{"id":829517,"date":"2025-05-05T17:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=829517"},"modified":"2025-05-05T17:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:47:07","slug":"shy-to-atl-shyanne-sellers-claimed-by-atlanta-dream-off-of-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wslam\/2025-wnba-season\/shy-to-atl-shyanne-sellers-claimed-by-atlanta-dream-off-of-waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"SHY TO ATL: Shyanne Sellers claimed by Atlanta Dream off of waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shyanne Sellers has been claimed by the Dream off of waivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move was made official via the WNBA&#8217;s transactions page, and then shortly announced on the Dream&#8217;s socials: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the \ud83c\udd70\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shyannesellers3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shyannesellers3<\/a> ! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoItForTheDream?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoItForTheDream<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LnsURli7yX\">pic.twitter.com\/LnsURli7yX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtlantaDream\/status\/1919500013144526984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maryland-standout guard, who averaged 14.4 points per game, was drafted this year by the Valkyries in the second-round as the No. 17 pick. She was then waived by the Valkyries, a move that stunned fans as Sellers had not yet played in a preseason game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few days ago on May 3, head coach Natalie Nakase said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kendra__andrews\/status\/1918772462671495649\">via ESPN&#8217;s Kendra Andrews<\/a> that &#8220;she picked up everything we asked her to, did everything that we asked. It\u2019s just that I have to choose the best 12 that are going to fit. Doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the most talented, it means it\u2019s the best 12.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With limited roster spots across the W, many were hoping to see another team pick up Sellers, who has become a favorite for her elite game and Tik Tok, where she and her fianc\u00e9, Seton Hall forward Faith Masonius, who also played at Maryland, give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@faith.masonius?lang=en\">a glimpse<\/a> at their life and journey both on and off the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Sellers will head to ATL. Best believed we&#8217;ll be tuned in for every bucket and vlog, too.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shyanne Sellers has been claimed by the Dream off of waivers. The move was made official via the WNBA&#8217;s transactions page, and then shortly announced on the Dream&#8217;s socials: The Maryland-standout guard, who averaged 14.4 points per game, was drafted this year by the Valkyries in the second-round as the No. 17 pick. 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