WNBA: Dallas Wings have put together solid roster in 2023 free agency

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The Dallas Wings on Saturday announced they have brought in Diamond DeShields in a four-team trade. The trade has also broken up “Marike,” with Marina Mabrey going to the Sky, and given the Wings the No. 5 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the Sky’s 2024 first-round pick and the ability to switch first-round picks with the Sky in 2025.

On Jan. 15, the Wings received two-time All-Star Natasha Howard and the rights to 2020 Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield in a trade that sent Kayla Thornton to the Liberty and Tyahsa Harris to the Sun. On Jan. 21, they made another big trade, sending Allisha Gray to the Dream in exchange for the No. 3 pick in the 2023 draft and the Dream’s 2025 first-round pick. ESPN has them taking Diamond Miller of the Maryland Terrapins at No. 3.

In our original Wings free agency piece, I projected the Wings would re-sign restricted free agent Teaira McCowan at $175,000. Here was my explanation:

I think the Wings can pay both Mabrey and McCowan under the max and keep them. They are both restricted free agents so Dallas just has to match…