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Unrivaled Makes First In-Season Trade, Sending Courtney Williams to Breeze in Three-Team Swap

The move underscores Unrivaled's centralized, opaque trade process after Aari McDonald's season-ending injury.

Overview

  • Courtney Williams moved from Vinyl BC to Breeze BC, Saniya Rivers from Hive BC to Vinyl BC, and Azurá Stevens from Rose BC to Hive BC.
  • This is Unrivaled’s second trade overall and its first conducted during the season, per the league’s announcement.
  • The league’s post did not list what Breeze gave up for Williams or any return to Rose for Stevens, reflecting limited public detail on compensation.
  • Transactions run through a single league general manager, Clare Duwelius, rather than team GMs, creating a process that differs from typical WNBA norms.
  • The deal follows Aari McDonald being ruled out for the season and is expected to bolster Breeze’s guard depth behind Paige Bueckers without drastically shifting the standings for the mid-table clubs involved.