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#WNBAKicks - Best of the Season So Far

Kristi Toliver leads all scoring with 19 points to go along with four assists as the Mystics get the win over the Lynx, 90-78.

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GAME RECAP: Mystics 90, Lynx 78

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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has re-signed forward Cecilia Zandalasini and has signed free agent forwards Lynetta Kizer and Endy Miyem. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released.
“We appreciated Cecilia joining us late in the season last year,” said Lynx Head Coach and General Manager Cheryl Reeve. “She is coming off an exciting 2017 that included the Italian National Team narrowly missing qualification for the 2018 World Cup. Her performance at EuroBasket 2017 was described as the ‘greatest FIBA EuroBasket Women debut of all time’. We look forward to having Cecilia for a full WNBA season and are excited about her future as a Minnesota Lynx.”
Zandalasini, a 6-1 forward from Broni, Italy, completed her rookie season with Minnesota after signing as a free agent on Aug. 28. She saw action in the final three contests of the regular season, totaling 19 minutes, two points and one rebound. Zandalasini appeared in five playoff games, contributing two points and one assist in 11 minutes en route to her first WNBA title. She is currently playing for Famila Schio, averaging 9.5 ppg and 3.0 rpg in 13 Italian league starts and 10.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 11 EuroLeague contests.
“I’d like to welcome both Lynetta and Endy to the Minnesota Lynx organization,” said Reeve. “Both Lynetta and Endy are skilled front court players with successful basketball resumes who will provide quality depth behind Rebekkah and Sylvia.”
A six-year WNBA veteran, Kizer played in 20 games for Connecticut last season, averaging 6.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg in 11.9 mpg while shooting 48.0% from the field. Originally selected by Tulsa in the 3rd round (29th overall) of the 2012 WNBA Draft, the 6-4 forward has also played for Phoenix and Indiana during her career, highlighted by a trip to the WNBA Finals with the Fever in 2015. A Maryland graduate, she tallied a career-best 9.6 ppg (55.6%) with 3.2 rpg in 33 games for Indiana in 2016 and holds career averages of 6.2 ppg and 2.9 rpg in 13.5 mpg, hitting 48.5% from the floor and 80.9% from the line in 166 contests (28 starts).
Miyem, a 6-2 forward from Reims, France, is in her second season with the Italian club Famila Schio, where she is averaging 10.8 ppg (48.4%) and 3.9 rpg in 13 LegA games along with 9.2 ppg (48.5%) and 3.0 rpg in 13 EuroLeague outings. A two-time Olympian, she was part of France’s silver-medal-winning entry at the 2012 London Games and was the team’s leading scorer (10.6 ppg on 51.5% shooting) in 2016, when they placed 4th in Rio de Janeiro. She has also represented France at the FIBA World Championship for Women in 2010 and 2014 and has played at the club level for Dynamo Kursk (Russia) and Bourges (France).

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Lynx Re-Sign Cecilia Zandalasini, Add Lynetta Kizer And Endy Miyem

Tayler Hill scored 18 points, Elena Delle Donne scored a game-winning 3-point play with 44 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics rallied from a nine point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Connecticut Sun 78-76 on Wednesday.

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Delle Donne, Mystics Defeat Sun 78-76

Jonquel Jones scores a career-high 23 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to help the Sun beat the Sky, 97-79. Tamera Young scores 17 points in the loss for the Sky.

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Sun 97, Sky 79

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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Jonquel Jones scored 19 of her career-high 23 points in the second half and finished with 21 rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 97-79 on Sunday night.
Jones, who set her previous career best of 20 rebounds on May 13, became the 12th player in WNBA history with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game. Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals and Lynetta Kizer scored 16 with seven rebounds for Connecticut (1-4), which won its first game of the season.
Kizer&#8217;s jumper midway through the first quarter made it 14-13 and the Sun led the rest of the way. Jessica Breland hit two free throws to pull Chicago (1-5) within four with 4:37 left in the third, but Jones scored seven points during a 10-3 run over the next three-plus minutes and the Sky got no closer.
Tamera Young led Chicago with 17 points. She has at least one made 3-pointer in each of the last five games after going nearly five calendar years (June 23, 2011) since her last 3.

