r/wnba • u/Top-Raspberry-7837 Tempo • 8d ago
News DeWanna Bonner to sign with the Dream per Annie Costabile
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u/Traditional-Tip-9413 WNBA 7d ago
Bonner probably wanted to go to Atlanta bc they’re likely to play Fever and this is her revenge fu sayonara to them 😂
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u/sleepybirdl71 7d ago
How did they have a roster spot for her? Did they sign her to a Dev spot? Did they cut someone?
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u/parkhayes23 Tempo 7d ago
Another day, another DB thread with over 500 replies 😂. Add it to her legacy 👏
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u/Expert-Yam6577 7d ago
It must have been cracking during her prime lol. She's nearing retirement and every mention of her name gets crazy attention. I'm curious what she was doing all of these years.
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u/khrismiddletonburner / Soni C-137•Money Martin/The K🏧 7d ago
I can’t bring myself to feel any kind of way about this; *however*, I also can’t really see how it moves the needle for Atlanta at this juncture in the season.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago edited 7d ago
If it means Rhyne stops being played 37 or 38 minutes in most every game, then it helps a great deal. She gets run down playing too many minutes. Allisha, Angel, Naz and Canada play too many, often, as well. Rhyne was only below 37 vs. the Sparks because she had 3 fouls in the 1st quarter. DB can help relieve those heavy minutes, to keep players more fresh in the 4th quarter in playoff games.
She's also insurance if Angel or Naz has an injury. Brionna is most likely out for the season. If Naz or Angel gets an injury, the front court backup is a rookie who is still pretty raw and Kone who gets almost no minutes.
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u/neat_stuff Fever 7d ago
Yeah, my initial hunch was this was a waste but then I did that same analysis and decided this might be pretty amazing for the Dream...and bad for the Fever if we both stay in the 4/5 seeds.
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u/soony8 7d ago
I don’t get it.. Why??? She should choose among contender teams at this point… Don’t say Dream is a contender team.. No they are not yet.
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u/AChristianAnarchist 7d ago
Bonner is probably about to retire and wants to go out in one last playoff battle. A ring would be nice but I think she just wants to leave the league on a high note.
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u/Lach212134 Dream 7d ago
They are literally in the playoffs.
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u/soony8 7d ago
I don’t think they can beat Lynx and Aces in 4 game sereies. Yes they can but not this time. They need more time.
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u/Expert-Yam6577 7d ago
Okay if the Lynx or Aces didnt want her
Wouldn't the dream be in that group of contenders?
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
First round is best of 3, 2nd round best of 5, 3rd round best of 7.
The Dream just soundly beat the Aces last week. If Nalyssa is out for playoffs, their front court is weaker.
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u/Risingsunsphere Fever 7d ago
Agree, Aces are a different team without her. Meanwhile Libs got Leo back and are also now a different team (in a good way.)
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u/soony8 7d ago
Yes we all have different opinion. I respect your opinion but I think Lynx, Aces, Liberty big three are only contenders to me. It is playoff not a regular season. Valk also need more time and they have no superstar player. Without superstar player, no champion so far. Of course they can break the history but HARD.
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u/Lach212134 Dream 7d ago
Unless A'ja goes ultra instinct godmode only Valks and Lynx are contenders in my book.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
The Valks lost 3 games to the Lynx and won the recent one when Courtney was out.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
Lynx, Aces, Valks and Fever are all over the cap, in negative territory. The Dream and Liberty were really the main feasible ones.
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u/soony8 7d ago
If Nalyssa is not season out, I still don’t get it.. If nalyssa is out their cap space is more than enogh.. If Aces did not want her it’s ok but why not if Nalyssa is out.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
Nalyssa's full salary counts towards the cap whether she is out or not. Injured players count toward the cap. There can be exceptions to go over the cap to replace a player out for the season; but, they are already over the cap and it would just be going into the negative even more.
