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Sabrina Ionescu showed her 'pun' game after the New York Liberty traded for $400,000 veteran Natasha Cloud on Sunday. The Liberty acquired Cloud from the Sun for a 2025 No. 7 pick and a 2026 first-round pick from the Connecticut Sun. New York secured another 10.0+ point per game scorer with Cloud's addition.
The former Mercury guard averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 38 starts last year. Ionescu, who is in Hong Kong for a promotional tour, flexed her 'pun' game after the Liberty made the deal official on Sunday. She tweeted:
"Good morning from Hong Kong. Weather is a bit cloudy"
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Ionescu and Cloud were on the same team in Unrivaled's inaugural season. Their camaraderie was excellent, which suggests this trade could bode well for both parties.
Breanna Stewart drops an emoji reaction to hype Natasha Cloud's addition to core next to Sabrina Ionescu
Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu didn't waste much time welcoming their newest teammate. After Ionescu dropped the "cloudy" pun, Stewart shared a cloud emoji on X while retweeting the Liberty's welcome post for Natasha Cloud.
Meanwhile, Cloud dropped two tweets after the deal was announced.
"YERRRRR 😈 He don’t play bout me," she wrote in on tweet
"NEWWWWWYOOOOORRRRRKKKK," Cloud said he in her second post.
It's a significant move from Cloud's perspective who could have started the season on a rebuilding team in Connecticut. At 33, winning a championship was at the top of her wishlist, and she will get a massive chance with Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart in New York.
Natasha Cloud directly replaces Courtney Vandersloot, who left the team for the Chicago Sky this offseason. Cloud is almost the perfect addition for New York, who fits the team's culture as a gritty two-way player who can guard the opposing team's best perimeter players.
That will be critical if the Liberty draw teams like the Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces and LA Sparks in the playoffs.