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Jones, Thomas Help Sun Beat Sky For First Win of Season

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Lynetta Kizer goes for 16 points in win over the Sky

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Fever Acquire Five-Time All-Star Dupree; Kizer to Sun, Little and Alleyne to Mercury
Indiana Fever Release
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever have acquired five-time WNBA All-Star Candice Dupree in a three-team trade involving the Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun, as announced by Fever President and General Manager Kelly Krauskopf. From the Mercury, Indiana receives Dupree and a second-round draft pick (No. 17 overall) in the 2017 WNBA Draft. Indiana sends Lynetta Kizer and the Fever’s first-round draft pick (No. 8 overall) to Connecticut. Capping the transaction, Connecticut trades Camille Little and Jillian Alleyne to Phoenix.
Dupree is a 6-2 forward who has played 32 or more games in 10 of her 11 WNBA seasons. In all, Dupree has started 343 of 347 games since her arrival in the league in 2006. She boasts career averages of 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, spending the past seven seasons with the Mercury. Drafted by Chicago in 2006, she started all but one contest with the Sky through four seasons before being dealt to Phoenix in a three-team trade on March 30, 2010.
The centerpiece of the three-team deal, Dupree starred at Temple under coach Dawn Staley prior to arriving in the WNBA and being named to the league’s All-Rookie Team. She ranks 11th among all-time rebounders (2,378) in the WNBA and is the league’s 15th-leading career scorer (5,107). She has averaged double-figure scoring through each of 11 seasons, and started every game of the Mercury’s championship season of 2014. She shot 54 percent from the floor while averaging 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds during 32 games in 2016.
She is regarded as an active, athletic rebounder and defender, boasting 60 career double-doubles including a franchise-record 32 career double-doubles with Phoenix. Defensively, she averages just shy of one steal (0.9) and one blocked shot (0.7) per game in her WNBA career, and ranks 10th among WNBA career shot blockers. Offensively, she averages 50.3 percent shooting in her career, including five seasons among the WNBA’s top ten in percentage. Her 66.4 percent clip in 2010 led the WNBA and set a Phoenix single-season record.
In six playoff seasons with the Mercury, she was a 56.9 percent shooter while averaging 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Besides the 2014 title, she helped Phoenix reach the conference finals or WNBA semifinals in every postseason appearance.
“Simply put, she’s a cerebral, consistent, championship-type player,” commented Fever head coach Pokey Chatman who coached Dupree during two seasons in Russia. “Her ability to face up and knock down shots has always been on display, however her low-block presence is also extremely efficient. I’m looking forward to coaching Candice again.”
Noting her top international and overseas experience, Dupree was a finalist for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team. She is a two-time gold medalist with USA world championship teams in 2010 and 2014. Playing overseas in Poland, Slovakia, Russia and China, she was named the top power forward in Europe in 2011 by EuroBasket.com, and the EuroLeague Defensive Player of the Year in 2010. Currently, she averages 18.8 points and 6.5 rebounds with USK Praha in the Czech Republic. Her team is currently unbeaten (20-0) in the Czech Republic, and 9-4 in EuroLeague competition.
“There’s no getting around the fact that we have been looking to bolster the power forward position with the retirement of Tamika [Catchings] last season,” said Krauskopf. “The opportunity to acquire Candice and add her to our core group is without a doubt a significant moment for our franchise. She has consistently been one of the premier players in the WNBA and in the world, with extensive WNBA playoff, international and USA Basketball experience. She is a winner and a consummate professional and will be a great fit with our team. I know Indiana Fever fans will be very happy to welcome her.”
Krauskopf added, “Unfortunately, when you make trades, you have to part with players who have been such great teammates and contributors. I want to thank Lynetta for all her work and contributions to our success over the past three seasons.”
Kizer arrived in Indiana during another trade with Phoenix prior to the 2014 season. Kizer started 12 games and played in 33 for the Fever last season, averaging 9.6 points while shooting 55.6 percent from the floor. The Fever’s fourth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder last season, Kizer was an instrumental figure in Indiana’s trip to the WNBA Finals in 2015. She averages 6.2 points and 2.9 rebounds for her career.
Phoenix Mercury Release
PHOENIX – The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today acquired former WNBA Champion forward Camille Little and the draft rights to highly-regarded rookie forward Jillian Alleyne from the Connecticut Sun in a three-team trade that also included the Indiana Fever.  As part of the deal, Phoenix sent forward Candice Dupree and the 17th overall pick (second round) of the 2017 WNBA Draft to Indiana, and the Fever sent forward Lynetta Kizer and the 8th overall pick (first round) of the 2017 draft to Connecticut.
“First and foremost, I want to express the deep appreciation of our entire organization for the contributions on and off the court made by Candice Dupree in her seven years in a Mercury uniform,” said Mercury General Manager Jim Pitman.  “We would not have won a championship in 2014 without Candice, and she has been instrumental in helping to grow our game and our fan base in Phoenix since 2010.”
