DiJonai Carrington, NaLyssa Smith to Be WNBA Teammates After Reported Wings-Sun Trade

Former Connecticut Sun standout DiJonai Carrington will get to play with her girlfriend NaLyssa Smith on the Dallas Wings.

Oct 1, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington (21) dribbles during the second half of game two of the 2024 WNBA Semi-finals against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

Now that February 1 has arrived, WNBA free agents can actually put pen to paper and finalize the contracts they've been negotiating with teams for the latter half of January.

While most of the top available players had already agreed to deals heading into February 1, one player who seemingly did not (at least reportedly) was former Connecticut Sun star guard DiJonai Carrington, who was a restricted free agent.

However, that changed on February 1, as Winsidr's Rachel Galligan reported on X, "The Dallas Wings are finalizing a deal with the Connecticut Sun that would send the No. 8 pick and Jacy Sheldon to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Dijonai Carrington and the No. 12 pick multiple sources tell @winsidr".

The Dallas Wings are finalizing a deal with the Connecticut Sun that would send the No. 8 pick and Jacy Sheldon to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Dijonai Carrington and the No. 12 pick multiple sources tell @Winsidr

— Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) February 1, 2025

There are several compelling aspects of this trade. Perhaps the biggest is that the Dallas Wings are receiving another high-level guard, who will pair with Arike Ogunbowale and most likely Paige Bueckers, who is expected to be the Wings' selection with the No. 1 pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft.

Also of note is that former Indiana Fever forward NaLyssa Smith, with whom Carrington is in a relationship, got traded to the Wings in a three-team deal that was announced on January 31.

DiJonai Carrington will be traded to the Dallas Wings and will be teammates with NaLyssa Smith 🥰 pic.twitter.com/MkPiC4q9qH

— WNBA Got Game (@wnbagotgame) February 1, 2025

Now Carrington and Smith get to be teammates again, as they were at Baylor University for one season while the two were in college.

It's also interesting to see Jacy Sheldon on the move to Connecticut, as she was the Wings' first-round pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft. However, given that she struggled to find consistency in her rookie season combined with Bueckers' pending arrival, perhaps a change of scenery is the best option for Sheldon.