WNBA: Toronto Tempo Drafts Players and Julie Allemand Joins

The Toronto Tempo is making strategic moves to build a competitive team for its debut WNBA season. The expansion draft allowed them to acquire players from existing teams, while the addition of Julie Allemand brings international experience and skill to the roster. Masai Ujiri's involvement as a principal owner further solidifies the team's foundation, bringing his expertise in basketball management and community engagement.

The WNBA is experiencing growth, with new franchises and increasing viewership. The Tempo's arrival in Toronto reflects this trend, and the team's success could further boost the popularity of women's basketball in Canada.

The team is also building for the future, as they also participated in the WNBA 2026 draft. For now, it is still difficult to give names of players who could wear Toronto's colors in this first Tempo season. But one can imagine that players like Kia Nurse or Bridget Carlton could be a target of this new team, since they are Canadians with experience in the WNBA. But Chantal Vallée "wonders if Tempo will want to take these players or rather go to a younger team to be able to develop in the years to come."

Julie Allemand is a Belgian professional basketball player who will play for the Toronto Tempo.

Masai Ujiri is the former executive of the Toronto Raptors who has joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo.

The expansion draft took place on April 3rd.

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