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Brittney Griner Signs Lucrative Deal with Connecticut Sun

4/14/2026

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Brittney Griner, WNBA star, signs a one-year, seven-figure deal with the Connecticut Sun, returning to Texas.
The Connecticut Sun will play their final season in Connecticut before relocating to Houston in 2027.
Griner joins a young Sun lineup with Leila Lacan and Diamond Miller.
The WNBA free agency began under a new collective bargaining agreement raising the salary cap to $7 million.
All-Star Angel Reese was traded to the Atlanta Dream.

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Story summary

Brittney Griner, WNBA star, signs a one-year, seven-figure deal with the Connecticut Sun, returning to Texas.
The Connecticut Sun will play their final season in Connecticut before relocating to Houston in 2027.
Griner joins a young Sun lineup with Leila Lacan and Diamond Miller.
The WNBA free agency began under a new collective bargaining agreement raising the salary cap to $7 million.
All-Star Angel Reese was traded to the Atlanta Dream.