Indiana Fever add Sophie Cunningham in three-way trade for NaLyssa Smith and No. 8 pick
The Indiana Fever have reportedly completed a three-way trade, dealing NaLyssa Smith and the No. 8 pick to Dallas for Sophie Cunningham from Phoenix and the 19th pick in the WNBA draft, according to a report from ESPN's Kendra Andrews.
Phoenix received Satou Sabally, Kalani Brown and Sevgi Uzun, while Dallas also receives the rights to Mikiah Herbert Harrigan.
Cunningham, 28, is a 6-foot-1 guard who started 21 games and appeared in all 40 last season averaging 8.4 points on 37.8% 3-point shooting with 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
Phoenix drafted Cunningham out of Missouri with the 13th pick in 2019, and she has been with the Mercury her entire professional career. She signed a one-year extension with the Mercury through the 2025 season for $100,000, and that contract will transfer to Indiana.
Smith, was the Fever's No. 2 pick out of Baylor in the 2022 draft and was in the starting lineup for all three of her seasons in Indiana. She will be in the last year of her rookie contract with Dallas 2025, set to make around $91,000. She will be a restricted free agent in 2026, with Dallas holding her rights.
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