The team was established as theOrlando Miracle in1999, during the league'sexpansion from ten to twelve teams, as a sister team to theNBA'sOrlando Magic. In 2003, as financial strains left the team on the brink of disbanding, theMohegan Indian tribe purchased and relocated the team toMohegan Sun, becoming the firstNative American tribe to own aprofessional sports franchise. The team's name comes from its affiliation with Mohegan Sun and its logo is reflective of a modern interpretation of an ancientMohegan symbol. Capitalizing on the popularity of women's basketball in the state, as a result of the success of theUConn Huskies, the Sun held the distinction of being the only WNBA franchise not to share its market with an NBA team,[5] until therelocation of theSeattle SuperSonics in 2008 left theStorm as an independent team inSeattle. TheSan Antonio Stars also joined these two teams in this distinction when they relocated to Las Vegas before the2018 season.
The Sun have qualified for theWNBA playoffs in 15 of their 21 seasons in Connecticut. Despite this, they are the oldest remaining franchise without a championship title.
Before the franchise relocated to Connecticut in 2003, the team operated as theOrlando Miracle. The Miracle played their home games atTD Waterhouse Centre inOrlando, Florida, as the sister team of theOrlando Magic. After the2002 season, theNBA sold off all of theWNBA franchises to the operators of the respective teams, which placed the league in the middle of team contractions, relocations, and potential labor strife. Since Magic ownership was no longer interested in retaining the rights to the Miracle and no local partnership was reached, the organization ceased operations and was purchased by theMoheganTribe. On January 28, 2003, it was announced that theMiracle would immediately move toUncasville, Connecticut and change its nickname to the Sun (in reference to theMohegan Sun casino).[6] The Sun's nickname, color scheme and logo are similar to that of another defunct Florida-based franchise, theMiami Sol, which folded at the same time as the Miracle's relocation to Connecticut.[7]
Relocation and ascendancy to prominence (2003–2004)
With a new home in Uncasville and two formerUConn Huskies on the roster, the Sun entered the 2003 season looking to build upon a2002 campaign in which they missed the playoffs due to a tiebreaker withIndiana. The Sun underwent a total overhaul during the off-season – selectingDebbie Black in the dispersal draft and acquiring formerConnecticut starRebecca Lobo to add another local attraction to join Nykesha Sales.[8] General manager Chris Sienko namedMike Thibault, a coaching veteran with twoNBA titles as an assistant coach for theLos Angeles Lakers, as the first head coach for the franchise.[9]
On May 24, 2003, the Sun hosted the first regular season game of its inaugural season, which was shown onABC, the league's new broadcast partner. The Sun yielded to the two-time defending championSparks before a sellout crowd of 9,341. At the conclusion of the2003 season, the Sun finished with an 18–16 record, which clinched the first playoff berth since the franchise relocated. The Sun swept the second-seededSting in the first round of the playoffs, and before being swept by theDetroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Rebecca Lobo announced her retirement after seven seasons in the WNBA. The Sun returnedKatie Douglas,Nykesha Sales andTaj McWilliams-Franklin, the group that formed Thibault's nucleus. General manager Chris Sienko fortified that core with formerUConn productAsjha Jones, who was acquired in a three-team trade, andMinnesota Golden Gophers phenomLindsay Whalen, who was taken with the fourth overall pick in the2004 Draft. The Sun managed to snag a top pick in one of the deepest draft classes in league history by trading perennialall-star point guardShannon Johnson.[10] The Sun selected Lindsay Whalen amidst rumors they would trade her to theMinnesota Lynx.[11] However, she remained on the team as the Sun posted an 18–16[12] record in an equally-talented Eastern Conference, winning the #1 seed. In the first round, the Sun defeated theWashington Mystics 2–1. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sun rolled on, sweeping theNew York Liberty. The Sun had made it to theWNBA Finals in their second season of existence. In the Finals, their run would end, as they lost a hard-fought three-game series, 2–1, to theSeattle Storm.[13]
In the 2005 offseason, the Sun acquired 7'2" (2.18 m) centerMargo Dydek.[14] With a dominant post presence, the Sun controlled the Eastern Conference, posting a 26–8 record,[15] the best regular season record for an Eastern Conference team in WNBA history.[16] In the playoffs, the Sun flew to the finals, sweeping theDetroit Shock and theIndiana Fever. In the2005 WNBA Finals, the Sun were matched up against an equally dominantSacramento Monarchs team while having to deal with injuries toLindsay Whalen. Despite having home-court advantage, the Sun lost in four games in the first ever best-of-five format WNBA Finals.[17]
Mohegan Sun Arena filling up before a game.