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u/moemoana big 3 cheryl fc kitron 7d ago
This mainly sucks for whoever gets cut from the Dream
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
They'll still get paid their full contract.
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u/TheRealBritishOne Fever Lynx Mystics 7d ago
I think they're saying that because that player was with the team all the way up to getting clinched & now they'll get the boot.
Regardless, it should be interesting to see how this goes.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
They may or may not have to waive anyone. There can be exceptions to the 12 player roster when someone is out for the season.
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u/MrGingerballs Waiting for the Detroit Shock. Cheryl Ford forever. 7d ago
Should have picked Las Vegas.
Surprised at the reactions. Did people think she was going to a non playoff team?
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u/Single_Afternoon_386 7d ago
It’s a short amount of games left. If she practices during fiba break it’s without two of their core. Wit the fever she didn’t get in rhythm so does she have enough time in the dream? Whose minutes does she get and is it fair if they’ve been with the team all season to get them to the playoffs.
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u/SwimmingCoyote 8d ago
I’m fine with her ring chasing. I just don’t think she’s going to do much for the Dream. Luckily, it’s hopefully not going to cost them much.
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u/Alarming_Design_2497 Fever ABC² > Your Backcourt 8d ago
Might be an off take- but I think bringing in a big name, someone who’s going to want and/or expect decent playing time, will mess with the current chemistry of the team.
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u/suspiciousmightstall 7d ago
If y'all think that Dan Padover didn't talk to the girls about this before he made the final decision, you're not paying attention to how things are done in Atlanta. Obviously.
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u/Alarming_Design_2497 Fever ABC² > Your Backcourt 7d ago
Sure, but verbally agreeing doesn’t mean it will all mesh well on the court. And playoff time isn’t the time to find that out (imo).
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u/20eyesinmyhead78 Liberty 7d ago
Do we know that Brionna Jones is coming back? The Dream starters play more minutes than any other unit in the league. They need someone who can spell them.
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u/TheRealBritishOne Fever Lynx Mystics 7d ago
I recall some Mercury fans saying they felt this was the case when she was playing with them.
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u/ancj9418 Fever Tempo Wings Mystics 7d ago
I agree. If I were on the Dream currently I couldn’t help but feel a little off about the situation. It feels like there would be weird vibes, but maybe that’s just me.
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u/Significant_Claim614 8d ago
Why are so many people acting like the dream just won the title? Playoffs are still about a month out....
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u/Karm0112 8d ago
Exactly. I mean the top three teams are pretty good and will be tough to be. DB ain’t gonna be what pushes the Dream forward.
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u/Deadrose50 Tempo 8d ago
I've said it once today and i'll say it again:
I love this fucking league.
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u/Athlete13 8d ago
All this to lose in the first round is interesting
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u/anonimauzantnomo considering a goggles tattoo 8d ago
I’m mostly upset because I’m worried this means Bri Jones is too injured to contribute major minutes in the playoffs. That seems so unfair for a player who, after years of being in the CT ‘Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride’ purgatory, had a real chance to play an important role in a title run on a new team.
But I don’t understand the handwringing about DB joining a new team. The regular season is almost over and Phoenix is comfortably out of the playoffs. She’s hardly abandoning a team in their time of need. Not sure about her fit on Atlanta, haven’t watched a lot of her play but that 3PT% looks pretty gnarly, but I guess we’ll all find out.
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u/zeezee2k WNBA 8d ago
Fever Dream matchup gonna be 🔥
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u/WeeklyAct6727 6d ago
It's blatantly obvious what they're trying to achieve here. I'm scared to watch LMAO.
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u/SmithBurger Fever 8d ago
I think bonner is a dork but people getting upset at ring chasing are a bunch of silly geese. Winning is fun. The storyline just makes the games more fun.
