The Seattle Storm’s WNBA scores line turned ugly on June 1, when they dropped to 3-7 after a season-low 56 points in a Commissioner’s Cup loss to Dallas. Through 10 games, the numbers show a team still searching for enough offense to keep pace while its rookies take on real minutes.
Malonga’s early burst
Dominique Malonga gave Seattle a rare early anchor. The Storm’s second overall pick started the first three games and averaged 16 points, seven rebounds, two blocks, and a steal before entering concussion protocol.
That production arrived before the roster had settled. Seattle began the 2026 WNBA season after replacing last year’s starters Skylar Diggins, Gabby Williams, Erika Wheeler, and Nneka Ogwumike, and Sonia Raman took over as a first-time head coach.
Seattle’s rookie workload
Flau’jae Johnson and Awa Fam are part of the same push, but the box score tells a mixed story. Johnson, traded from the Valkyries to the Storm on draft day, was shooting 31.2 percent from the field through her first nine games, including 4-for-26 from midrange.
She has had a bigger impact in other areas. Johnson scored 17 points in Seattle’s win against Connecticut on May 22, finished 7-for-12 from the field and 3-for-6 from deep in that game, and averaged 5.1 rebounds per game while leading all rookies with 1.5 blocks per game.
Storm after 10 games
Fam, the Storm’s third overall pick, has played four games because she was with Valencia in the Spanish League at the beginning of the season. That delay has left Seattle leaning even harder on the rookies it does have, with the team averaging 76.4 points per game, shooting 40.5 percent from the field, and 32.3 percent from three-point range.
The harder edge is in the defense of the rebuild itself. Seattle’s 3-7 record and second-worst point differential reflect a team that has not yet replaced the production once provided by Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson, Jewell Loyd, and Breanna Stewart, even with elite rookie upside from Malonga and useful stretches from Johnson.
The next question hangs over Malonga’s return from concussion protocol. Until she is back, Seattle has to make do with a thin front line and rookies absorbing the heaviest load in a season that has already turned into an early test of depth.
