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Ex-MVP Elena Delle Donne traded to Washington

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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.

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