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Lynx acquire forward Myisha Hines-Allen from Mystics

by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The Minnesota Lynx acquired forward Myisha Hines-Allen from the Washington Mystics on Tuesday in exchange for guard Olivia Epoupa, forward Sika Kone and a second-round pick in the 2026 WNBA draft. The Mystics promptly waived Epoupa and guard DiDi Richards following...

In last place at the trade deadline, Mystics will be sellers, if anything

by admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The Washington Mystics are in a tricky spot as the WNBA trade deadline arrives Tuesday. At 6-21, they are tied for last place, five games out of the final playoff spot. Players actively talk about chasing the No. 8 seed, but that doesn’t necessarily help the...

Where does Elena Delle Donne’s absence leave the Mystics?

by admin | Feb 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne will not sign a supermax offer with the Washington Mystics and intends to take time away from basketball, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Wednesday. If she does not play this season, what does it mean for Delle...

Washington Mystics place core tag on Elena Delle Donne

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The Washington Mystics aren’t letting Elena Delle Donne go just yet. Per the WNBA’s transactions page, the Mystics extended a core qualifying offer to the forward. It comes after a report from The Next Hoops last week that Delle Donne was going to sign with another...

Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne is Back and Better Than Ever

by admin | Sep 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW

When Elena Delle Donne got to the WNBA, she quickly learned that the support she’d always received in her home state of Delaware was something of an anomaly. “I was really shocked how other states and other places treat women’s sports compared to male sports,” Delle...

Delle Donne, ‘playing free’ after injury issues, nets team-high 21 in Mystics’ win

by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Playing in her third game since the end of June, Elena Delle Donne led the Washington Mystics past the first-place Las Vegas Aces 78-62 on Saturday. Delle Donne had a team-high 21 points, and she was one of three Mystics players with seven rebounds. She played 22...

This Mystics executive climbed the ladder from ticket sales to assistant GM

by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Maria Giovannetti’s journey with the Washington Mystics almost ended in 2010, when Giovannetti’s now-wife, Veronica Sander, moved to Indianapolis to work for USA Football. “I was like, ‘Listen, we’re not going to make it, [and] you’re my person,’ ” Giovannetti said....

Mystics crash the party, hold off the Storm before it honors Sue Bird

by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW

There was a line outside Climate Pledge Arena 2½ hours before tip-off, and it nearly stretched out to the street. The stage was set for a celebration: The Seattle Storm would retire Sue Bird’s No. 10 after the game. But the Washington Mystics crashed the party,...

Mystics show off potential and pitfalls through tough early stretch

by admin | Jun 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW

The Washington Mystics’ season opener nearly two weeks ago couldn’t have gone much better. They sprinted out to a 16-point win over the new super team from New York and showed what they could be with a swarming defense, fast-paced transition game and deep bench. The...

Elena Delle Donne Fined by WNBA for Blasting Officials After Mystics Loss to Sun

by admin | May 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Following the Mystics’ 80–74 loss to the Sun on Sunday, Washington star Elena Delle Donne blasted the officiating. “I’m just going to say it,” the two-time league MVP said. “I’m so sick of being treated like a rookie with calls. If I get fined–whatever. I’ve been...
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