The WNBA’s Dallas Wings and the Indiana Fever hosted introductory press conferences final Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Indiana Fever Introduces Sydney Colson
After spending the final three seasons with the Las Vegas Aces, two-time WNBA Champion and guard Sydney Colson was launched to the press on Tuesday as the latest member of the Indiana Fever.
Colson provides veteran expertise to a younger Indiana Fever group, led by back-to-back No. 1 general draft picks Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark. The group additionally had a busy offseason, bringing in new acquisitions, together with Natasha Howard, DeWanna Bonner, and Sophie Cunningham.
“I’m identified for my protection and playmaking,” Colson mentioned Tuesday. “I’ve to come back in and try this. Persons are anticipating sure issues…so it’s simply being knowledgeable, displaying up and doing all your job in order that the whole lot can go collectively and include a superb perspective so we are able to make it work.”
Colson spoke extremely on how head coach Stephanie White envisions the becoming on the group chemistry and sees it as a worth.
“Stephanie [White] simply talked to me about how she noticed me becoming in as a chunk on court docket for the group, and that was actually necessary to me,” Colson mentioned. “I’ve by no means been thought-about lots in free company, and so for her to see my worth it meant lots.”
Final season, the Indiana Fever participated within the postseason for the primary time since 2016, the final season Corridor of Famer Tamika Catchings performed for the group earlier than retiring, falling to the Connecticut Solar within the first spherical after posting a 20-20 document. With COO and common supervisor Amber Cox’s strikes within the offseason, the Fever are one of many championship contenders.
Dallas Wings Welcome New Off-Season Acquisitions: Carrington, Hines-Allen, and Smith
The Dallas Wings launched their returning gamers and new acquisitions throughout an introductory press convention on Wednesday.
Basic supervisor Curt Miller launched forwards NaLyssa Smith and Myisha Hines-Allen, and guards DiJonai Carrington and Tyasha Harris. Harris had performed for the Wings for 3 seasons earlier than getting traded to the Connecticut Solar, the place she performed for the final two seasons.
Hines-Allen and Smith had been already acquainted from enjoying offseason basketball for Galatasaray in Istanbul. Hines-Allen is thrilled to with Smith in Dallas and talked about Smith’s evolution from her enjoying days at Baylor to the skilled degree.
“Simply to see her progress from school to now the professionals, I am tremendous excited simply to be teamed up along with her once more,” Hines-Allen mentioned Wednesday. “Like Curt (Miller) talked about, her rebounding is phenomenal, however I feel one-on-one basketball along with her is like one other participant. You simply roll out the ball and she will be able to go get a bucket, too. (I am) so tremendous excited to be teamed up along with her once more.”
The entire new members additionally spoke how excited they’re to group up with guard Arike Ogunbowale, who’s a two-time WNBA All-Star MVP and led the league in steals final season.
“She’s a hooper by and thru,” Carrington mentioned. “And he or she’s one of many hardest individuals within the league to protect, so [I’m] glad we do not have to do this anymore.”
The Dallas Wings additionally maintain the No. 1 general draft choose in this 12 months’s WNBA Draft. UConn level guard Paige Bueckers is projected to be the highest choose and has declared.
