The Connecticut Sun don’t plan on trading guard Marina Mabrey after she asked to be dealt earlier this month. Team president Jennifer Rizzotti told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday night that it wasn’t in the franchise’s best interest to move Mabrey, whom she expects to be a big part of the team’s present and future.

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However, the Sun aren’t fulfilling the request. They’ve reportedly denied it. According to Sportico’s Eric Jackson, president Jennifer Rizzotti was clear about the team’s current state. “We’re not hitting the panic button,” she said. “We feel good about the moves that we’ve made. We’ve been very intentional about our priorities …”