The WNBA's collective bargaining agreement restricts eligibility to women, with no publicly defined pathway or precedent for transgender participation, and league sources have already deemed the 2026 declarations by former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White ineligible as publicity efforts amid broader debates on biological males in women's sports. A WNBA task force reviewed the issue but reinforced institutional barriers, including strict age, college graduation, and gender criteria that former NBA veterans—typically older, professionally experienced men—cannot meet. No other credible former NBA players have pursued entry, and the absence of any rule changes or successful challenges through October 2026 sustains trader consensus that the 2027 draft class will remain unaffected.