The Liberty and Phoenix Mercury agreed to a commerce Sunday that dealt veteran Natasha Cloud for the 2025 WNBA Draft's No. 7 general choose and New York's 2026 first-round choice.
"We couldn’t be extra excited to welcome Natasha Cloud to the New York Liberty household," mentioned Liberty common supervisor Jonathan Kolb. "Tash is somebody who we recognized years in the past as a primary match for our group and embodies the whole lot we search for in a participant.
"She has at all times left a long-lasting impression on the Barclays Middle crowd, and we look ahead to seeing the very best followers within the WNBA embrace her on a nightly foundation. Tash will undoubtedly strengthen our roster on either side of the ball as we pursue one other title in 2025."
Cloud, 33, averaged 11.5 factors and 6.9 assists in 33.3 minutes over 38 video games (all begins) for the Mercury's 2024 season. She spent 2015-23 on the Washington Mystics, who chosen her with the 2015 WNBA Draft's No. 15 general choose.
The 5-foot-10 guard was the 2022 WNBA's assists chief with 239.
New York enters the 2025 season after successful its first WNBA championship in 2024 when it beat the Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty's 2025 marketing campaign suggestions off Could 17 towards the Las Vegas Aces.
