SEATTLE — The Seattle Storm acquired all-star guard Brittney Sykes from the Washington Mystics on Tuesday for Alysha Clark, Zia Cooke and a first-round choose within the 2026 draft.
Sykes averaged 15.4 factors, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals for the Mystics this season to earn her first all-star choice. She’ll be a part of a powerful lineup that options Skylar Diggins, Nneka Ogwumike, Gabby Williams and Ezi Magbegor. Seattle (16-13) is at present in sixth place within the standings.
Clark has performed greater than 300 video games for the Storm in two stints with the crew and helped the franchise win two WNBA championships in 2018 and 2020.
This season she’s averaging simply 3.5 factors and a couple of.4 rebounds. Clark has been impactful off the courtroom through the years within the metropolis beginning the group’s annual toy drive benefiting Seattle Kids’s Hospital.
Cooke averaged simply over 10 minutes a sport this season and has shot a career-best 38.2 per cent from behind the three-point arc. She was the No. 10 choose within the 2023 draft by Los Angeles. She spent two seasons there earlier than coming to Seattle.
Washington (13-15) is a sport out of the playoffs in the mean time.
The league’s commerce deadline is Thursday.