The success of the franchise was rewarded in 2005, when the Sun were selected to host the annualWNBA All-Star Game. Sun coachMike Thibault served as coach for the Eastern Conference, which lost122-99. At the end of the game,Lisa Leslie became the first woman to ever dunk in an All-Star Game.[18]
In 2006, the Sun would match their 2005 record.[19] Mike Thibault received theWNBA Coach of the Year Award while all five starters were named to the WNBA Eastern Conference All-Star team: Katie Douglas, Margo Dydek, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Nykesha Sales and Lindsay Whalen. In the playoffs, the Sun beat theWashington Mystics 76–61 in the first game and 68–65 in the second.[20] But in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sun lost to theDetroit Shock 1–3, where Connecticut hosted the last game.[21]
The Sun stumbled out of the gate in 2007, posting a dismal 5–10 record by late June. However, the Sun stormed back into playoff contention by winning 11 of their next 13 games, to finish the regular season at 18–16,[22] enough to win the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, the Sun faced theIndiana Fever in the first round. The Sun came into the series having won all four regular season contests against the Fever. In game 1, despite holding a 17-point lead in the third quarter, the Fever raced back to force overtime. The game went into three overtimes, the first time it had happened in WNBA playoff history, ending with a 93–88 victory for the Sun. However, the Fever would respond by winning the next two games and therefore the series, including a playoff record 22-point come-from-behind win in Game 3.[23]
During the 2007–08 offseason, the Connecticut Sun made major changes to their roster in an effort to win that ever-elusive championship title. The Sun made three trades, one sendingKatie Douglas to theIndiana Fever.[24] In return, the Sun receivedTamika Whitmore.[25] Following the monumental trade,Nykesha Sales announced she would sit out the 2008 season due to multiple nagging injuries.[26] 7'2" centerMargo Dydek also took the season off due to her pregnancy.[27]
With a lineup with three new starters, the Sun started the season by winning eight of their first nine games. The team did slow in progression by losing five games in a row at one point, but they finished the regular season with a 21–13 record, which placed them second in the Eastern Conference, only one game out of first place.[28] In the playoffs, theNew York Liberty won the decisive game three on the Sun's home floor and for the second straight year, the Sun failed to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.[29]
The2009 WNBA All-Star Game was held on July 25 at 3:30 p.m. atMohegan Sun Arena, the second time the Sun had hosted the game. It was broadcast nationally onABC (HD).[30] The2009 season would prove to be a middling one for the team, which fought to stay around .500 the entire season. An injury toAsjha Jones did not help their chances, and the team ultimately finished 16–18, which was the same record as theWashington Mystics andChicago Sky for fourth place, but Washington won the tiebreaker to advance.
Connecticut started its rebuilding process by acquiringDeMya Walker in the dispersal draft of theSacramento Monarchs, which was held on December 14, 2009. The Sun then snagged the first overall pick in the2010 collegiate draft in a trade with theMinnesota Lynx; a trade that sawLindsay Whalen along with the second overall pick traded toMinneapolis. This package netted the SunRenee Montgomery. Thibault continued to reshape his roster after introducingKara Lawson at a press conference as a new member of the Sun.[31] Lawson, along with Montgomery was meant to shape a formidable backcourt, which would go with their plans in signing reservesAnete Jēkabsone-Žogota andTan White.
