The Connecticut Sun have traded star forward Jonquel Jones to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for guard Natasha Cloud, wing Rebecca Allen, and the No. 12 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Ty Harris will also head to Phoenix in the deal. The trade was finalized just days before WNBA free agency begins on February 1st.
which can't be made official until WNBA free agency begins on Feb. 1. While the full trade details didn't immediately surface with a few days left before the sign-and-trade can formally take place, the players and assets Connecticut received for parting with their do it all star have now come to light.
Cloud signed a two-year, $400,000 deal with Phoenix last offseason. She started 38 games for the Mercury and averaged 11.5 points, 6.9 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game this past season. Allen returns to Connecticut after one season in Phoenix which was cut short after she suffered a hamstring injury while preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics with Australia.
Connecticut presumedly presses the rebuild button after they cored Thomas, which meant she could only leave the team by trade. Cored players receive an offer for a one-year, supermax contract and must sign off on any potential trade destination. Thomas's fiancé and former teammate with the Sun, DeWanna Bonner, is an unrestricted free agent this offseason and could choose to rejoin Thomas with the Mercury.
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