Natasha Cloud requested a trade from the Connecticut Sun after she was traded there in early February, The Athletic reported on Tuesday. Cloud, an elite two-way guard who was fresh off a strong season with the Phoenix Mercury, landed in Connecticut in the blockbuster trade that sent Alyssa Thomas to Phoenix.
Cloud, one of the WNBA’s premier guard defenders, averaged 11.5 points, 6.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.4 steals in Phoenix last season. She spent her first 8 years on the Washington Mystics before signing with the Mercury last offseason, where she has planned to retire.
“That was really hard for me, uprooting my family to the West
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