“Our goal every season is to win a championship.  Like our fans, we were disappointed with the results of 2016 and, while that was not the fault of any one or two or three players, we entered this offseason knowing difficult decisions would have to be made to improve the way our roster fit together as a whole.  We are excited for what Camille Little brings, especially because advanced stats tell us she’s one of the best defensive post players in the league.  This deal also allows us to bring back Jillian Alleyne, who we drafted last year, and whose strength, length and rebounding prowess give her tremendous upside.  We were able to turn one power forward into two, and get both veteran experience and great potential.”
Mercury Head Coach Sandy Brondello said, “It has been a pleasure to coach Candice these past three seasons.  She is the ultimate professional who played a large role in our success.  We wish her all the best in Indiana.”
“Camille Little brings us a defensive forward who can help us be a great defensive team, and she is a stretch player who will compliment Brittney Griner nicely.  In 2007, I coached Camille as a rookie with the San Antonio Stars and I am looking forward to having the opportunity to be reunited with her and to integrate both Camille and Jillian into our team.  We drafted Jillian, we believe in her abilities, and we are excited to get her on the court.”
Little won a WNBA title with the 2010 Seattle Storm and has compiled averages of 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in an 11-year career with San Antonio, Atlanta, Seattle and Connecticut.  The 6-foot-2 power forward owns a 45.1-percent career field goal percentage, and has added a three-point shot to her game in recent seasons.  After attempting 187 threes in her first eight seasons, she has 283 attempts in her last three and has connected on 34 percent.  Little appeared in 33 games (29 starts) a season ago and averaged 7.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and a career-best 2.0 assists.
Little is just two seasons removed from a career-high 12.9-point, 4.3-rebound campaign with the Storm, and has averaged double-figure scoring in five of her last eight seasons.  Originally the 17th overall pick of the 2007 WNBA Draft by San Antonio, Little was a four-time All-ACC selection at North Carolina where she guided the Tar Heels to a Final Four berth in her senior season after averaging 13.7 points and 5.9 rebounds.  Little was the 2004 ACC Rookie of the Year and became the first player in UNC women’s history to be named All-ACC First Team as a freshman.
Phoenix reacquires the 6-foot-3 Alleyne, who was selected by the Mercury in the second round (20th overall) of the 2016 WNBA Draft before being included in a midseason trade with Connecticut last year.
Alleyne is a potential difference-maker who averaged 17.9 points and 14.3 rebounds as a senior at the University of Oregon, and finished her college career with the second-most double-doubles in NCAA history (92) and the third-most rebounds (1,712).  A physical presence who consistently produces, Alleyne owns the Oregon and Pac-12 single-game, single-season and career rebounding records.  She finished her career as only the 10th player in NCAA history with at least 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds.  Her senior season was cut short due to an ACL injury, which also kept her out the entire 2016 WNBA season.  Widely projected as a first-round pick before the injury, Alleyne had played in 120 consecutive games for the Ducks before her injury, and was named to the AP All-American Third-Team in both her junior and senior seasons.
Dupree was acquired by the Mercury from Chicago as part of a three-team trade in 2010 and averaged 14.2 points and 6.6 rebounds in her time with the Mercury.   An integral part of Phoenix’s 2014 championship run, Dupree averaged better than 16.0 points in the Mercury’s eight-game playoff run that culminated in the team’s third WNBA title.  Phoenix reached the WNBA Semifinals (previously the Western Conference Finals) in all but one of Dupree’s seven seasons and she finishes her Mercury career ranked in the top-10 all-time in 19 franchise categories, including points (fourth), rebounds (third) and games played (sixth).
Connecticut Sun Release
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (February 21, 2017) – The Connecticut Sun announced today it has acquired Lynetta Kizer and the eighth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft as part of a three-way trade involving the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever.
Connecticut traded veteran forward Camille Little and the rights to Jillian Alleyne to the Mercury. Phoenix traded Candice Dupree and the 17th pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft to Indiana.
“We are excited to obtain Lynetta Kizer, another outstanding player entering the prime of her career,” Sun head and general manager coach Curt Miller said. “She is a consistent offensive weapon with the ability to play facing the basket. She has shot fifty-three percent from the field and eighty-four percent from the foul line over her last two seasons. She also provides us with a needed physical presence on our roster.”
A 6-foot-4 veteran forward/center who will begin her sixth WNBA season, Kizer has steadily improved each season. In 2016, she appeared in 33 games with 12 starts for the Fever, averaging a career-best 9.3 points per game with career highs in blocks and steals. Kizer had single-game career-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds at New York last July 21st. Over the past two seasons, she has averaged nine points per game.
Miller is also excited about obtaining a first-round pick in the upcoming draft.
“The eighth overall draft pick will give us the opportunity to add another talented piece to our young roster as we build towards a bright future,” he said.

