NaLyssa Smith shocked by Wings commerce to Aces amid season struggles

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WNBA veteran NaLyssa Smith was traded by the Dallas Wings to the Las Vegas Aces, and she or he was clearly blindsided by the deal after reacting on social media.

"Sick to my abdomen dawg, by no means seen this coming however.. I like you Dallas nation, thanks 4 the whole lot," she wrote on X after information of the commerce got here out.

It was introduced on Monday that the Aces acquired Smith, who has been struggling this yr, for a 2027 first-round decide.

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Dallas Wings ahead NaLyssa Smith (1) and guard DiJonai Carrington (21) look on from the group bench through the first half in opposition to the Washington Mystics at School Park Middle. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Photographs)

The Wings have been struggling this yr, proudly owning a 1-11 file, and Smith hasn’t fared effectively along with her new group. She was averaging 6.7 factors and 4.9 rebounds, each profession lows, over 18 video games.

Smith was acquired by the Wings in an offseason commerce with the Indiana Fever, as Dallas tried to construct a greater roster round Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale. Sadly, the strikes didn't pan out, and Dallas was fast to get property again in return.

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It’s additionally price noting that Smith was enjoying alongside her girlfriend, DiJonai Carrington, who additionally joined the Wings this offseason. They have been teammates beforehand at Baylor, and have had a relationship ever since.

Carrington merely posted a broken-heart emoji on X when the information dropped, adopted by a separate submit with footage of herself and Smith on and off the court docket.

Smith, although, adopted up her submit explaining her shock with some positivity as she headed to Las Vegas.

"On one other observe tho [sic] if I may’ve selected anyplace to go it will’ve been Vegas so hella excited 4 this new alternative wit [sic] my goat," Smith wrote on X.

Dallas Wings guard DiJonai Carrington (21) will get held by Dallas Wings ahead NaLyssa Smith (1) after a play through the sport in opposition to the Chicago Sky on Could 31, 2025, on the School Park Middle in Arlington, TX. (Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs)

Whereas Smith didn’t particularly say who she considers her "goat," it’s a good guess to say it’s three-time WNBA MVP and two-time league champion A’ja Wilson, who leads the Aces in her eighth season since being taken No. 1 general out of South Carolina in 2018.

In the meantime, Smith was the No. 2 general decide by the Fever in 2022, the place she made the WNBA All-Rookie first group after averaging 13.5 factors and seven.9 rebounds over 30.7 minutes per sport. She completed third in WNBA Rookie of the 12 months voting.

For the primary time in her profession, Smith performed lower than 20 minutes with Dallas, however maybe that may change now with Las Vegas.

NaLyssa Smith #1 and DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Dallas Wings poses for a portrait throughout WNBA Media Day on Could 7, 2025 at School Park Middle in Dallas Texas. (Michael Gonzales/NBAE through Getty Photographs)

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The Aces are at present seventh within the WNBA standings, and fifth within the Western Convention, with an 8-8 file to start out the yr.

Smith’s presumed first sport along with her new squad can be in opposition to her former group, because the Fever host the Aces on Thursday evening in Indianapolis.