Athletes Unlimited, the 5-on-5 pro women's basketball league set to begin its fourth season on Feb. 5 in Nashville, announced its final 40-player roster Thursday, which includes many WNBA standouts.

WNBA teams have a salary cap of just over $1.5 million, per Spotrac, and must have 11 or 12 players on the roster. Vandersloot currently is playing in Unrivaled.

The new 3×3 women’s basketball league, which begins Friday in Miami, has pitched itself as an additive to the WNBA — intended to help players expand their games during the WNBA offseason ...