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Connecticut, Indiana, Phoenix Complete Three-Team Trade

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Lynetta Kizer nets 16 points in win over the Wings

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Lynetta Kizer with the rejection vs. the Liberty

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Lynetta Kizer

Position: Forward
Height: 6-4
Weight: 230
Date of Birth: April 4, 1990
College: University of Maryland
High School: Potomac (Dumfries, VA)
Drafted: Drafted in the third round (29th overall) by the Tulsa Shock in the 2012 WNBA Draft on April 16, 2012
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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<li>Has played in 166 games with 28 starts over six seasons</li>
<li>Career totals include 1,028 points, 477 rebounds, 85 steals, 54 assists and 40 blocks</li>
<li>An athletic, dominant rebounder</li>
<li>Consistent ability to hit the mid-range jumper</li>
<li>Career averages of 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and a (.485) field goal percentage in 13.5 minutes per game</li>
<li>Reached 1,000 career points at New York on July 19, 2017</li>
</ul>
2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CONNECTICUT:
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<li>Traded to the Connecticut Sun along with the eighth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft, in exchange for Camille Little and the rights to Jillian Alleyne in a three-way trade involving Phoenix and Indiana on February 21, 2017</li>
<li>Appeared in 20 games with one start</li>
<li>Missed 14 games because of a back injury</li>
<li>Had a season-high 16 points at Chicago (5/28)</li>
<li>Scored in double figures six times</li>
<li>Had season-high eight rebounds at Washington (5/31)</li>
<li>Scored her 1,000th career point at New York (7/19)</li>
</ul>
2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 33 games including 12 starts for Indiana</li>
<li>Averaged 9.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game</li>
<li>Posted a season and career-high 21 points on a career-best (10) made field goals against New York (7/21)</li>
<li>Scored in double-figures 16 times</li>
<li>Collected a season-high eight rebounds against Connecticut (9/13)</li>
<li>Scored a career-high 318 points on the season</li>
<li>Ranked sixth in the WNBA in field goal percentage (.556) (139-250)</li>
<li>Collected a season and career-high five steals against Atlanta (7/15)</li>
</ul>
2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:
<ul>
<li>Played in 33 games, notching 14 starts for the Fever</li>
<li>Averaged 8.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game</li>
<li>Made a career-high 51 free throws on 58 attempts (.879) on the season</li>
<li>Collected a career-high 11 rebounds against Los Angeles (8/18)</li>
<li>Had a career-high 116 season rebounds</li>
<li>Also saw a career-high in minutes played (591)</li>
<li>Ranked 10th in the WNBA in field goal percentage (.491)</li>
</ul>
2014 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA: 
<ul>
<li>Traded to Indiana along with a 1st-round pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, in exchange for a 2nd-round draft pick and Erin Phillips on March 11, 2014</li>
<li>Appeared in 31 games and made one start for the Fever</li>
<li>Averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game</li>
<li>Logged the first double-double of her career (13 points, 10 rebounds) against Connecticut (6/17)</li>
<li>Posted a season-high 16 points (7-for-10 shooting) at San Antonio (7/26)</li>
</ul>
2013 HIGHLIGHTS WITH PHOENIX:
<ul>
<li>Played in 27 games for Phoenix</li>
<li>Averaged 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game</li>
<li>Scored a season-best 10 points against Indiana (6/8)</li>
<li>Pulled down a season-high six rebounds against Tulsa (8/20)</li>
