Another multi-time WNBA All-Star is on the move.
The Phoenix Mercury are finalizing a trade to acquire five-time All-Star and two-time All-WNBA First Team forward Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.
The Sun gave Thomas the core designation earlier in January, meaning the only way for Thomas to be moved was via a sign-and-trade, which cannot be made official until the start of free agency on Feb. 1. ESPN was first to report the news of the agreement. A league source unauthorized to discuss the matter publicly said that Thomas chose to play for the Mercury.
Thomas, 32, has spent her entire career in Connecticut after being the No. 4 pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft. She led the Sun to two WNBA Finals appearances and six consecutive WNBA semifinals and leaves as the franchise’s career leader in minutes, rebounds, assists, field goals, free throws and steals. Thomas also holds the WNBA record for triple-doubles, with 15 including the postseason.
Thomas previously re-signed with the Sun twice in free agency in 2018 and 2021. However, as the standard of player experience has improved across the WNBA, she has been vocal about Connecticut’s failure to keep pace, most recently calling out the organization for forcing the Sun to share the…
