For people wondering way Dominique Malonga is barely getting any minutes in Seattle, she just finished playing an entire season in France (September - April). So her season was longer and she faced pro players. And had her team made it further in the playoffs, she would've missed the start of the WNBA season.
The WNBA has had a fukked up business model for a long time. Eventually they are going to have to move their entire schedule so that it matches the rest of the basketball leagues around the world.