The Sun came into the2010 WNBA draft with two picks in the first round – the first and seventh overall picks, the latter of which was acquired one day prior to the draft from theTulsa Shock. With its first overall selection in franchise history, the Sun tookUConn standout andPlayer of the Year recipient,Tina Charles, the consensus top prospect available. To diminish the losses ofAmber Holt andChante Black, both of whom were part of the package deal with the Shock, the Sun selectedKansas productDanielle McCray. Prior to the draft, it was understood that McCray wouldn't be available to participate in the upcoming season due to anACLinjury she sustained in college. There was risk involved concerning her durability, but McCray's potential as a superstar was reason enough to take the leap of faith. The Sun cemented its guard corps with the selection ofAllison Hightower in the second round. He then nabbed formerCornhuskerKelsey Griffin, who was taken third overall, in a trade once again involving the Lynx. This trade would have the Sun relinquishing their first and second round picks innext year's draft. After the2010 WNBA season (after going 17-17 and missing the playoffs), news surfaced that the Connecticut Sun was the first franchise inWNBA history to turn a profit.[32]
The2011 season started well for the Sun. Few changes were made in the off-season, which gave the team some consistency and a year of experience on which to build.Sandrine Gruda andAnete Jēkabsone-Žogota decided to sit out the season, so the Sun looked elsewhere, addingJessica Moore. In a tough Eastern Conference, the Sun held a 9–5 record going into theAll-Star break and finished 21–13 before losing in the Conference Semifinals. The 2012 offseason saw them try to build their team in small ways with afree agency approach – making small waves to pryThompson andCash from their respective teams and then getting forwardMistie Mims[33] The team had won 13 of their first 17 games before finishing 25–9 to finish 1st in the Eastern Conference.[34][35]
The Sun fended off theLiberty in two close semifinal games to face theIndiana Fever in what was the team's first Conference finals since2010. They won Game 1 76–64 in Connecticut to find themselves one win away from the Finals. However, the Fever struck back with a close victory in Game 2 that sawShavonte Zellous hit a two-point jump shot with 0.5 seconds remaining to provide the winning points in a 78–76 loss.[36] Back in Connecticut, the Fever got onto a hot start and the Sun (who missed their first thirteen shots from the 3-point line) never recovered. The Fever, who had never won a road elimination playoff game, won 87–71.[37] After the season, Tina Charles was namedWNBA Most Valuable Player Award while Montgomery was namedWNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award. On November 20, Thibault (along with his two assistants) was fired with one year remaining on his contract; he had gone 206–134 in ten seasons as coach.[38][39]
With an eye to accomplishing the objective of a WNBA title, the team hiredHall of FamerAnne Donovan as Thibault's successor.[40][41] Among other WNBA stints, Donovan was the head coach of the2004 Seattle Storm team that captured the league title over Connecticut. Donovan hired Catherine Proto andJennifer Gillom as her assistant coaches for her initial season. In 2014, Proto became Scouting and Video Operations Manager for the Sun andSteven Key replaced her as an assistant coach.[42] DuringAnne Donovan's run as head coach, she would go 38–64 in three seasons with the Connecticut Sun before resigning as the head coach in 2015.[43]Curt Miller would be named head coach of the Connecticut Sun starting in2016.
During this period, the Sun also hosted two more WNBA All-Star Games at Mohegan Sun Arena. Connecticut acted as host for the2013 and2015 contests.
WithCurt Miller at the helm, changes were made.Elizabeth Williams was sent to the Atlanta Dream for the 2016 fourth overall pick inRachel Banham.[44] In April 2016, the Sun tradedChelsea Gray to the Los Angeles Sparks along with two second round picks in the 2016 WNBA Draft and a 2017 first round pick forJonquel Jones and the Sparks second round selection in the 2016 WNBA Draft.[45] In the 2016 WNBA Draft, the Connecticut Sun selectedMorgan Tuck with their third overall draft pick.[46] After getting three wins in sixteen games on the 2016 season, the Sun movedKelsey Bone to the Phoenix Mercury forCourtney Williams and a second round draft selection in the 2017 WNBA Draft.[47] Closing out the 2016 WNBA Season the Sun would win eleven out of the remaining twenty games to finish with a record of 14–20, missing out on the postseason by three wins.
