the Australian star has a huge fan following. Players like Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham even acknowledged her support and impact with comments on her social media activities.

Amid this, the Indiana franchise lost her to the Portland Fire in the expansion draft, who later traded her to the Phoenix Mercury for the rights to Julia Ayrault. And after just 224 hours, the 2025 finalists waived her.

Chloe Bibby has been waived by the Mercury.

— Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) May 7, 2026

The waiver will be applicable for 48 hours, and other teams can claim her in that period. If she fails to sign a contract with any franchise within 48 hours, the player will be an unrestricted free agent again.

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With a number of teams already locking in their final rosters and even the developmental spots, it’s hard to get any offers at the moment. for

Chloe Bibby Might Move Back To EuroLeague

Even though the 2022 undrafted star played for just one season in the WNBA, she made a massive impact with the Fever franchise with her three-pointers and role as a stretch four. Even though the Fever team already filled that position with the acquisition of Monique Billings, the player might well return to the European league, where she made a successful career, winning championships and an MVP title with Gerona.

The Australian forward was also an MVP in Poland and EuroCup standout and could return to Europe, or play in Australia, leveraging her 45% 3-point accuracy. The 6’2″, 27-year-old demonstrated her sharpshooting ability and high-level basketball IQ, yet will have to sharpen her skills to return to the ‘W’.