Connecticut Sun refused to exchange Marina Mabrey. His agent is not happy.
Marcus Crenshaw of the FAM agency made a fairly large swing in a declaration to Alexa Philippou d’Espn As the point of sale has reported the decision of the sun, declaring squarely that his client does not want to stay with the team:
“In this current era of women’s empowerment and support for players, the Sun CT threatening to force Marina Mabrey to play for them after her trade request,” said Crenshaw. “Why would someone try to force someone to play in their team when they don’t want to be there? It is counterproductive in several ways and that all those to whom we have spoken are perplexed from the way he manages the marina, after exchanging Hall of Hall of renowned caliber.
“The coach has separated. No free agent has returned and they do everything they can to try to force Marina to stay when she clearly doesn’t want to be there. It is interesting.”
Mabrey was declared having demanded an exchange earlier this month following A series of movements that left the team in a clear transition period.
Alyssa Thomas, a first student of the WNBA, was exchanged at Phoenix Mercury. Dewanna Bonner, the team’s top scorer, Signed with Indiana fever. Dijonai Carrington, The most improved player in the WNBA 2024,, was exchanged at the Dallas wings. Brionna Jones, a former woman of the year of the WNBA, signed with the dream of Atlanta. Stephanie White head coach left to join Indiana fever.
This quartet of players, with Jonquel Jones, was the heart of the sun race to the WNBA final in 2022. With Ty Harris also went to Dallas, each player who recorded more than 500 minutes with the team last year has now disappeared. The main acquisitions of the sun during the offseason were Tina Charles, Natasha Cloud and Diamond Deshields.
With all these upheavals, Mabrey asked for a business after Join the sun last year in a rare mid-season contract. Her 3 -point shot would make her an important asset on most teams, but Connecticut apparently wants to keep her while she builds around her new group.
The sun said to ESPN that they did not want to let go, given what they abandoned to acquire it last year:
Sun’s president Jennifer Rizzotti told ESPN that the organization decided that it was not in our interest to move it because of the value we abandoned to obtain it, but also that we we place “.
The sun exchanged its first round choice in 2025, an exchange of choice in 2026 and guarded Rachel Banham and Moriah Jefferson in the sky of Chicago in exchange for MABREY.