In February 2017, the Sun would tradeCamille Little to the Phoenix Mercury forLynetta Kizer from the Indiana Fever and eighth overall draft selectionBrionna Jones in the 2017 WNBA Draft from a three team trade.[48] Ahead of the 2017 WNBA Season,Chiney Ogwumike was suspended due to an injury she suffered overseas causing her to miss the 2017 WNBA Season.[49] By the halfway point of the season, they were 10–7. By the end of the season, they had won 21 games with 13 losses to narrowly finish one game out of 1st place in the East to reach their first postseason in five years. In the one-game Second Round, they lost to the Phoenix Mercury 88–83. Chiney returned to action in the 2018 WNBA Season while Stricklen resigned for another run with the Connecticut Sun.[50]
The 2019 team continued on the run from last year, as they finished with a 23–11 record to finish as the second best team in the league overall and earn a bye to the Semifinals. In the best-of-five round, they won in a three-game sweep over the Los Angeles Sparks to meet theWashington Mystics, now coached by former SunMike Thibault. In the first WNBA Finals in Connecticut in 14 years, with the #1 Mystics having home-court advantage. The teams split the first two games before Washington won Game 3 94–81. A sixteen-point halftime lead for the Sun in Game 4 proved important when the attempted comeback of the Mystics came short in a 90–86 decision. In Game 5, the Sun led by two points going into the final quarter. However, the Mystics overpowered them with 27 fourth quarter points to the 14 of the Sun to win 89–78 for the championship.
The 2020 season was meant to have a new record of games played with 36. However, theCOVID-19 pandemic forced the WNBA to announce a change to the plan that would instead see 22 games played without fans atIMG Academy in Florida. In a twelve-team league that would see eight teams make the playoffs, the Sun went 10–12 to make it as the seventh seed. They won the first two playoff games to reach the Semifinals against theLas Vegas Aces. They won two of the first three games to be on the verge of the WNBA Finals. However, they lost 75–84 and 63–66 to fall short.
The 2021 team returned with 32 games played where they lost only six times to clinch the #1 overall seed. The 26 wins tied a franchise record and gave them a bye to the Semifinals. They met theChicago Sky, who beat them as a #6 seed by winning in four games, which included a 101–95 Game 1 win in double overtime.
In 2022, now with the 36-game schedule, the Sun went 25–11 to finish 3rd. They beat theDallas Wings in the First Round to make the Semifinals, where they narrowly beat theChicago Sky in five games to reach the WNBA Finals for the second time in four seasons. Facing the #1 seedLas Vegas Aces, the Aces narrowly won Game 1 67–64 and then rolled to a 14-point win in Game 2. The Sun scored 105 points in Game 3 back home, but the Aces prevailed in Game 4 78–71 to win the championship.
