Emily Engstler was drafted fourth overall by the Indiana Fever in 2022 after playing at Syracuse and Louisville, where she earned first-team All-ACC honors and reached the Final Four. After stints with Minnesota and Washington, the Portland Fire took her seventh overall in the 2026 expansion draft. On court, she wears Nike Kobes, including the Kobe 8 Protro Year of the Horse, Kobe 6 Sail All-Star and Kobe 8 Mambacurial.