PLAYER MOVEMENT 2015: (so far)
BREAKING NEWS: KATIE DOUGLAS announces retirement
Katie Douglas from the Indiana Fever announced her retirement ,she said her back did not respond to treatment,this is a major blow for the Indiana Fever for the upcoming season
Cappie Pondexter from New York Liberty to The Chicago Sky
this is the biggest trade so far,six time All Star Pondexter is a Chicago native
Epiphany Prince from the Chicago Sky to New York Liberty
the trade from Prince is in exchange for the Pondexter deal with The Sky
Monique Curry from Washington Mystics to Phoenix Mercury
another blockbuster trade, Moniqie Curry one of my all time favorite players,after Taurasi deceides to sit out the 2015 season the Mercury needed another player with extremely physical presence,this is a major blow for the Mystics
Camille Little from Seattle Storm to Connecticut Sun
the Connecticut Sun was able to trade away the 3rd draft pick to the Seattle Storm in exhange for Camille Little , very much need with last years rookie of the year Chiney Ogwumike beeing sidelined through knee injury
Jasmine Thomas from Atlanta Dream to Connecticut Sun
Atlanta Dream has completed a trade with the Sun thats sends Jasmine Thomas to Connecticut for the rights of the Suns 2nd round of Brittany Hrynko
Ana Cruz from New York Liberty to Minnesota Lynx
anothe blockbuster trade that has gone a little bit under the radar, spanish point guard Ana Cruz who had her WNBA rookie year with the Liberty last season is a highly talented player,Coch Laimbeer have problems with small and fast point guards (like he did with Leilani Mitchell)Ana Cruz is very fast with excellent ball handling and a great addition to the Lynx roster
Temeka Johnson from Seattle Storm to Los Angeles Spaks
2008 rookie of the year Temeka Johnson is returning to the Sparks, Brian Agler broght her from his old club Seattle Storm, he loves Temeka Johnson, i personally dont like this move
Shameka Criston from San Antonio Stars to Phoenix Mercury
WNBA veteran Shameka Criston one of the best 3 point shooter in the league and a great addition to the Mercury roster with Taurasi missing with her abilityto score from log range
Candice Wiggings from Los Angeles Sparks to New York Liberty
another big loss for the Los Angeles Sparks,and another loss of a excellent 3 point shooter,the Sparks where not good last year from long range,so now Kristi Tolliver is the only one left who can shoot the ball from the outside, Candice Wiggins is able to play multiple positions and fits great in the Liberty backcourt
Erin Phillips from Phoenix Mercury to Los Angeles Sparks
the Aussie guard can play several positions, great 3 point shooter, only negative is very injury-pron
Tanisha Wright from Seattle Storm to New York Liberty
10 year veteran Tanisha Wright to The Liberty, Liberty making efforts again this season, and with Tanisha Wright they grabbed a rock solid player who knows how to win a championship, maybe Tanisha just wanted to leave Seattle after her long time coach and mentor Brian Agler and a few of her long time team mates (Wright,Stricklen) has left the Storm too, Tanisha Wright is one tough cookie she played almost the entire last season with a injury and still was one of the few consisten Storm players, she is a great fighter
Shenise Johnson from San Antonio Stars to Indiana Fever
Shenise Johnson showed steady progress in San Antonio last season and had a outstanding Euroleague season in Salamanca (Spain) where she was teammates with Angel Robinson, withthe retirement from Katie Douglas Indiana needs a shooting guard
so guys , I think that was the most significant trades so far
WNBA 2015 - notable foreign players
Celine Dumerc - France/Atlanta Dream
maybe the best point guard in the world - the best european for sure , 2nd season in the WNBA she came late last season because she was involved with her french club in the national title race and missed the first 6 games, she was very quiet and did get not much playing time in the first part last years campaign,in the second half she was getting better and better and i predict this year she will show us how good she is, she is a very nasty player on defense too extremely quick with a lot of steals, the ideal transition player and a great shooter from long range too
