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5 WNBA players that will be traded before the season is over

By Simon Shortt

May 13, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper (2) drives to the net against Minnesota Lynx forward Bridget Carleton (6) during the first half at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
May 13, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper (2) drives to the net against Minnesota Lynx forward Bridget Carleton (6) during the first half at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 25, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; LA Sparks guard Lexie Brown (4), guard Jordin Canada (21) and coach Curt Miller react during the second half against the Las Vegas Aces at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

WNBA Trade Candidate No. 4: An LA Sparks veteran guard

.The Los Angeles Sparks are having a rough go right now. Losers of seven straight, things aren’t going too well for new head coach Curt Miller and Co. Depending on their confidence level in righting the ship, the Sparks could unload a veteran guard at the trade deadline.

A low-cost move would be moving on from Jasmine Thomas, who Miller brought over from his Connecticut Sun days. Thomas has only played in 13 games and averaged 14.2 MPG, so she’s not too involved. But a contending team would maybe trade a late-round pick or young player who is not in the rotation for a veteran presence going into the postseason. Perhaps a reunion in Connecticut, or with former teammate Jonquel Jones in New York?

If LA wanted to make a bigger move they could trade Jordin Canada who has started 18 games and averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 assists per game (APG). Canada would garner a bigger return from a team in need of serious guard help. The Dallas Wings would be an interesting fit as a team trying to break into the next tier in the league standings.

The point of either of these trades would be to make room for young players to be evaluated in a season that the Sparks are quickly losing control of. First-round pick Zia Cooke has started to be a bigger part of the rotation, and a trade would help continue that trend. Destanni Henderson was recently released from the team, but was another young guard who was trying to crack the rotation.

If a trade meant bringing Henderson back for the rest of the season, that would be worth it.

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