Aliyah Boston to miss Unrivaled season, Kate Martin’s contract terminated

Aliyah Boston to miss Unrivaled season, Kate Martin's contract terminated.

Key points

• In 13 Unrivaled games with the Breeze last season, Martin averaged 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
• And Unrivaled President of Basketball Clare Duwelius remarked in an official note that the league had mutually terminated its contract with former Iowa standout Kate Martin.
• To fill the vacant roster spots left open by Boston and Martin, Unrivaled has signed Isabelle Harrison and Kaitlyn Chen to one-year deals.
• Two women's basketball stars will not be playing in Unrivaled this season, the professional 3-on-3 women's basketball league.

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Unrivaled confirmed a handful of roster updates on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Among them, WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston will not play in the league this season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on her right meniscus. The Indiana Fever forward is projected to return to Unrivaled in 2028 as part of a multi-year agreement.

"I'm incredibly grateful to Unrivaled for the opportunity to be part of its first two seasons, " Martin remarked in an official note. "It's been special to support launch a league that continues to elevate women's basketball. While I'm excited regarding what's on the horizon for me, I'm so thankful for the residents, the competition, and the memories I've created in Unrivaled."

To fill the vacant roster spots left open by Boston and Martin, Unrivaled has signed Isabelle Harrison and Kaitlyn Chen to one-year deals. Chen, who won a national championship at UConn, is at present playing in the WNBA Finals with the Golden State Valkyries. Harrison averaged career highs of 12.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game this WNBA season playing with the Toronto Tempo.

For Boston, the injury she finally had surgically repaired on her right knee has lingered for a while. It originally occurred while she was playing in Unrivaled last February, forcing her to miss the league's postseason and the qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup in Puerto Rico. She played through the injury with the Fever this season and joined Team USA in Berlin for the World Cup. Boston created her fourth WNBA All-Star team while averaging 16.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for Indiana.

Martin's WNBA season was full of twists and turns. Ultimately, she was unable to find a consistent role with a team this season. She was waived by the Valkyries on May 7, joined the Los Angeles Sparks for 17 games before being waived in August, then signed a developmental contract with the Chicago Sky and appeared in two games with the club. She averaged 2.6 points in 7.7 minutes per game this season.

Notably, the 2027 Unrivaled season begins on Jan. 8 at TD Garden in Boston. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

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