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The Dallas Wings have traded two-time WNBA All-Star ahead Satou Sabally to the Phoenix Mercury as a part of a three-team deal additionally involving the Indiana Fever.
ESPN’s Kendra Andrews and Alexa Philippou broke the information and offered extra info.
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
The commerce is between the Mercury, Wings and Fever.
Phoenix will get Sabally, Kalani Brown and Sevgi Uzun. Dallas will get Ty Harris, NaLyssa Smith (by way of Indy) the rights to Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and the No. 8 decide from Indy. Indiana will get Sophie Cunningham and the No. 19 decide. https://t.co/ivlqRcoeJk
Sabally, 26, averaged 17.9 factors on 42.6 % capturing (45.2 % from three-point vary), 6.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals final 12 months.
Phoenix is simply three days faraway from one other blockbuster commerce, when the crew added three-time All-WNBA participant (and 2024 Olympic gold medalist) Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Solar in alternate for Natasha Cloud, Rebecca Allen and the 2025 No. 12 general decide from the Mercury, per Philippou. Harris went from Connecticut to Phoenix within the deal however is now headed to Dallas.
The Mercury additionally misplaced a franchise legend and cornerstone this week when heart Brittney Griner, a 10-time WNBA All-Star, three-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time All-WNBA First Group member, left in free company for the Atlanta Dream.
So Phoenix appears to be like fairly totally different than it did simply 4 days in the past. It might presumably see an excellent greater change if Diana Taurasi, who has led Phoenix to a few WNBA titles throughout her 20 years on the town, decides to retire.
At this level, although, it is abundantly clear that the Mercury are capturing for a championship. Thomas and Sabally be a part of Kahleah Copper, a four-time All-Star and 2024 Olympic gold medalist who simply averaged 21.1 factors per sport. Phoenix is coming off a sluggish 19-21 season that ended with a fast first-round exit, however this crew ought to simply enhance in 2025.
The Mercury, after all, have some powerful groups to deal with, together with the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty, MVP A’ja Wilson’s Las Vegas Aces (now with ex-Seattle Storm Jewell Loyd), the defending runner-up Minnesota Lynx and Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston’s Indiana Fever. However Phoenix must be within the combine, and it will get its season going with its new squad on Could 17 at house versus the Seattle Storm.