Jewell Loyd

There were questions on how the Storm would fare in 2023 after star Breanna Stewart elected to sign with the Liberty as a free agent. While Seattle missed the playoffs, Loyd stepped up as the team's star and seems poised to handle a similar role in 2024. The 30-year-old averaged a career-high 24.7 points and 4.7 rebounds to go with 3.4 assists in 35.4 minutes per game. Her scoring average was the best in franchise history and the second in league history, behind only Diana Taurasi, who averaged 25.3 points per game in 2006. Loyd's availability has also been a strength in recent years, as she hasn't missed more than two games in a season since the 2019 campaign. She bolstered her fantasy value from the perimeter, as she led the league with 8.5 three-point attempts per game while finishing second in the WNBA with 3.0 three-pointers made per game. Loyd did this while shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc, her lowest mark since 2019. The Storm will get a solid rookie contributor with the fourth overall pick in this year's draft, but Loyd should remain a focal point for the team after signing a two-year contract extension near the end of the 2023 campaign. The Storm made several significant offseason acquisitions by signing Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike, but Loyd should be among the league's top fantasy contributors once again in 2024.