The Mystics make a late preseason trade.
On Tuesday, the Washington Mystics announced that they acquired a 2025 second round draft pick and the rights to center Bernadett Hatar from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Queen Egbo.
ROSTER UPDATE: The Mystics have acquired a 2025 second round pick and the negotiating rights to center Bernadett Határ from Connecticut in exchange for Queen Egbo.
Thank you for all your contributions on and off the court, @QueenEgbo_.
https://t.co/u81GOfMz2O pic.twitter.com/V2sAodlY6z— Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) May 7, 2024
Egbo played 21 games for the Mystics last season, averaging 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds.
As for Hatar, she is a 6’10 center from Hungary. She played 13 total games in the US, including seven games for the Indiana Fever in 2021 and six more for the Sun in 2023. She plays in the winter for Sopron, Hungary’s top women’s professional team which also plays regularly in Women’s EuroLeague. Hatar is also a regular paly on the Hungarian women’s national basketball team, which is one of Europe’s stronger squads.
I’m not sure if Hatar is going to play in the WNBA this season. But Hungary is not in the 2024 Olympics, so if Hatar wants to play stateside this year, it may be easier because her national team won’t be in Paris. Next year is a Women’s EuroBasket season, so her availability will be more limited then.
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