PHOENIX — Kahleah Copper did not see getting traded in her near future five months after signing a two-year extension with the Chicago Sky in September.
“This is not like what I expected,” Copper said Thursday in her first comments since the blockbuster trade that sent her to the Phoenix Mercury for four draft picks and two players.
After watching how the Sky approached free agency this year, Copper communicated with the organization about “wanting to compete” and what was best for her. The Sky worked with her, Copper said, to get her “in a really good position.”
That ended up being the Mercury, who traded the third overall pick to acquire the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP — which she won after helping to beat the Mercury for the title.
“I’m just glad that we were able to come to an agreement and both come out in a win-win situation,” Copper said. “I think it was what’s best.”
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