<li>Logged a season-high 28 minutes against San Antonio (9/13)</li>
</ul>
2012 HIGHLIGHTS WITH TULSA: 
<ul>
<li>Waived by Tulsa on June 18, 2012</li>
<li>Signed as a free agent by Phoenix on August 31, 2012</li>
<li>Appeared in seven games with the Tulsa Shock before being waived and later signed by Phoenix</li>
<li>She closed the year with the Mercury, averaging 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15 games</li>
</ul>
OVERSEAS COMPETITION: 
<ul>
<li>In the 2014-15 WNBA offseason, she played in Turkey for Hatay</li>
<li>Was second in the Turkish League in scoring with 19.0 points per game</li>
<li>She averaged 7.2 rebounds and finished with a (.470) field goal percentage</li>
<li>During the 2013-14 WNBA offseason, was a member of Good Angels Kosice in Slovakia</li>
<li>She averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in EuroLeague competition</li>
</ul>
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
<ul>
<li>In 2011, averaged 10.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a senior for Maryland</li>
<li>Named honorable mention All-ACC and ACC Sixth Player of the Year</li>
<li>Registered a career-high 25 points off 8-for-11 shooting against St. Joseph’s (11/22)</li>
<li>She notched 16 points and a season-high 12 rebounds against sixth-ranked Miami (2/12)</li>
<li>Was selected to the U.S. World University Games team</li>
<li>She averaged 7.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the 2011 WUG as Team USA won gold</li>
<li>In 2010, she was Maryland’s second-leading scorer as a junior, starting all 32 games and posting averages of 13.2 points and 7.8 rebounds</li>
<li>Named second team All-ACC</li>
<li>Scored in double figures in 26 of 32 games and in 12 of 14 ACC games</li>
<li>Registered 10 double-doubles on the year</li>
<li>In 2009, paced all Maryland scorers with 12.9 points per game, starting 29 of 34 contests as a sophomore</li>
<li>Led the club with 7.8 rebounds per game and finished the year with 10 double-doubles</li>
<li>In 2008, averaged 11.1 points and 7.4 boards as a freshman at Maryland, starting 35 of 36 games</li>
<li>Named the ACC Rookie of the Year</li>
</ul>
PERSONAL:
<ul>
<li>Lynetta Janae Kizer was born April 4, 1990 in Woodbridge, Virginia</li>
<li>She is the daughter of Yvonne and Keither Kizer</li>
<li>Has an older brother, Dominique, and a younger sister, Quiana</li>
<li>Majored in Family Science at Maryland</li>
<li>Helped the U.S. U18 squad go unbeaten and capture a gold medal at the FIBA U18 World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2008</li>
<li>Won gold at the 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival</li>
<li>Four year starter at center and three-time team captain at Potomac Senior High School</li>
<li>Averaged 21.7 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks as a senior</li>
<li>McDonald&#8217;s All-American, played in the all-star game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin</li>
<li>Selected to play in the Women&#8217;s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-American game in Tampa, Florida</li>
<li>Second team All-American by Parade Magazine</li>
<li>Fifth-rated overall prospect and the top center in the nation in the class of 2008 according to HoopGurlz.com</li>
<li>Led Potomac&#8217;s Panthers to the AAA District title game in her final campaign</li>
<li>Helped the team reach the 2008 Northwest Region semifinals</li>
<li>Ranked 15th in the state as a senior</li>
<li>Named first team All-Metro by the Washington Post as a senior, after earning third team honors as a junior and honorable mention nods as a sophomore</li>
<li>Nike All-America Camp participant</li>
<li>Earned numerous all-tournament honors at AAU events, leading her squad to capture the Boo Williams and Oregon Trail title in 2005 and 2006, and the Junior National Championship crown in 2007</li>
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