Courtney Williams, Saniya Rivers and Azura Stevens are all on the move.
On Monday morning, Unrivaled announced it had processed the second trade in league history, which sent Williams to Breeze BC from Vinyl BC, Rivers to Vinyl from Hive BC and Stevens to Hive from Rose BC. The details of the trade posted to social media by the league don’t indicate that Rose got a player in return, nor does it show what Breeze gave up for Williams.
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The trade comes following the announcement Aari McDonald was ruled out for the remainder of the Unrivaled season with what the league called a “right lower extremity injury.” McDonald hadn’t played much for Breeze this season, appearing one game as she worked her way back from a foot injury she suffered during the WNBA season with the Fever.
Williams joins a Breeze team coached by former Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn that is fourth in the league standings with a 5-5 record. Williams will be the oldest player on the team, which features young stars like Paige Bueckers, Cameron Brink, Rickea Jackson, Kate Martin and Dominique Malonga.
Vinyl, coached by Theresa Weatherspoon, is sixth in the league standings. Rivers — an NC State product who just completed her rookie season in the WNBA with the Connecticut Sun — will be the youngest player on a team that features veterans like Dearica Hamby and Brittney Griner.
Stevens joins a Hive team that’s seventh in the standings.
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The first trade in Unrivaled happened before the league began play in December 2024 and Williams was involved in that, too. The Laces shipped Williams to the Lunar Owls in exchange for Natasha Cloud, then the Laces flipped Cloud and a wildcard spot to the Phantom for Jackie Young and Tiffany Hayes.
Williams — who stars for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA — is fifth in Unrivaled in assists this season with 4.1 per game.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Courtney Williams, Saniya Rivers traded in three-team Unrivaled deal
