The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was their 12th in Connecticut. Following one of the worst seasons in team history, the Sun look to bounce back with a brand new team - filled with youth.
The Sun's offseason included trading stars Tina Charles to the New York Liberty and Kara Lawson to the Washington Mystics. They also traded Sandrine Gruda to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 1st Round pick in the 2014 WNBA draft. They brought back Katie Douglas, after she spent several season with the Indiana Fever. The Sun re-signed a few key players as well, pairing them with their high draft picks, setting up a high potential season.
Transactions
WNBA draft The following are the Sun's selections in the 2014 WNBA draft. Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 1 1 Chiney Ogwumike United States Stanford 1 11 Chelsea Gray United States Duke 3 25 DeNesha Stallworth United States Kentucky
Trades DateTradeTo Connecticut SunTo Los Angeles Sparks 2014 1st Round Pick and 2015 2nd Round Pick Sandrine GrudaTo Connecticut SunTo Washington Mystics Alex Bentley Kara LawsonTo Connecticut SunTo New York Liberty Kelsey Bone, Alyssa Thomas, and 2015 1st Round Pick Tina Charles
Personnel changes
Additions
PlayerSignedFormer team Alex Bentley March 12, 2014 Atlanta Dream Katie Douglas March 24, 2014 Free agent Signee Kelley Cain March 25, 2014 Free agent Signee Keisha Hampton April 1, 2014 Free agent Signee Kelsey Bone April 14, 2014 New York Liberty Alyssa Thomas April 14, 2014 New York Liberty/Draft Pick DeNesha Stallworth April 23, 2014 Draft Pick Shenneika Smith April 23, 2014 Free agent Signee Yelena Leuchanka April 24, 2014 Free agent Signee Chiney Ogwumike April 24, 2014 Draft Pick Alyssa Thomas April 28, 2014 Draft Pick
Subtractions
PlayerLeftNew team Kara Lawson March 12, 2014 Washington Mystics Mistie Bass March 20, 2014 Phoenix Mercury Sandrine Gruda March 31, 2014 Los Angeles Sparks Tina Charles April 14, 2014 New York Liberty Tan White April 16, 2014 Minnesota Lynx Shenneika Smith April 30, 2014 Waived Keisha Hampton April 30, 2014 Waived DeNesha Stallworth May 7, 2014 Waived Sydney Carter May 8, 2014 Indiana Fever Kalana Greene May 12, 2014 Waived Yelena Leuchanka May 15, 2014 Waived
Roster
Depth Pos.StarterBench C Chiney Ogwumike Kelsey Bone Kelley Cain PF Kelsey Griffin Kayla Pedersen SF Alyssa Thomas Danielle McCray SG Katie Douglas Renee Montgomery Kelly Faris PG Allison Hightower Alex Bentley
Season standings
Statistics
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