When the Dallas Wings signed Haley Jones to a hardship contract on June 12, the move was met with little fanfare. Dallas, fresh off a miserable opening month of the WNBA season, was dealing with a rash of injuries and EuroBasket absences, and warm bodies were needed. Jones, who had recently been waived by Phoenix, played two games for Dallas and then was waived again. It appeared as though she was just passing through.

But General Manager Curt Miller later explained that the Wings, who fully intended on signing Jones to a rest-of-season contract, had to waive her once her hardship deal expired due to league rules. Then, they were forced to wait the mandatory 10 days to re-sign her to a new deal. So, Jones signed with Dallas again on July 4th, this time for the remainder of the 2025 season

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