WNBA: Sun land G Marina Mabrey in trade with Sky

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The Connecticut Sun acquired veteran guard Marina Mabrey and a 2025 second-round draft pick on Wednesday in a trade with the Chicago Sky.

The Sky will receive guards Rachel Banham and Moriah Jefferson and a first-round draft pick in 2025. Chicago also has the right to swap first-round draft picks with Connecticut in 2026.

Mabrey, 27, has averaged 14.0 points with career highs of 4.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 24 games, all starts, this season. In six WNBA seasons, she has averaged 11.9 points with 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 179 games (115 starts) for the Los Angeles Sparks (2019), Dallas Wings (2020-22) and Sky.

Banham, 31, has averaged 4.8 points with 1.2 rebounds in 21 games off the bench this season. In nine seasons, she has averaged 5.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 243 games (12 starts) for the Sun (2016-19, 2024) and Minnesota Lynx (2020-23).

Jefferson, 30, has averaged 2.1 points in nine games off the bench this season. In eight WNBA seasons, the runner-up for the 2016 Rookie of the Year Award has averaged 9.1 points with 2.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 188 games (143 starts) for the San Antonio Stars (2016-17), Las Vegas Aces (2018), Wings (2020-22), Lynx (2022), Phoenix Mercury (2023) and Sun.

–Field Level Media

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