Seattle Storm acquire center Ashley Robinson
June 29, 2006 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release
SEATTLE - The Seattle Storm today acquired 6-4 center Ashley Robinson from the Chicago Sky in exchange for forward Cisti Greenwalt and the Storm's second-round pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft, Storm Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel Anne Donovan announced.
Robinson, a two-year veteran is averaging 1.5 points and 2.82 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game for the Sky.
"This trade helped us meet our need for depth in the post," Anne Donovan said. "In Robinson, we get an experienced center that will help make us a more competitive team as we move in to the second half of the season."
Originally drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the second round (14th pick overall) of the 2004 WNBA Draft, Robinson was selected and signed as a free agent by the Chicago Sky in the 2005 WNBA Expansion Draft.
The Storm signed Greenwalt as a free agent on May 27. She averaged 2.0 rebounds in four games played.
Greenwalt was originally selected by the Sacramento Monarchs in the third round (35th pick overall) of the 2005 WNBA Draft and was waived prior to the start of the 2005 WNBA season. She signed a free-agent contract with the Monarchs on Feb. 9, 2006 and appeared in two preseason games this spring, averaging 2.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.0 apg, before being waived on May 18.
Storm single-game tickets for all remaining 2006 home games at KeyArena are available starting at $14. For additional information on Storm single-game tickets, group tickets or ticket packages, call 206-217-WNBA or log on to storm.wnba.com.
The Seattle Sonics & Storm organization manages the Puget Sound region's professional basketball franchises - the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm. The organization oversees all sales, marketing, finance, public relations and basketball operations for the teams. The Basketball Club of Seattle LLC owns both teams.
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