The Washington Mystics have traded 2025 WNBA All-Star Brittney Sykes to the Seattle Storm in exchange for veteran forward Alysha Clark, guard Zia Cooke, and one of Seattle’s 2026 first-round draft picks,

Sykes tops the Mystics with 15.4 points per game, but the player right behind her will benefit from her absence. Head coach Sydney Johnson revealed before Tuesday's bout with the Chicago Sky that All-Star rookie Sonia Citron (14.3 PPG) will likely be the closer from now on, via The Washington Post's Kareem Copeland.