🇹🇷 KBSL (Turkey)
ING Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi
12 teams. Highest salaries in women's basketball. Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Çukurova, Mersin. Oct–May.
Fed site (Turkish) →
🇪🇸 LF Endesa (Spain)
Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
14 teams. Technical, patient basketball. Perfumerías Avenida, Valencia, Spar Girona lead. Sep–May.
FEB site →
🇫🇷 LFB (France)
Ligue Féminine de Basketball
12 teams. Basket Landes, Lyon ASVEL Féminin, Bourges Basket. Strong national-team pipeline.
LFB site →
🇮🇹 Serie A1 (Italy)
Serie A1 Femminile
14 teams. Venezia, Schio, Campobasso. Long-standing destination for European pros.
🇦🇺 WNBL (Australia)
Women's National Basketball League
8 teams. Nov–March. Birthplace of the Opals — Jackson, Taylor, Cambage, Magbegor. WNBA-adjacent playing style.
WNBL site →
🇨🇳 WCBA (China)
Women's Chinese Basketball Association
18 teams. Nov–March. Short but lucrative season. Hosted A'ja Wilson, Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner historically.
🇰🇷 WKBL (Korea)
Women's Korean Basketball League
6 teams. Short season, high pay for imports. Asan Woori, Yongin Samsung.
🇯🇵 WJBL (Japan)
Women's Japan Basketball League
12 teams in W-League (top flight). ENEOS Sunflowers, Fujitsu Red Wave. Deep domestic pool, strong national team.
🇧🇷 LBF (Brazil)
Liga de Basquete Feminino
10 teams. Sesi Araraquara, Campinas. Dec–May. Historical home of Hortência, Paula & Magic Paula.
🇺🇸 Athletes Unlimited
AU Pro Basketball
Offseason U.S. league (Jan–Feb). Rotating-roster format, player-scored. Short schedule, high visibility.
AU site →
🇺🇸 Unrivaled
3-on-3 players' league
Launched Jan 2025 by Breanna Stewart & Napheesa Collier. Miami-based, 30 WNBA stars, equity + top-tier base salary.
Unrivaled →
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European second tier
DBBL (Germany), WBL Premier League (Israel), Basket Liga Kobiet (Poland), A1 Ethniki (Greece), EWBL (Slovakia) — all routinely sign WNBA fringe/mid-tier players.