Since their 2024 season ended with a loss to the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of the semifinals, the Connecticut Sun have experienced significant change.
Head coach Stephanie White, the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year who complied a 55-25 record across two seasons in Connecticut, was lured to the Indiana Fever, returning to her home state. The Sun subsequently hired Rachid Meziane, bringing the experienced European coach to Uncasville.
More change is coming to Connecticut during free agency. And as with White’s move, the organization might not have much control over what unfolds. While they can hope that the members of the team’s title-contending core choose to stay in Connecticut, they have to be prepared for an alternative future for the franchise. In short, new general manger Morgan Tuck does not have any easy job in her first offseason at the helm.
Here’s where the Sun stand entering free agency, followed by three big questions facing Connecticut:
Facts and figures*
Players under contract (contract status; 2025 salary)
- Tyasha Harris (unprotected; $100,013)
- Marina Mabrey (protected veteran; $210,000)
- Olivia Nelson-Ododa (protected rookie scale; $80,823)
Free agent (type; 2024 salary)
- Caitlin Bickle (reserved; $22,231)
- DeWanna Bonner (unrestricted; $209,593)
- DiJonai…