In early 2025, during free agency, the Sun traded away three of their previous starting five players while DeWanna Bonner signed with theIndiana Fever and thePhoenix Mercury acquired Alyssa Thomas in a sign and trade deal. It marked the first time in WNBA history that a starting five was completely dismantled after a playoff appearance.[51]
On May 12, 2025,Sportico reported that theMohegan tribe had retained investment bankAllen & Company to explore a sale of the team, withSportico commenting that a relocation out of Connecticut was "likely."[52] On August 2, 2025,The Boston Globe reported thatBoston Celtics minority ownerStephen Pagliuca would purchase the Sun with the intent of relocating the team toBoston by 2027.[53] That following day, however, theHartford Courant reported thatMarc Lasry, a Connecticut native and former co-owner of theMilwaukee Bucks, made a bid to buy the team, which would move them toHartford.[54] The WNBA was reportedly unwilling to accept either bid on the grounds that neither city had applied for an expansion team during the most recent round of expansion. Instead, it was reported that the WNBA preferred that, should the Sun be sold, that it be sold to ownership tied to nine cities that had recently made unsuccessful bids for expansion teams, specificallyHouston Rockets ownerTilman Fertitta to bring the WNBA back to Houston, where theHouston Comets had played from 1997 to 2008.[55] On September 4, ESPN reported that the state of Connecticut sent a proposal of its own to purchase a minority stake in the Sun, which would allow the construction of a practice facility and a limited slate of games atPeoplesBank Arena in Hartford.[56][57]
Amid reports regarding the sale, Connecticut state officials including as GovernorNed Lamont and State ComptrollerSean Scanlon expressed support for the Sun remaining in Connecticut while criticizing the WNBA for their alleged desire to move the team out of New England, and fans campaigned to keep them from leaving the state.[57] On September 8, SenatorRichard Blumenthal sent a letter to WNBA CommissionerCathy Engelbert urging the WNBA not to interfere with sale negotiations, warning that such actions could be considered violations of antitrust law,[58] followed on September 11 by a letter of inquiry from Attorney GeneralWilliam Tong requesting information regarding the league's rules, regulations, and the Sun's valuations.[59][60]
On September 16, NBA commissionerAdam Silver defended the WNBA's role in the negotiations, claiming that a sale with the intent to relocate was a violation of league rules, and reiterated that neither Boston nor Hartford had applied for an expansion team, despite the latter city being within the Sun's exclusive marketing territory, which Blumenthal had previously stated meant that requiring Hartford to apply for expansion made no sense.[61]
The Sun play in theMohegan Sun Arena.Mohegan Sun is owned by theMohegantribe.[62] The arena is located at Mohegan Sun Casino inUncasville, Connecticut. Despite the inclusion of “Connecticut” in the name, the team technically isn't under the jurisdiction of the State of Connecticut as Native American tribes are sovereign entities and the Mohegan Sun Arena is located on the Mohegan reservation, though the team is still considered to be located in Connecticut. Mohegan Sun Arena is smaller than most other WNBA arenas, with the maximum capacity (lower and upper levels) for a basketball game being 9,323.[63] The Sun is the only top-level professional sports franchises located in the state of Connecticut. TheNew England Black Wolves of theNational Lacrosse League formerly shared the Mohegan Sun Arena with the Sun until their relocation in 2020.
1999–2002: For home games, the Miracle wore white with blue on the sides/shoulders and white Miracle logo text on the chest. For away games, blue with white on the sides and white Miracle logo text on the chest. The Miracle logo is on the shorts.
2003: For home games, the Sun wore white with sun red on the sides and red Sun logo text emblazoned on the chest. For away games, pure red with gold trim on the sides and gold Sun logo text on the chest. The Sun logo is on the shorts.
2004–2006: For home games, the Sun wore white with sun red on the sides and red Sun logo text on the chest. For away games, blue with sun red and gold trim on the sides, as well as gold Sun logo text on the chest. The Sun logo is on the shorts.
2007: For home games, the Sun wore white with images of basic suns embellished on the sides and the Sun logo text on the chest. For away games, blue with images of basic suns on the sides and gold Sun logo text on the chest. The Sun logo is on the shorts.
2008–2010: For home games, the Sun wore white with the word "Connecticut" printed vertically on the sides and the Sun logo text emblazoned on the chest. For away games, the Sun wore blue with the word "Sun" printed vertically on the sides and the gold "Connecticut" text on the chest. The Sun logo is on the shorts.
2011–2015: For home games, the Sun wear white with yellow vertical stripes on the sides and the Sun logo text emblazoned on the chest. For away games, the Sun wear blue with white vertical stripes embellished on the sides and gold "Connecticut" text on the chest. The Sun logo is shown on the left shoulder.
2016: As part of a league-wide initiative for its 20th season, all games featured all-color uniform matchups. Therefore, the Sun unveiled an orange uniform while retaining the blue jersey from the previous season.