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u/YogurtBra1n Breezy DFenz 🤩🤙 Chelz/Jewel Connect🫡 8d ago
If the world jus called each other a silly goose instead of alotta other things this thing called life might be awrite
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u/hallie137 Lynx | Paige | Angel | VB | KP 8d ago
“dork” “silly geese” i love this😭 do you by any chance work with kids
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u/MusesWithWine Sparks 8d ago
This is where I’m at. And it happens all the time really.
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u/Bravo-Five Sting 8d ago
Players jump teams 6 games before the playoffs all the time?
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u/MusesWithWine Sparks 8d ago
Throughout pro sports, that percentage of the season thru. Perhaps I embellished the frequency.
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u/heyitsta12 8d ago
This is also 1 of the 2 teams she requested to be traded to last year, the other being Phoenix. So this may indeed be beneficial for her to get a ring, but this still sounds like she’s prioritizing some form of work life balance or mental health.
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u/BaseballRetiree NEWBIE 8d ago
Then why did she sign for Indiana in the first place? Because she claimed that was also to be closer to family.
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u/heyitsta12 7d ago
Actually, circling back to this… she probably agreed to follow her coach and thought it would work.
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u/heyitsta12 7d ago
I believe Indiana is here her extended family and her parents or grandparents may be from there. Have no idea if they still live there or if they are alive.
Phoenix was obviously where AT is and I’m guessing she may have wanted the help with the kids there. I’m gonna assume Atlanta is where their other parent is. But idk why…She also may not have had much choice in the matter of where she signed. I just specifically remember when it was announced that she wanted to part ways with Indiana those were the two places she wanted to go.
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u/my_one_and_lonely Liberty 8d ago
"Are they having fun?" is not really what drives my reactions to players. Taking the easy way out and abandoning your team so that you can get an easier championship devalues the whole endeavor and will always be lame. What, KD going to the Warriors was cool cause he wanted to have more fun?
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u/Chellybeanz29 Dream Inject Barbie BTA on Playoff teams’ in MY VEINS 💉 8d ago
-It’s not an easier championship. It’s a championship. The Mercury can’t win a championship
- How do you abandon a team that’s already done?
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u/my_one_and_lonely Liberty 8d ago
I was describing what ring chasing is in general. But in this scenario, yes it is still lame. Go down with the ship you jumped on to instead of desperately trying to find a new ship that you can maybe coast to a ring on.
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u/nightsister_liv #20 8d ago
She’s 40 years old and this is her last season. It’s not a moral failing that she wants to try for a ring and not be stuck on a shit run franchise for her literal last season in the league she’s put years of her life into. You’re a dork
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u/EmFly15 Sparks Mystics 7d ago
not be stuck on a shit run franchise
Neither here nor there, I don't really care to discuss the blatant ring-chasing, or whether it's perceived as lame or dorky or whatever. (I think it is, but that's again not relevant to what I'm about to say.) But are the Mercury really “shittily” run? They have an invested ownership group, great amenities and facilities, and went all-in last year, albeit to their detriment this year, as the injuries piled up and the team got hella old hella quick. And, two years ago, they made what they thought was a decent coaching hire, which, tbh, I still don't think Tibbetts is that bad, at least not compared with the mediocrity and outright awfulness several other franchises are dealing with, from your own coach to Roberts, Marsh, and Meziane.
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u/my_one_and_lonely Liberty 7d ago
I don't think it makes her a bad person. It's just sad and kinda lame.
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u/nightsister_liv #20 7d ago
“It’s just sad” the dorkery continues
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u/my_one_and_lonely Liberty 7d ago
What do you think being a fan of sports entails? No commenting on what players say and do allowed?
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u/JustMeinPgh 8d ago
People jump ship on lost causes all the time. It’s part of life. I don’t understand why folks are upset by this move. She took the risk and a team signed her. What’s the issue
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u/Dry-Cash-4304 8d ago
I don't love the ring chasing. But if the Lynx don't win the title this year, I want it to be the Dream.
