Kayla Thornton

Thornton saw considerable playing time with the Wings over the last several seasons and remained consistent in 2022, averaging 8.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 29.2 minutes per game while starting in 35 of her 36 appearances. Despite her prominent role in Dallas, she was traded to the Liberty in January as part of the deal that sent Jonquel Jones to New York. The Liberty remained active later in the offseason to form one of the two superteams in the WNBA, adding Courtney Vandersloot and Breanna Stewart. Betnijah Laney will also return, and she averaged 33.7 minutes per game during her first year in New York before missing most of the 2022 campaign. Thornton's fantasy value has been mainly derived from sizable playing time in past seasons, and that's hardly a given with the Liberty.