Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White have declared their intention to enter the 2027 WNBA draft.

What we found

Supports. Reuters reports that both former NBA players 'had each announced their intention to play in the league' and sought to enter the 2027 WNBA draft.[1]

Supports. AP reports that Kanter Freedom and White 'declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, saying they identify as women.'[2]

Supports. Multiple outlets from August 8 onward quote Kanter Freedom's X announcement that he was 'officially declaring myself a WNBA prospect' and White's statement that he would be declaring for the 2027 draft.[3][4][5]

Context. The WNBA has said both men are ineligible, with Commissioner Engelbert's October 16 letter stating they are 'both men,' but this concerns eligibility, not whether the declarations were made.[2][6]

Sources

6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 4 not rated

1. 1Former NBA players Kanter Freedom, White not eligible for WNBA ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2. 2WNBA has a first-time champion, now the offseason begins with high-stakes search for a commissionerapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
3. 3Why Ex-NBA Players Enes Kanter and Royce White Declare ...ibtimes.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
4. 4A second ex-NBA first-round pick eyes WNBA Draft: ‘I'm transgender. I'm a woman'nj.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5. 5Ex-NBA Player Royce White Joins Enes Kanter, 'Declares' For 2027 WNBA Draftmiamiherald.com · not rated · cited for: supports
6. 6WNBA Says Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Ineligible for Draftsports.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

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• VINCE · Aug 25, 2026“Ines Cantor Freedom and another former NBA player called Royce White have both announced that they would like to be in next year's WNBA draft, that they've declared their intention to enter the 2027 WNBA draft.”Post →

Related claims

• Front Office Sports reported that WNBA league sources referred to the draft declarations by Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White as publicity stunts.True
• Royce White has identified as a woman for the purpose of playing basketball in the WNBA.True
• Four biological males have declared they identify as women for the purpose of playing in the WNBA.False
• Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever after wearing a shirt defining a woman as an adult human female.True
• Royce White stated that when he identifies as a woman, he has nine inches of a woman's clitoris.True