Evina Westbrook Waived by Seattle

Unfortunately, the salary cap leaves everyone under paid or ... available.

I think Evina will be picked up by either another team or Seattle again if they can get a hardship waiver for the injured Mercedes Russell? Seattle lists 12 players on their roster now, but Australian Jade Melbourne is in Australia and won't be joining Seattle until next season. Seattle Guard Briann January will be retiring after this season and Sue Bird might be as well? Seattle will definitely need 1 or more new guards next season. 

It does Momma E no good this season, but..............??

Two thoughts:
1.  High draft picks sometimes don't fit or just don't show their value in that circumstance.  It is better for the player and the league for them to be waived (and early), to increase the likelihood that some other team can bring them in.  I would support a short (training-camp length??) window for a team to bring in a waived free-agent player who is still on their first WNBA contract.  Pay them their existing salary ... for a test drive.  Let them be on the team in every way, but that money doesn't count to their cap and you can have an extra headcount (up to 13) until the test-drive window closes.  If waived again, another team can get the same deal.  Once a player has this test drive with a team, they can have another with another team, but the same team cannot bring back the same player for a second test drive except by special commissioner's exemption ... say for instance a coaching and/or GM change.  Once waived, a recent (up to three years) draftee can select any team that offers a shot.  At any time during the test drive period, the test-drive team (or any other team) can offer that player to become a full roster member ... again on the original (set by the league) contract and at the player's discretion
2.  The draft is already effectively only two rounds.  Cut it to two officially, and teams can bring in anyone as a free agent as they do now with players that did not get drafted.  Might be interesting to have a "League-team" of maybe 12-15 players who have been either waived or who were not drafted.  They "barnstorm" preseason games against real teams.  Games don't count, but the barnstorming players' statistics do.  Televise these games/scrimmages.  Players can use this time to showcase their skills racing around the country playing every other night through training camp and until the "real" team has played their first game.  Any team can offer any of these players a "rookie-deal" contract at any time.  Have this team be coached by a current College coach (or assistant or a rotating pool).  League pays travel, and meals, but minimal salary (half of rookie minimum??).  Team grabs another player when one gets called up by a team.  Keep players, even as new kids are waived to join this group.  Any of these players should be eligible for a test drive as above.