Sun Trade Sandrine Gruda to Sparks
March 31, 2014 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Connecticut Sun News Release
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The Connecticut Sun announced today it has traded forward Sandrine Gruda to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the 11th overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft and a second round pick in 2015.
Selected by Connecticut with the 13th overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft, the 6-foot-4 Gruda is a French native who played just 85 games for the Sun between 2008-10.
"Sandrine has not played for the Sun since 2010," Sun Vice President and General Manager Chris Sienko said. "At a certain point, we owe it to our fans to bring players to Connecticut who want to be here and contribute to a championship each year."
The Connecticut Sun begin its 12th season at Mohegan Sun Arena on May 16th against the New York Liberty at 7 p.m. Season tickets and mini plans are on sale now, and can be purchased by calling a Sun Ticket Representative at 1.877.SUN.TIXX (786-8499) or via email at tickets@connecticutsun.com. To purchase season tickets online, visit http://bit.ly/sunseason14. Mini plans can be purchased online at http://bit.ly/miniplans14.
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