The Connecticut Sun are bringing back a pair of key free agents from last season’s team that lost in the WNBA semifinals after finishing with the league’s third-best record at 27-13.
Connecticut announced Monday the re-signing of center Brionna Jones, a two-time All-Star who was averaging career-high marks of 15.9 PPG, 8.2 RPG and 1.8 SPG when she suffered a season-ending Achilles rupture on June 20.
Additionally, sources told ESPN’s Alexa Philippou that five-time All-Star forward DeWanna Bonner will be re-signing with the Sun. Bonner was an unrestricted free agent after averaging 17.4 PPG last season, her highest average since 2020, while playing all 40 games. Bonner’s 2023 All-Star selection was her second in the last three years.
Sources told Philippou that before deciding to return to Connecticut, Bonner considered joining multiple other teams, including the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm.
Jones, who has played her entire seven-year WNBA career in Connecticut, agreed to a one-year deal as the Sun’s core player per the team. Because Jones was also cored last year, preventing her from…
