Jonquel Jones, the 2021 WNBA MVP, is being traded from the Connecticut Sun to the New York Liberty in a three-team deal, sources told ESPN on Sunday, confirming multiple reports.
Jones, a four-time All-Star, requested the trade specifically to New York; she had one more year on her contract with the Sun, who recently brought in a new head coach in Stephanie White when former coach Curt Miller departed for Los Angeles.
As part of the trade, a source confirmed, Rebecca Allen and Natasha Howard will be sent from New York to Connecticut and the Dallas Wings, respectively. The Wings also will receive the rights to Crystal Dangerfield of the Liberty, and will send Kayla Thornton to New York as well as Ty Harris to Connecticut.
The Sun also will receive New York’s No. 6 pick in the 2023 WNBA draft.
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