Emma Meesemann - Belgium/Washington Mystics
it sounded like a fairytale when i first heard about Emma Meesemann packing her bags and travel on her own to the Washington Mystics Training camp 2 years ago,with not much money ,but her dream to play in the WNBA became true,she had not much playing time in her first year,but when she did she was amazing,good rebound,good phsycal presence, very smooth shooting,then last season she was already a rising star and one of the most improved players ,I am sure Emme will have a great season again
Erika de Souza - Brazil/Atlanta Dream
this will be the 10th seaon in the WNBA so the brazilian veteran Center is a highly expierenced player, very emotional,maybe too emotional at times,very hard to defend in the paint great rebounding skills
Erin Phillips - Australia/Los Angeles Sparks
another veteran, coming with the WNBA championship in the bag from Phoenix to LA,already earned a ring with the Indiana Fever 2 years ago, Bronze Medal with the Australian National team last World Championship,had a great offseason in Australia
Marta Xargay - Spain/Phoenix Mercury
maybe one of the most interesting additions from Europe this season, member of the best Eurobasket Winners Spain, and Silver Medal winner as runner up to Team USA during World Championships,great Euroleague season with Avenida, can play point/shooting guard, maybe one of the rising stars this year
Penny Taylor - Australia/Phoenix Mercury
won the title with the Mercury last year,in absence of Lauren Jackson the captain of the Australian National Team, had to fight with injuries the last 3 years looked more stable last year, absolutely world class player, 3 point specialist but can play everything
Ana Dabovic - Serbia/Los Angeles Sparks Gentlemen here we have another rookie , and wow some real eye candy from Serbia, the 25 year old shooting guard is exactly what the banged up Sparks team this season needs,she have experience from numerous international battles and the Euroleague
Damiris Dantas- Brazil/Minnesota Lynx
Damiris Dantas was drafted from the Lynx already a few years back but it took 2 more years till she gave her debut in the WNBA,she was money for the Lynx last year in the defense,very strong rebounder,very physical, only minus is she dont speak a word english( at least last season)
Anna Cruz - Spain/Minnesota Lynx I think the trade to the Lynx was the best that could happen to spanish national point guard Anna Cruz,beneath Danielle Robinson from the San Antonio Stars the quickest player in the WNBA, that can lead to some handling errors at times, but a great addition to the Lynx roster
Abby Bishop - Australia/Seattle Storm
here is another rookie from Australia,the Aussies seems to have endless talent, watch out for this girl,
Mariana Tolo - Australia/Los Angeles Sparks
another big talent from Australia, 6.5 Center
Ewelina Kobryn - Poland/Phoenix Mercury
WNBA veteran and polish legend Ewelyna Kobryn is a massive center with great rebounding skills, together with Sandy Brondello and Diana Taurasi in Russia at Ekaterinburg where the Phoenix Head Coch has a offseason job as assistant coach, she get not much playing time but is rock solid ,ideal replacement player if Britnney Griner needs a rest or is in foul trouble
Emmeline Ndongue- France/Los Angeles Sparks
french Center 32 years old , already played one season for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2006, its not certain if she makes the final roster yet ,but with her french teammate Sandrine Grudas deceision to stay in Europe I think she has a good chance because the Sparks will have a tough season again
Astou Ndour - Spain/San Antonio Stars
very big talent from Spain, Senegal born Astou Ndor already had some short appearances in the Stars Team at the end of the last season
Liz Cambage - Tulsa Shock/Australia
no status update yet
Jenna O´Hea - Australia/Seattle Storm another WNBA veteran from Australia, excellent 3 point shooter can hit several in a row when running hot, did not played much last year because of injury problems
Fariya Abdi - Sweden/Los Angeles Sparks
Fariya Abdi is a big big talent, the swedish girl comes with excellent overseas form from the Euroleague,
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