Waived on Bus Ride, Winterburn Finds New Path with Portland Fire
TL;DR
Rookie guard Holly Winterburn, who hoped to debut for the Atlanta Dream, was waived as she boarded the team bus, freeing a roster spot for Aaliyah Nye. After an injury kept her season sidelined, she appeared in a May 3 preseason loss with 12 points in 23 minutes. The Portland Fire then signed her to a developmental contract — a new CBA provision allowing expansion teams to develop players without counting toward the 12-man roster. Winterburn previously played for London Lions coach Alex Sarama in 2023-24.
- WNBA Player Reveals She Was Released by Team Boarding Bus for 1st Career Game in League Bleacher Report
- Holly Winterburn says she was cut by Dream as she was boarding bus for her first WNBA game Yahoo Sports
- Portland Fire sign former Oregon Duck with prior connection to coach Alex Sarama OregonLive.com
- Holly Winterburn found out she was cut from her WNBA team while boarding the bus to first game Los Angeles Times
- WNBA player says she was cut 'as I'm getting on the bus' for first game USA Today
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