Ex-MVP Elena Delle Donne traded to Washington
Blockbuster trades don't come often in the WNBA, but we may have just seen the biggest one yet.
The Chicago Sky traded 2015 WNBA MVP and three-time All-Star Elena Delle Donne to the Washington Mystics for Stefanie Dolson, Kahleah Copper, and the No. 2 pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft, according to ESPN.
Delle Donne averaged 21.5 points, seven rebounds, and 1.5 blocks last season for the 18-16 Sky while shooting 48 percent from the field. She led her team to the semifinals, where they fell 3-1 to the eventual-champion Los Angeles Sparks in the best-of-five series.
The four-year pro is arguably the biggest WNBA name ever to be moved via trade.
After winning an Olympic gold medal this past summer in Rio, Delle Donne will join a Mystics squad that finished 13-21 last season, missing the playoffs for the first time in four years.