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Chicago – It can determine it, even in many seasons, whether a business was worth it. This is not the case for the deal sent Natasha cloud For New York Liberty in Offsen.
Two games, it is clear that Liberty is a big winner. The rest of the league, not so much.
Apart from Cloud, it has made freedom even better. Which is a scary idea, given that they are defending the WNBA Champion and were already Brana Stewart, Sabrina Eoncu and Jonquel Jones. But with the cloud, its size, versatility and the ability to reach the rim, enhances the crime of New York while creating freedom more disruptively defensively.
Coach Sandy Brondelo said before the game on Thursday night against Chicago Sky, “We didn’t really like anyone.” “When you talk about the shot profile and reach the rim, we now have someone who can actually be downhill.
“It definitely adds what we are trying to do,” Bondello said.
Cloud leads freedom in scoring (20 digits) and assisted (8.5) through the first two matches, and ranks third in WNBA in efficiency.
But in fact that suggests that the New York is shooting 51.5% from the floor and about 42% from the 3-point range, while the average of 13 turnover. Liberty also leads the league in theft and blocks.
It is believed that, a small sample size, and one of the victory of New York was against the sky, which works in great progress. But Liberty opened the season with a Thapings of A’aja Wilson and Las Vegas Aces.
The cloud had 22 points, which included two to three-point plays in a row, to score 8–0, which kept the game open in the fourth quarter.
“His house opener was very good,” said Stewart. “His energy is contagious and contagious.”
Cloud does not create any secret of how excited he is in New York. The second round was drafts by Mistics, spending his first eight seasons in Washington. (He sent the 2020 season to a lawyer for the Social Justice Reforms.) He won a title in 2019 and in 2022, led to aid in the league and was an all-defensive first team.
She went to Phoenix as a free agent last year. But with the retirement of Diana Raksi and mercury retiring, Cloud was sent to the Connectic Sun in February this year.
Surya is a perennial playoff contender, but the team has struggled to keep pace with the rest of the league in terms of features and features. Knowing that Claude had previously considered New York as a free agent and understanding an opportunity, Liberty General Manager Jonathan Kolb spent the week in an attempt to move away from the Sun.
“There was nowhere else that I wanted to be compared to New York,” Cloud said, who grew up in Philadelphia and played in St. Joseph. “I called my agent and said,” If they are ready for me, I’m really ready. ” So when I tell you that I appreciate being here, there were many works that went behind the scenes. ,
Claude said that she was grateful to Jane Rizoti and Morgan Tuck, Sun President and GM respectively, understanding that she preferred to live in New York and did not try to stand on her way. Especially since the Sun lost many major players in the off-season.
On 16 March, Cloud was re -traded, in which Liberty sent two first round pics to Surya. Connecticut used the first of those of those who were to pick up Anees Moro at number 7 in the draft and would be the second for the next year.
Cloud said, “I am happy today where my feet are today. I am with one of the top organizations, from court to court. I am very grateful today with what happened in the off-season,” I am very grateful today, “Cloud said.
The core of Liberty is installed – Du, he won a title last year – but Cloud quickly found her place within her. This helped that she was a team partner with Sabrina Ioncu on unmatched, and Cloud said she tried to recruit Stewart the mystics.
But this is mostly because Cloud knows his strength and his role.
Claude said, “The biggest thing for me was that just had to add something that was already a well -wanted machine.
“I am a big connecting piece,” she said. “They already had a close atmosphere and close chemistry, and I think I just embrace the bear in everyone.”
This is, again, quick. Really quick. But if Cloud and The Liberty can grow it quickly, imagine what they look like coming in September and October.
Or not if you are a fan of another team.
“I know my first game has high hopes,” said Cloud. “I am really trying to be better for this team every day.”
And in doing so, improve freedom.
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