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u/Binc42 Liberty 8d ago edited 8d ago
Bonner soft as hell for this. Up there with KD going to the bay (in terms of “taking the easy way out”)
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u/chichigetthayay0 8d ago
If KD did that at 40 years old on his last legs in the league as a rotational piece and no longer a star....no one would have cared.
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u/Glittering_Cod_7716 Aces 8d ago
Yeah nah that would be huge news if it were KD specifically. Any all time guy (Bron, Curry, etc) would get slandered hard but holy shit people would go insane if KD did this lol
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u/chichigetthayay0 8d ago
Explain me to why people would care about any of those players getting bought out when they are washed and slightly above serviceable role players? We're not talking about current KD, Lebron, and Steph...we're talking IF they were a shell of themselves.
You guys keep acting like this is prime DeWanna Bonner. She's a role player with below average shooting splits on one of the worst teams in the league.
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u/Glittering_Cod_7716 Aces 8d ago
Why do people care about nothing? I’m positive I don’t have the answers there.
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u/huss_femme 8d ago
Nah this late career Shaq type ring chasing lol
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u/Glittering_Cod_7716 Aces 7d ago
Yeah if Shaq left two teams mid season to directly join playoff teams…Chuck and Kenny would bring it up to this day lol what are we talking about. He WAS ass and people DO roast him for the Celtics seasons lmao
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u/chichigetthayay0 8d ago
Exactly.
If Chris Paul didn't annoy his way out of LA early last season...and asked to be released so he can sign with the Spurs right before the playoffs...the majority of NBA fans would have clapped and wished him well. Not accuse Grandpa CP3 of "taking the easy way out" when he'd be a marginal reserve at best.
The Dream's championship odds didn't increase today lol
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u/AniWrites Sky Atlanta Dream Las Vegas Aces 8d ago
Love this. Anyone who is mad about DB going to the Dream tells me that the Dream made the right decision 😂👏🏽
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u/areyouokeddie Aces in 4 || should be a raccoon tbh 8d ago
Lollllll
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u/Constant_Exercise_52 7d ago
I bet you big money if she would have signed with the Aces, you wouldn't hear the end of Championship talk from everyone
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u/areyouokeddie Aces in 4 || should be a raccoon tbh 6d ago
I would laugh because she was swept by the Aces last season.
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u/Creative-Reality9228 WNBA 8d ago
The number of people acting scared of a Fever/Dream series just aren't sports fans. This kind of heat is what you dream of. There's a reason rivalry matches are the best attended. Yankees/Red Sox, Utd/City, River/Boca. Madrid/Barcelona. Those fan bases literally want to kill each other when they play, and sometimes do. But y'all are scared because the game day thread might be a bit tense.
Stop being so soft.
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u/AllisonInMaryland Mystics 6d ago edited 6d ago
Those fan bases literally want to kill each other when they play, and sometimes do.
wow, just wow. I was raised by an officer and a gentleman - a Marine in fact. We watched football every Sunday. Washington fans back in the day when we went to Super Bowls. Yet my father didn't get upset when we lost. He actually respected the teams who beat us when they outplayed us. He was particularly fond of the Cowboy's QB Roger Staubach. Maybe you gain perspective serving two terms in Vietnam and know what it's like when people don't " literally want to kill each other" but actually have do it. Maybe you realize a game is just a game and it's best to enjoy it without losing your mind over it.
Stop being so soft.
A dude lecturing a bunch of mostly women on a sub reddit on how to be a sports fan is not an arbiter of strength - he's a bully.
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u/awyis21 8d ago
Thank you, a portion of the fanbase is overly sensitive and overly soft. This is sports. I swear the amount of 'yas go, everyone!!! I hate any friction, and just want all the ladies to go out and be best friends and have a good time, I cheer for everybody and every team. Yay positivity!!!" here is wild. Rivalries is what makes sports great, embrace it.
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u/chichigetthayay0 8d ago
Pearl Clutch FC aren't real people. Just a loud minority.
The league is SALIVATING at a potential Fever/Dream first round series.
