Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings Finalize Major Roster Trade

The Sun trade DiJonai Carrington to the Wings for Jacy Sheldon and the No. 8 draft pick, while also swapping other assets in a busy offseason reshuffle.

• The Connecticut Sun are trading DiJonai Carrington, the WNBA's Most Improved Player of 2024, to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Jacy Sheldon and the No. 8 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
• The trade also includes a swap of the No. 12 pick, which will now go to Dallas, and rights to a 2026 second-round pick swap between the teams.
• Carrington is coming off a career-best season, averaging 12.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game, and is regarded as one of the league's top on-ball defenders.
• Jacy Sheldon, the fifth overall pick in the 2024 draft, averaged 5.4 points and 2.5 assists in her rookie season with the Wings, starting in 26 of 40 games.
• This trade is part of broader roster changes for the Sun, who have now lost four starters from last season, and for the Wings, who are actively restructuring their team through multiple deals.

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