Julie Tétart. Image via: Getty ImagesJulie Tétart, the French transgender basketball player who led her league in scoring and rebounding this past season, says she would accept a WNBA contract if one came her way. The comment surfaced as the league continues wrestling with a separate controversy involving Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, whose remarks opposing transgender participation in women's sports sparked protests, a suspension, and White House attention over the past several weeks.Tétart, who plays center for Monaco Basket Association in France's Ligue Féminine 2, told reporters she wasn't holding her breath but wouldn't turn down the opportunity either.Julie Tétart is eyeing a move to the WNBATétart's numbers from the 2025-26 LF2 season made the question worth asking. She averaged roughly 21 points and 20 rebounds per game, leading the league in both categories while playing at 6-foot-3. Despite that production, she was passed over for MVP, though she still collected Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Domestic Player of the Year honors.Asked directly whether she'd consider trying out for a WNBA roster, Tétart didn't dismiss it. "I won't say no," she said. She followed that by noting the realistic obstacles facing a 34-year-old crossing over from a second-tier European league, pointing out that plenty of players in the WNBA are simply better equipped for that level. “But you have to be realistic: I'm old, and there are far better players than me!" Tétart told OutKick.Julie Tétart dominated France's Ligue Féminine 2Her dominance wasn't limited to a strong statistical average. During one March game, Tétart posted 21 points and 30 rebounds, setting a new league rebounding record and breaking her own previous mark. Such production is part of why French trans advocacy groups pushed back hard when she was left off the league's MVP ballot, a decision that also excluded fellow trans player Aurore Pautou despite her own strong season.Tétart addressed the possibility of a WNBA future carefully, calling it a longtime aspiration shared by any young female basketball player, but adding that circumstances outside the sport make it unlikely. She pointed to broader political conditions in the United States, without going into detail, as the sticking point rather than anything about the league itself.Julie Tétart's WNBA hopes gain spotlight amid Sophie Cunningham's commentsThe timing put Tétart's comments squarely inside an ongoing WNBA debate. Cunningham, a seventh-year guard for the Fever, drew national attention after telling ESPN she supports keeping transgender athletes out of girls' and women's sports, framing her stance as protective rather than hostile. She stood by the comments the next day, telling reporters, "I said what I said. I think it's kind of common sense."Not everyone in the league agreed. Fever head coach Stephanie White pushed back on framing exclusion as any kind of solution, saying, "I don't ever believe that exclusion is an answer," while acknowledging she didn't consider herself well-versed in the underlying science. Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve went further, later telling reporters, "I come from a space of inclusion," and wearing a shirt reading "Trans Kids Belong" during a game against Indiana.Whether Tétart ever gets an actual roster offer remains an open question. For now, her answer stands on record, and the league's ongoing debate over transgender inclusion shows no sign of settling before training camps open.