The Dallas Wings traded forward DiJonai Carrington to the league-leading Minnesota Lynx Sunday, receiving forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and a second-round pick in 2027, according to a press release from the team.
The deal fortifies 24-5 Minnesota, runner-up for the championship last year, as it prepares for another Finals run. Carrington averaged 10.4 points per game on 35.4% shooting, playing a variety of roles for the Wings in her fifth WNBA season. She brings Finals experience to the Lynx, having reached the brink of a title with Connecticut in 2022.
Miller, a 6’3” forward who was the second pick of the 2023 draft, brings some floor-stretching potential as her accuracy from deep has skyrocketed this year to a career-high .538 in a role that has been reduced significan