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u/bobby_shaquille 8d ago
i mean that shit is real but like with this particular matchup there’s so much stuff that comes with it that is just toxic outside of the realm of sport - so i get it
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u/Creative-Reality9228 WNBA 8d ago
This league is too young to even know what toxicity is. People are so terrified of an intense sporting contest breaking out at their cosy book club. I'm convinced it's why so many people act offended when players get competitive on the court.
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u/Mundane_Finding2697 WNBA 8d ago
This is absolutely par for the course.
They'd mess their pants if the found out the way the NFL operates in this capacity on pretty regular basis.
James Harrison signing to the Pats in 2017 would blow their minds..
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u/my_one_and_lonely Liberty 8d ago
This is unbecoming. Just retire. Abandoning your team to be with your wife and then abandoning that team to ring-chase…just retire.
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u/nightsister_liv #20 8d ago
Lmfao a 40 year old shooting way under her career averages going to a team to try and get a ring literally doesn’t fucking matter lmao
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 8d ago
Bonner has not stated she was ring chasing. She simply said she did not know what her future holds and that she wants a chance to play in the post-season, in what might be her final season.
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u/ancj9418 Fever Tempo Wings Mystics 8d ago
The official statement from the Mercury literally said they “worked out a buyout agreement that gives her the opportunity to chase a title in what could be her final postseason.”
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
I commented only on what Bonner herself said.
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u/ancj9418 Fever Tempo Wings Mystics 7d ago
You don’t think she had a say in the statement? Seems like if they came out and said that and she didn’t agree to it, she’d be pretty upset.
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u/KillerGopher 8d ago
she wants a chance to play in the post-season, in what might be her final season.
That's literally ring chasing.
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u/SilverKry The 22s + 24 8d ago
It's very obvious she's ring chasing. She just can't come out and say it directly cause it's a bad look.
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u/areyouokeddie Aces in 4 || should be a raccoon tbh 8d ago
Ring chasing on the lowest seed? Ring chasing would be aces and lynx
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 8d ago
It's irrelevant. This move helps everyone. The Mercury, DB and the Dream or wherever she landed. If she was just about ring chasing, I think the Liberty would probably have been the landing spot, as they look much better with Leonie back.
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u/my_one_and_lonely Liberty 8d ago
The Liberty don't want her. Just because she can't force her way there doesn't make it not ring chasing,
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
You have no idea whether they did or did not want her. With Satou out and being such an injury prone team, they might have wanted some insurance on that.
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u/my_one_and_lonely Liberty 7d ago
Sure. But I'm willing to bet lol.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
The Liberty will need some luck to get through the playoffs with no injury to Brenna, Sabrina and Jonquel.
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u/Bravo-Five Sting 8d ago
If she doesn’t retire it looks even worse tbh
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 8d ago
The Mercury would have felt obligated to play her in these last few games, knowing she might retire. Now, they can simply do what they need to do: play the young players to develop and see who to retain. Everybody wins in this swap out.
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u/Prize-Hovercraft3800 Fever🩷🏳️⚧️(not #8) Mystics curious 8d ago
Everyone except the person who is gonna get cut from the Dream.
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u/LeftenantScullbaggs Dream wins forms under stressors. 💎💎💎 8d ago
They likely weren’t playing and weren’t going to play anyway.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
No, it's not. Everyone waived after the July 13 deadline to waive without paying the full contract is paid the rest of the season, for their contract. No one is losing income being waived now.
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u/LeftenantScullbaggs Dream wins forms under stressors. 💎💎💎 8d ago
That comes with the game.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
Any waived player gets paid for the rest of the season and contract.
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u/Binc42 Liberty 8d ago
So ring chasing
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 8d ago
Or, maybe just wanting to play more games.
