Sparks purchase Dearica Hamby from Aces for unique negotiating rights to Amanda Zahui B.
Even earlier than WNBA free agency formally started, there have been a number of landscape-shifting trades — uncommon January trades for the league. Groups can start negotiating with free brokers on Saturday. These offers may be signed starting Feb. 1. The wage cap for 2023 is $1,420,500, according to Her Hoop Stats. Groups should have no less than 11 gamers with a most of 12. The supermax is $234,936, per Her Hoop Stats. The utmost is $202,154 and the minimal for gamers with zero to 2 years of service is $62,285 and for 3 or extra years is $74,305.
Who’re the largest free brokers to look at?
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Breanna Stewart is the highest title to look at. The 2-time champion signed a one-year cope with the Seattle Storm final offseason, organising one other buzzy free company interval this 12 months.
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A handful of veterans are unrestricted free brokers: Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner (Phoenix); Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and Emma Meesseman (Chicago); Nneka Ogwumike and Kristi Toliver (Los Angeles).
Monitoring WNBA trades
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The Los Angeles Sparks acquired Dearica Hamby from the Las Vegas Aces together with a first-round draft choose in change for unique negotiating rights to Amanda Zahui B. and 2024 second-round choose, the teams announced Saturday.
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The Los Angeles Sparks acquired Jasmine Thomas and the 2023 WNBA Draft’s No. 10 total choose from the Connecticut Solar in change for Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Jasmine Walker and the reserved rights to Kianna Smith, the teams announced Monday.
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The Sun also traded Jonquel Jones, a four-time All-Star and 2021 MVP, to the New York Liberty as a part of a three-team deal that included the Dallas Wings. The Liberty additionally obtained Kayla Thornton from the Wings. The Solar obtained Rebecca Allen and the No. 6 total draft choose from the Liberty and Tyasha Harris from the Wings. The Wings obtained Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield from the Liberty.