Jones is the third former WNBA MVP to be traded in the last 10 years
Aya Abdeen
Aya Abdeen has been a contributing writer for The Next since December 2022. She is also a WNBA and NCAA Women's Basketball writer for BallisLife, ASU Women's Basketball reporter for Devils in Detail, and Phoenix Mercury writer/podcast host for The9450. Her work has also appeared on AZPreps365, Arizona PBS/Cronkite News and The State Press. Abdeen graduated in Spring 2025 with a B.A. in Sports Journalism.
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Inside the revamped Los Angeles Sparks front office
Veteran Bryant, up-and-comer Horowitz form executive team
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Inside the WNBPA’s new Executive Committee
Plum ascends to VP; Stewart, Turner among newcomers
