Free Agency 2026

The following is a press release from the Toronto Tempo:

Multi-Time WNBA All-Defensive Team Selection and 2025 All-Star Signs with Toronto 

TORONTO (April 11, 2026) – Today, the Toronto Tempo announced the team has signed guard Brittney Sykes to a multi-year contract. 

A 2025 WNBA All-Star and one of the league’s most accomplished two-way guards, Sykes brings elite defensive pedigree, postseason experience, and veteran leadership to the Tempo. Originally selected seventh overall in the 2017 WNBA Draft out of Syracuse University, Sykes enters her ninth WNBA season as one of the most respected perimeter defenders in the league.  

“Brittney is an elite competitor who impacts winning on both ends of the floor,” said Monica Wright Rogers, General Manager of the Toronto Tempo. “Her defensive versatility, toughness, and leadership set a standard, and adding a player of her caliber and All-Star experience is a significant step as we continue to build our roster.” 

Sykes owns career averages of 12.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game and is widely recognized for taking on the league’s toughest defensive assignments. During the most recent season, she averaged 14.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, earning 2025 WNBA All-Star honours.  

Defensively, Sykes is a WNBA All-Defensive First Team selection (2021) and has earned All-Defensive Second Team honours in 2020 and 2022, making her a multi-time All-Defensive Team selection. She was also named to the WNBA All-Star Rookie Team in 2017, underscoring her consistent impact throughout her professional career. 

Known for her physical on-ball defense, competitive edge, and ability to guard multiple positions, Sykes adds immediately to the Tempo backcourt on both ends of the floor. 

“I’m excited to join the Toronto Tempo and to be part of what’s being built,” said Sykes. “The vision, the leadership, and the opportunity here really stood out, and I’m ready to get to work.” 

The signing of Sykes marks a major addition for the Tempo as the organization continues to assemble a roster centered on defensive intensity, versatility, and championship habits.  

About Toronto Tempo 

In May 2024, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced its expansion into Canada by awarding Toronto an expansion team, the league’s first outside the United States. The new team, owned by Kilmer Sports Ventures, will begin play in the 2026 season as the WNBA’s 14th franchise. Sephora Canada and CIBC are the team’s first announced founding partners. Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures and a 30-year veteran of building championship-caliber teams, is also Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors and Chairman Emeritus of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, MLS’ Toronto FC and other professional sports franchises. Under his leadership, the Raptors won their first NBA championship in 2019.