‘Please Have Trust’: Portland Fire General Manager Defends International Draft Picks

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Portland Fire take 2 Europeans, make trade in WNBA Draft

The Portland Fire charted their own course Monday night as they picked three players in the three-round WNBA 2026 draft. While several WNBA franchises picked extensively from the rosters of college teams that went deep in the recently-completed NCAA tournament, the Fire focused their top two picks — 7 and 17 — on international players. “With the seventh pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft and their first-ever pick, the Portland Fire select Iyana Martin …

‘Please have trust’: Portland Fire general manager defends international draft picks

When the WNBA draft started on Monday afternoon, the Moda Center held a crowd of hundreds of Portland Fire fans who cheered as the show began.

The Portland Fire Drafts "Generational Talent" Iyana Martin Carrion

The 20-year-old joins Frieda Bühner and Serah Williams as the team’s first WNBA draft picks The post Portland Fire lands ‘generational talent’ Iyana Martín Carrión, Frieda Bühner and Serah Williams in 2026 WNBA Draft appeared first on The IX Sports.

Portland Fire Didn’t Chase Hype In The WNBA Draft, They Built A Real Team (And It Shows)

The Portland Fire walked out of Monday’s WNBA Draft looking like a team that actually knows what it wants to be. That may not sound flashy, but for an expansion franchise, it is a huge compliment. Portland used the No. 7 pick on Spanish point guard Iyana Martín, grabbed German forward Frieda Bühner at No. 17, and then added big Serah Williams via a post-draft trade. It was not the kind of draft that makes people lose their minds on social media …