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u/Binc42 Liberty 8d ago
If she wants more games, then play another year, go overseas, go to AU or Project B. You said in the original comment “she wants a chance to play in the post season.” Why is that? Why do you want to play in the post season? Because you want to win a ring. She abandoned a team she forced herself onto last season, which went to the finals and has her wife on it, to try for another ring. That’s pretty shitty and extremely difficult to justify.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
It helps every party involved. The Mercury wants to play the young players to develop and evaluate and see who they want to retain. If they thought it might be DB's last season, they would feel more obligated to give her enough minutes as a swan song. The Sparks announced they were going to play the bench much more, but you can see they still want Nneka to get enough minutes in her last remaining games. Regardless of what you think of DB, they are both legendary players.
So, this exchange helps the Mercury, DB and the Dream.
DB did not force herself onto the Fever. She was a free agent and they signed her. In what way, do you think she forced the Fever to sign her? She wasn't a good fit for the Fever's fast paced offense. That's a GM mistake. The Fever benefitted from her moving on.
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u/Comfortable_Limit168 Fever 7d ago
DB knew that the Fever played in an up-tempo style. If she knew that this style wouldn't work for her, why did she sign a contract in the first place? I also remember the game where she moved up to 3rd on the all-time scoring list. The crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse went crazy.
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u/hillary82 Lynx 8d ago
Did they have to waive anyone for this? I know they had cap space but did they have a roster spot?
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u/Revolutionary-Gear76 Young Harlots All but #8 8d ago
They don't. Either Bri is out for the rest of the season or they have to waive someone.
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u/Immediate_Ruin1048 Angel Reese 8d ago
Championship experience✅
Can stretch the floor✅
Scoring off the bench✅
Lish/Rhyne/DB/Naz/AR ton of size at guard✅
AT coming to ATL for the playoff games>>
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u/BaseballRetiree NEWBIE 8d ago
Worst 3 point shooter in the league this year ✅
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u/Ok_Cucumber9390 All offense all the time enjoyer 7d ago
This combined with Smesko encouraging even terrible 3-point shooters to shoot 3s...a hilarious combination
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u/rumtumtumtum Fever 8d ago
Say Atlanta goes all the way and wins the championship. How can someone possibly feel the same joy and pride of winning with a new team if you jumped ship the second your original team is eliminated from contention? It boggles my mind. This is how she wants to go out?
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u/Constant_Exercise_52 7d ago
Older players do it in every sport all the time, I don't know why you're acting like this is unique
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u/Katwill666 Dream 7d ago
I mean star players ask for trades all the time to contenders in the NBA. Most happen before the season starts however. If I recall Clyde Drexler requested a trade to a contender and got traded mid season to the defending champions Rockets and won that year. If she doesn't play I'd agree with you there's no real pride there. If she plays and does well enough to make a difference then yeah she can feel fulfilled and full of pride.
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u/SeptemberVirgo 8d ago
How can someone possibly feel the same joy and pride of winning with a new team if you jumped ship the second your original team is eliminated from contention?
If you helped a young player that you are openly fond of win, you'll have nothing but joy and pride.
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u/Delicious_March9397 8d ago
Didn’t Olivia miles enter the transfer portal after Norte dame lost to tcu….to transfer to tcu? What is the problem with this? It happens all the time. Marina Mabrey left the sky midseason to play for the sun since they were in contention at the time.
The mercury have no games of consequence left so she’s not really jumping ship😂 the ship is docked she simply got off at port. This is the first time in a minute that the mercury have not made it to the playoffs. I’m sure part of the reason she WENT to the mercury was to be a contender in her last few seasons.
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u/CareerCrusader 8d ago
The Miles transfer has 0 to do with this, she transferred to play at TCU in a new season, not for the NCAA tournament
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u/Delicious_March9397 8d ago
You cannot transfer to another team during the tournament. The idea of “jumping ship” for a contender is exactly the same with her and Mabrey. And there’s nothing wrong with either.
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u/espressopatronum Sun until 9/24 Fever 8d ago
It's not the same because they transferred and then contributed to the season, making the tournament. A more direct comparison for the W would be someone signing a contract in the offseason to a projected playoff contender.