2021–present: As a third jersey (known as the "Rebel Edition", theMohegan Tribe added the wordKeesusk (theMohegan language word for sun) on the front in white text. The jersey is blue in honor of Gladys Tantaquidgeon, the tribe's medicine woman who passed in 2005, at the age of 106. The edging on the sleeves of the third jersey features repeating symbols which represent the path of life and the icons on the neckline portray canoes once used by the tribe.[65][66]
Currently, the Sun television rights are held byNBC Sports Boston. Select games air instead on sister stationNECN.[72]
Until 2023, Sun games aired onNESN.[73] Previously, Connecticut Sun games also aired onWCTX (MyTV 9), a local television station for the state ofConnecticut. It was the second time WCTX had aired Sun matches. They were also the original home of Sun matches prior to the2010 season. More often than not,NBA TV picked up the feed from the local broadcast, which are shown nationally. Broadcasters for the Sun games on WCTX consisted ofBob Heussler andRebecca Lobo,Jennifer Rizzotti orKara Wolters. From 2012 to 2014 Sun games were broadcast onCPTV Sports (CPTV-S). For the2011 season, Sun games were broadcast onComcast Sports Net New England, withMike Gorman as an announcer.[74] In addition to Mike Gorman, broadcasters in the past have included Leah Secondo andKara Wolters.
April 18, 2002: The Miracle acquired Clarisse Machanguana from the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2002 Draft.[107]
July 8, 2002: The Miracle traded Elaine Powell and a first round pick (5th overall) in the 2003 Draft in exchange for Wendy Palmer and a second round pick in the 2003 Draft.[108]
February 14, 2003: The Sun acquired Rebecca Lobo from the Houston Comets for a second round pick in the 2003 Draft.[109]
January 28, 2004: The Sun traded Shannon Johnson, along with the 21st and 34th picks in the 2004 Draft, to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the fourth, 16th, and 29th picks in the 2004 Draft.[110]
March 25, 2004: The Sun acquired Asjha Jones from the Washington Mystics in exchange for the eighth pick in the 2004 Draft in a three-way trade that also involved the Phoenix Mercury.[111]
April 16, 2005: The Sun acquired Margo Dydek from the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Katie Feenstra and a first-round pick (14th overall) in the 2006 Draft.[112]
February 21, 2007: The Sun traded Taj McWilliams-Franklin to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Erika DeSouza and a first-round pick (12th overall) in the 2007 Draft.[113]
February 19, 2008: The Sun traded Katie Douglas to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Tamika Whitmore, the rights toJessica Foley and a first-round pick (12th overall) in the 2008 Draft.[25]
March 6, 2008: The Sun acquired Barbara Turner from the Houston Comets in exchange for Megan Mahoney.[114]
March 14, 2008: The Sun traded Kristen Rasmussen to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tamika Raymond, as well as the option to trade second-round picks in the 2009 Draft.[115]
January 12, 2010: The Sun traded Lindsay Whalen and the second pick in the 2010 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Renee Montgomery and the first overall pick in the 2010 Draft.[116]
April 7, 2010: The Sun traded Amber Holt and Chante Black to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for the seventh pick in the 2010 Draft and a second-round pick in the 2011 Draft.[117]
April 8, 2010: The Sun traded first and second-round picks (4th and 13th overall) in the 2011 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the draft rights to Kelsey Griffin.[118]
April 11, 2011: The Sun traded their third-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the draft rights to Tahnee Robinson.[119]
April 11, 2011: The Sun acquired Kalana Greene from the New York Liberty in exchange for the draft rights to Sydney Colson.[120]
June 20, 2013: The Sun traded their second-round pick in the 2014 Draft to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Kayla Pedersen.
March 12, 2014: The Sun traded Kara Lawson to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Alex Bentley from the Atlanta Dream.
