Mystics Looking to Trade Ex-UConn Star Aaliyah Edwards

The Washington Mystics had three of the top six picks in the 2025 WNBA Draft. They used these three picks to select Sonia Citron (No. 3 overall), Kiki Iriafen (No. 4 overall), and Georgia Amoore (No. 6 overall). While Amoore suffered a torn ACL during training camp, Citron and Iriafen have already impressed during their first WNBA seasons, both becoming starters on Washington's squad.

However, Iriafen's success has left second-year forward Aaliyah Edwards on the outside looking in on the Mystics' starting lineup. After an extremely successful college career with the UConn Huskies, Edwards was selected as the No. 6 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft and started 17 games for Washington that season, averaging 7.6 points in 21.8 minutes per game.

She hasn't started a single contest this year, and her points and minutes per game are down to 4.9 and 14.1, respectively.

And on July 1, ESPN reporter Alexa Philippou broke news with an X post that read, "The Washington Mystics are engaged in potential trade conversations to find forward Aaliyah Edwards a new home, sources told me and @kendrandrews.

"Multiple teams have reached out to the Mystics to inquire about Edwards, and they are taking the calls."