The Connecticut Sun are (mostly) running it back, continuing to press for the franchise’s first championship with the core of Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones.
While Thomas already was under contract for the 2024 season, both Bonner and Jones signed one-year contracts with the Sun. Bonner will be on an unprotected contract for $200,000, while Jones’ $212,000 deal is a protected veteran contract.
The Sun also used the free agency period to re-arrange the roster around the trio. The Sun traded Natisha Hiedeman to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tiffany Mitchell and the No. 19 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. The organization then signed and traded unrestricted free agent Rebecca Allen to the Phoenix Mercury for Moriah Jefferson. Connecticut is bringing back Rachel Banham, who the Sun selected with the No. 4 pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft. The Sun also signed Astou Ndour-Fall, who last played in the WNBA in 2021 with the Chicago Sky.
Including training camp signings Rennia Davis, Kianna Smith and Sydney Wiese, Connecticut has 13 players on roster, suggesting that the Sun’s free agency business is complete. The players Connecticut selects with their four draft picks—No. 10, No. 19, No. 22, No. 34—also will be in competition for the team’s final 12…
