The WNBA trade deadline is one week away. But don’t expect to be enraptured by transactional tick tock.
Unless the Skylar Diggins-Smith scuttlebutt shared by B. Terrell materializes into a league-shaking blockbuster, significant activity — if any activity — is unlikely.
Before the All-Star break, there were rumblings about a player-requested trade out of Indiana & that a deal between Phoenix & Indiana to include Skylar Diggins-Smith and Kelsey Mitchell was on the table.
As the #WNBA Trade Deadline approaches, will we see any possible movement?
— B. Terrell (@itsBTerrell) July 27, 2023
Last season featured no deadline deals. So far, only one trade has been completed this season, with the Indiana Fever sending Queen Egbo to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Amanda Zahui B. The league’s hard salary cap, in combination with roster limitations, works to inhibit in-season activity.
This reality places extra importance on the team-building transactions that take place in the offseason. Thus, we saw several teams make headline-stealing swings, highlighted by the New York Liberty trading for Jonquel Jones before signing free agents Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot. Eyes also widened when Candace Parker chose to take her talents to Las Vegas to play for…
