Dallas Wings Trade DiJonai Carrington To Minnesota Lynx

Dallas Wings Trade DiJonai Carrington To Minnesota Lynx

Arlington, TX (Aug. 3, 2025) – The Dallas Wings have traded DiJonai Carrington to the Minnesota Lynx, the groups introduced at this time. The Wings obtain third-year ahead Diamond Miller, seventh-year guard Karlie Samuelson and Minnesota’s 2027 WNBA Draft Second Round choose. In order to finish the commerce, the Wings waived Teaira McCowan.

 

Miller was the No. 2 total choose by the Lynx within the 2023 WNBA Draft. The 6-3 ahead garnered WNBA All-Rookie Team honors after ending second in scoring (12.1 ppg), fifth in rebounding (3.5 rpg) and second in assists (2.5 apg) amongst all newcomers. In 2025, Miller leads all forwards in three-point taking pictures, making 53.8-percent of her makes an attempt from deep. She has appeared in 25 video games this season, averaging 4.1 factors whereas taking pictures .476 total.

 

A 2023 WBCA All-American whereas on the University of Maryland, Miller was a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten honoree whereas main the Terrapins with 19.7 factors and 6.4 rebounds per sport throughout her senior season. Her 19.7 scoring common was essentially the most by a Terrapin since Brionna Jones averaged 19.9 in 2016-17. The three-time All-Big Ten honoree scored in double figures in 33 of 34 video games performed in 2022-23.

 

Samuelson has been restricted to 16 video games this yr following an harm and subsequent surgical procedure on her left foot. The Stanford grad was traded to Minnesota from the Washington Mystics this previous April. Over 121 profession video games, the 6-0 guard has averaged 5.3 factors and a pair of.0 rebounds whereas taking pictures .411 from the sphere and .392 from three.

 

Carrington was acquired by the Wings in a four-team commerce this previous February. She has appeared in 20 video games in 2025, making 13 begins, averaging 10.4 factors, 5.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals.

 

The Wings acquired McCowan in 2022 from the Indiana Fever. She has averaged double-figure scoring and no less than 7.0 rebounds per sport in six of her first seven seasons within the WNBA. She has completed within the prime 13 in rebounding and prime eight in discipline purpose share in every of her first six seasons heading into 2025. The 6-7 middle from Mississippi State has appeared in 17 video games in 2025, averaging 5.6 factors and 4.6 rebounds whereas taking pictures .537 from the sphere. She was the No. 3 total choose by the Indiana Fever within the 2019 WNBA Draft. McCowan’s profession .570 discipline purpose share whereas in a Wings uniform is a franchise profession report. Her 896 Dallas rebounds rank sixth in franchise historical past, whereas her 103 blocks checklist seventh.

 

Transactions:

Dallas Wings Receive: Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson, Minnesota’s 2027 Second Round choose

Dallas Wings Waive: Teaira McCowan

Minnesota Lynx Receive: DiJonai Carrington