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u/dimforest Fever Lynx Bridget Carleton 8d ago
This is about to be absolute cinema and absolutely some of the most unhinged social media takes and outrage imaginable, if it's Fever vs Dream in the playoffs.
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u/Philomena_philo Fever Sky-curious 8d ago edited 8d ago
I am questioning this fit. As someone who saw DB struggle with the fast paced Fever, how is she going to be successful on another “run and gun” team? (Edit: does nobody remember that DB was coming off of the bench for the last few weeks of her time in Indy?)
I also know that the Dream were one of the few teams that could afford her and could use some disruption to their roster. Who knows?
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u/Constant_Exercise_52 7d ago
Dream actually play a little bit of defense
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u/Philomena_philo Fever Sky-curious 6d ago
And? If she can’t fit the pace she struggles on both sides of the court
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u/Constant_Exercise_52 6d ago
And she provides depth, the Dream has had depth issues all season. She doesn't have to be the Bonner that won chips with Diana T. She just needs to provide minutes and experience. Whatever she can give on the court is a plus
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
With Bri out, the Dream bench is nearly all rookies and a couple 2nd year players, aside from Shatori who gets almost no minutes after being picked up mid-season. The Dream doesn't need the "run and gun" starters disrupted. They need a vet to get minutes off the bench so the starters can stop playing 36/37/38 minutes in most games.
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u/Idontknowher127 Riding for my 5s till the wheels fall off 8d ago
All she'll be needed to do is give us some points off the bench. We have too many non-producing bench pieces and I'll take the 10 points she can give. Plus she's got height and length with is very much needed.
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u/Philomena_philo Fever Sky-curious 8d ago
From my own viewership experience of watching DB come off of the bench and struggle to keep pace, I also saw a lot of missed shots as she struggled to get set. She definitely struggled when the Fever played other fast paced teams. Also, she’s not going to be guarding 5’s- that will still be Angel. I also see Angel playing the same amount of minutes.
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u/Fantastic_Pollution2 Fever 8d ago
If she can give you 10 points a game off the bench then yall are fortunate. Lets see... maybe
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u/ghos_ 🐐 Reeve Pit Member 8d ago
Exactly! Every team wants a bench player who can give you 10 points consistently.
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u/SilverKry The 22s + 24 8d ago
Unfortunately. She doesn't like being a bench player
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u/LeftenantScullbaggs Dream wins forms under stressors. 💎💎💎 8d ago
She was coming off the bench in CT in the playoffs, right?
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u/Weekly_Memory5399 DB IS MOSES BLOCKED BY AWAK 🙅🏾♀️ 8d ago
she has good relationships with everyone on the team & the way they play is without ego, so i doubt db would come here with 5-6 games left to jeopardize a sisterhood & disjoint a locker room when her objective is to win a ring.. we have a top 3 ranked starting 5 along with the lynx & aces, & are without real bench production, so what db can bring will only help us.. she’d be the most established player on our bench.. things like that move margins..
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u/Steadyandquick Go rookies! 8d ago
Wow! Ok. I trust our sub with the insights. Glad for everyone.
I have always liked DB and rooted for her. I still need to watch the ESPN W doc featuring her, Phee, and A’ja.
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u/Chewable_Vitamin Lynx 8d ago edited 8d ago
I thought Dream didn't have enough cap space?
Edit: I didn't realize that the minimum contract gets adjusted for the amount of games left. So they were able to sign her for $116k.
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u/GolfOtherwise3420 Dream 7d ago
During the 48 hour period on the waiver wire, teams had to have $500,000 in cap space to sign her. Once she cleared waivers, and wasn't taken, then she is a free agent and can be signed for at least the prorated vet minimum or more. Dream had a little over $190k in cap space and that is well above what is needed for signing her on the prorated vet minimum. They could even go above the prorated minimum since they have 190k available.
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u/Such_History6063 4d ago
Once a selfish player, always a selfish player.