Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun

Sun’s roster taking shape, welcoming Tina Charles amidst more turnover
The Sun continued making moves on Tuesday, signing former All-Star and WNBA champion Diamond DeShields to a one-year deal. Connecticut also flipped Rebecca Allen to Chicago in exchange for seven-year veteran Lindsay Allen and the rights to Serbian international Nikolina Milić.
Connecticut Sun bring back WNBA legend Tina Charles on one-year deal
Charles, 36, spent the first four years of her career with the Sun, who selected her No. 1 overall in the 2010 draft out of UConn. She has since become the WNBA's all-time leading rebounder.
Connecticut Sun bring Tina Charles back to the franchise a decade after trading her
Charles will join Marina Mabrey and Natasha Cloud as the core of the team. The Sun lost all five starters from last season’s squad through free agency or trades. Brionna Jones and DeWanna Bonner left to Atlanta and Indiana, respectively, via free agency. The Sun traded DiJonai Carrington and Ty Harris to Dallas. Alyssa Thomas was traded to Phoenix.
Tina Charles: 'No-brainer' to return home to Connecticut, Sun
Tina Charles said she felt like she was dreaming as she was reintroduced Wednesday with the Sun, the team that drafted her first overall in 2010.
'Special place for me': UConn women's basketball great Tina Charles back with Connecticut Sun
American Tina Charles is back where she started her WNBA career as she's signed a one-year contract with the Connecticut Sun

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Connecticut Sun Acquire Lindsay Allen and rights to Nikolina Milić
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