Satou Sabally moved on from the Dallas Wings after five seasons. The fifth-year forward announced his intention to play elsewhere during a media availability for Unrivaled on Thursday.
Sabally, 26, played all five WNBA seasons with the Wings, who drafted her. 2nd place overall in 2020 From Oregon. In 2023, she earned Most Improved Player honors after averaging 18.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists. She was also selected to the All-WNBA first team.
Last season, she averaged 17.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5 assists while shooting 45% from 3-point range. Savally suffered a shoulder injury during an Olympic qualifying match in Germany, forcing him to miss 15 games. she had surgery After the Paris Olympics, he returned to Wings.
However, Dallas finished with the second-worst record in the league at 9-31. The Wings have finished above .500 only once in Sabally’s five seasons.
“I have already communicated to Dallas how grateful I am, because they have made this a home for me over the past few years, and I am working with them to find the next home for me,” Sabally told reporters. Via Alexa Phillipou of ESPN. “I already played my last game in Dallas.”
There may not have been an ideal time for the Wings to know they were losing their second leading scorer, but Sabally made the announcement on the same day that Dallas officially introduced new head coach Chris Koclanes. The team also revamped its front office by naming veteran WNBA head coach Curt Miller as senior vice president of basketball operations and general manager.
As Sabally mentioned, Miller will now try to get something in return for Sabally. Possible moves are made by the team key designation Exchange her from Sabally to another club. This prevents her from becoming an unrestricted free agent, but guarantees her at least one year of supermax offers.
Sabally’s younger sister, Nyara, plays for the WNBA champion New York Liberty. When asked if she would like to play alongside her sister on the league’s best team, Sabally said, “I would love it.”
Sabally is scheduled to play for: Phantom BC The 3×3 Women’s Basketball League concludes on January 17th. One of her teammates will be Sabrina Ionescu, who she played with at Oregon, which could add to speculation that Liberty will transfer to Sabally.