April 14, 2014: The Sun traded Tina Charles to the New York Liberty in exchange for Kelsey Bone, Alyssa Thomas, and a first-round pick in the 2015 Draft.[121]
January 28, 2015: The Sun traded Renee Montgomery and their third and fifteen overall picks in the 2015 Draft to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Camille Little and Shekinna Stricklen.[122]
April 16, 2015: The Sun traded Brittany Hrynko to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Jasmine Thomas.[123]
May 13, 2015: The Sun traded Asjha Jones to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2016 Draft.[124]
February 3, 2016: The Sun traded Elizabeth Williams to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the fourth pick in the 2016 Draft.[125]
April 14, 2016: The Sun traded Chelsea Gray, the 15th and 23rd picks in the 2016 Draft, and a first-round pick in the 2017 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Jonquel Jones and the 17th pick in the 2016 Draft.
June 25, 2016: The Sun traded Kelsey Bone to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Courtney Williams, Jillian Alleyne, and San Antonio's second-round pick in the 2017 Draft.[126]
January 26, 2017: The Sun traded Aneika Henry-Morello to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Reshanda Gray.[127]
February 21, 2017: The Sun traded Camille Little and the rights to Jillian Alleyne to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Lynetta Kizer and the 8th overall pick in the 2017 Draft. The trade was a three-way trade between the Sun, the Mercury and the Indiana Fever.[128]
June 8, 2017: The Sun traded Jordan Hooper to the Atlanta Dream for the Dream's 2018 2nd Round Draft Pick.[129]
February 2, 2018: The Sun traded the 21st pick in the 2018 Draft to Phoenix in exchange for Cayla George.[130]
April 12, 2018: The Sun traded the 15th pick in the 2018 Draft and their second round pick in the 2019 Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Bria Holmes.[131]
July 9, 2018: The Sun traded Alex Bentley to Atlanta for Layshia Clarendon and a second round pick in the 2019 Draft.[132]
April 10, 2019: The Sun traded Lexie Brown to Minnesota in exchange for Natisha Hiedeman.[133]
April 27, 2019: The Sun traded Chiney Ogwumike to Los Angeles in exchange for the Sparks' first round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[134]
August 6, 2019: The Sun traded Kristine Anigwe to Dallas in exchange for Theresa Plaisance.[135]
February 10, 2020: The Sun traded their first round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and Morgan Tuck to Seattle for Seattle's first round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[136]
February 11, 2020: The Sun traded the 7th and the 10th picks in the 2020 WNBA draft and their first round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft to Phoenix Mercury in exchange for DeWanna Bonner.[137]
February 19, 2020: The Sun traded Courtney Williams as part of a three team trade where they acquired Briann January and a second round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[138]
February 24, 2020: The Sun traded a second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft to Seattle in exchange for Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.[139]
February 25, 2020: The Sun traded Rachel Banham to Minnesota in exchange for a second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.[140]
January 16, 2023: The Sun traded Jonquel Jones to New York in exchange for Rebecca Allen, the 6th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft and Tyasha Harris in a three-team trade.
January 16, 2023: The Sun traded Jasmine Thomas and the 10th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Jasmine Walker, and Kianna Smith.
February 9, 2023: The Sun traded the 6th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Tiffany Hayes.
May 16, 2023: The Sun traded their third round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Leigha Brown.
February 3, 2024: The Sun traded Rebecca Allen to the Phoenix Mercury for Moriah Jefferson.[141]
May 7, 2024: The Sun traded Queen Egbo from the Washington Mystics, in exchange for the rights to Bernadett Határ and the Sun's 2025 second round pick.[142]
July 17, 2024: The Sun traded players Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, their first round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and rights to swap 2026 first round picks to the Chicago Sky, in return the Sun received the Sky's 2025 second round pick and Marina Mabrey.[143]
^"Connecticut Sun Announce 20th Anniversary Season".Sun.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 15, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2022.Today, the Connecticut Sun announced details of our 19th Anniversary season and unveiled their 20th Anniversary logo to commemorate their two decades in Connecticut. The logo, which celebrates the franchise's platinum year, features the current Connecticut Sun logo with a 20th Anniversary demarcation and keeps the Sun's orange, blue and white color scheme.
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