Natasha Cloud will reportedly be signing with the Phoenix Mercury, according to Girls Talk Sports TV.
As WNBA free agency begins Thursday, the 31-year-old guard wasted no time in selecting her new team. Cloud, a 2019 WNBA champion and member of the 2019 All-Defensive Second Team and 2022 All-Defensive First Team has spent her entire eight-year career with the Washington Mystics after being selected second overall in the 2015 draft.
The Mystics sent a letter to season-ticket holders following the 2023 season saying the team needed a "fresh start," which signaled the departure of a number of veterans on the roster, including Cloud.
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Over her WNBA career, Cloud has shown to be an impact player at both ends of the court. Last season with the Mystics, she averaged 12.7 points and 6.2 assists — both career highs — as well as 3.7 rebounds per game.
Natasha Cloud has been doing it all, this is niiiiiice pic.twitter.com/aY8xjtm2x7
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) September 20, 2023
Natasha Cloud has been applying defensive pressure to Sabrina Ionescu all game 😤 pic.twitter.com/QZQki80P4b
— espnW (@espnW) September 20, 2023
Cloud will be joining a Mercury team that is coming off a playoff-less season for the first time since 2012 and holds the third overall pick in April's WNBA Draft. They also have a new head coach in Nate Tibbetts and will be hosting the 2024 All-Star Game.
