WNBA Expansion Draft 2026: Fire select Emily Engstler and Sug Sutton from the Mystics

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 15: Washington Mystics guard Sug Sutton (1) drives around the pick set by Washington Mystics forward Emily Engstler (21) while defended by Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) durning a WNBA game between the Washington Mystics and the Indiana Fever on August 15, 2025 at

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Last Friday, the WNBA held its Expansion Draft for the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire. The Fire selected Washington Mystics forward Emily Engstler and guard Sug Sutton with their picks. The Tempo did not select any Mystics players.

Engstler played two seasons for the Mystics from 2024 to 2025 where she averaged 4.8 points per game during her entire time in Washington. Sutton, whose career began in Washington in 2020 before moving onto other teams, also played for Washington in the 2024 to 2025 seasons.

She averaged 7.4 games in 42 appearances for Washington last season.

With the WNBA Expansion Draft now over, the league will now move to a very compressed free agency period that began this week.