Natasha Cloud, you’re a New York Liberty!
On Sunday, Connecticut Sun and Liberty decided to make sure everyone was careful during the selection on Sunday (and the unequaled semi -finals) by adopting with casual profession – no matter. Yes, the sun sent goalkeeper Natasha Cloud, Acquired in the trade of Alyssa Thomas Earlier this offseason, in New York.
Cloud, who spent less than two months with Connecticut, joined the Liberty after eight seasons with the mystics of Washington and a season with the Phoenix Mercury. The guardian of the veterans is champion of the WNBA and has received several honors from the WNBA All-Defensive from the WNBA.
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Liberty obtains: Natasha Cloud Guard
The sun is done: The overall choice n ° 7 in the draft of the WNBA 2025 and a first round choice in 2026
New York Liberty Grade
Time has become a bit Cloud-y in New York. (See what I did there? Okay, very well. I’m going to show myself.)
In February, Madeline Kenney of the New York Post reported that the Liberty had approached Connecticut on Natasha Cloud for the overall choice n ° 7 and a future first round, but the sun refused it. However, now Cloud is in the Big Apple for * verification notes * The overall choice n ° 7 and a future first round choice.
So what has changed?
This is not clear, but in any case, Cloud, which was not delighted to be exchanged in the sun, made a new start in New York alongside Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart. Do what you want with this information, but have Ionescu as a teammate At InviveLED, will probably help the precocious chemistry building for the cloud. It also does not hurt that Stewie was also in Florida facilities. In addition, Cloud’s girlfriend, Forward Izzy Harrisonwas recovered by New York several weeks ago, and it is an important victory to be familiar with a new team.
From the point of view of the Liberty, it is clear that Cloud was a favorite target after losing Courtney Vandersloot in the sky of Chicago. They get a starting point guard who can mark, facilitate and is a very good defender. The advantage is that Guard Leonie FiebichWho started on Sloot in the playoffs last year, is entirely able to start if freedom asked him to ask him to do so, and forget Buddy – now she is an immediate candidate too before for the sixth player of the year.
Fiebich is a larger guardian at 6 feet-4, which causes many problems to opponents. It can also draw the lights from deep. This must ensure that New York feels well in its bench depth and its potential chances of winning consecutive championships.
Now, the elephant in the room: two first -round choices?! In this economy?! No. Don’t like it.
The abandonment of the overall choice n ° 7 of this year leaves the liberty with a single selection in the draft of the WNBA 2025 – the very last choice of the draft. OOF. Maybe they recover part of the capital of the draft lost at the bottom of the road, but if we are honest about the situation, the probability that a third round choice at the end of the class is not very high. In addition, New York is already starting the recovery of 2026 without choice in the first round. Oof again.
The only comfort is that they did not give up a first round in 2027 (the project of Juju Watkins et al.); Otherwise, I would have fallen on my knees in the middle of a costco and I started to moan like an unruly toddler.
Grade: B
Connecticut Sun Grade
Around, Sunday. Lose the five starters, look into the reconstruction and go with two first round choices to help all changes and build for the future – not too shabby, director general Morgan Tuck.
I did not know where the Connecticut was going by disentangling half of his list, but things seem a little better. All eyes will now be in the sun because they are currently holding the choice n ° 7 and the choice n ° 8 in total. What will the sun do with the choices? Will they get a leader? (Georgia Amoore?) Will they pick up a big one? (Ajsa Sivka of Slovenia?) However, is there another huge question that no one seems to know the answer.
What is the sun doing with Marina MABREY?!
No, really. How does the sun keep Marina Mabrey after initially postponed a Natasha cloud trade?
It’s really embarrassing. I want to keep some pieces for reconstruction and do not give in Because it means admitting the Mabrey Trade from last season did not work. But, come on, Connecticut. It looks very optically disorderly, and I’m sure His agent may not be delighted. I don’t know what the team is doing here, but it’s something to look at. Mabrey will even be on the list after the 2025 commercial deadline?
Grade: A-
This article originally appeared for victory: Natasha Cloud Trade Notes: Who won the Sun and Liberty Deal?
