She’s probably going to Miami to watch Unrivaled from the sidelines and support Dijonai who is in Unrivaled. She’s injured to she doesn’t want to risk getting worse and missing the WNBA season for whomever she plays for.
That doesn’t help her reputation any, I think she can play ball?? On why she was so inconsistent!!! If the fever has to just dump her, what u have to give to get rid of her becomes not worth it, been better to keep Temi and let smith go!!!
@@Streetbb77 Smith + Fever 2nd round pick for Olivia Nelson Ododa is the best the Fever can hope for at this point. Might even have to be a 2026 1st round pick. No team but a fully tanking Connectict Sun team is going to want to add her baggage. And the potential fireworks between the two lovebirds might be entertaining enough by itself to draw crowds to watch. I would hate for the WNBA to fully go in the direction of the Unrivaled League by putting the drama front and center but I gotta admit watching Carrington and Smith bickering and fighting with each other during games might actually make for some good entertainment
Either that or trade her to Chicago for Cardozo so that would be Clark and Mitchell at guard Cardozo Center and Hull small forward and Boston power forward... how do you know for sure they're going to the playoffs and who knows how far that's why I could go once they start melding together
@@raulcastillo2286 I can't see the Sky making that trade unless the Fever give up multiple 1st round draft picks and their plan is to go full on tank mode next year, which actually could happen (Reese lookin more and more like her priority is being an Instagram star). Besides costing the Fever a fortune in picks Cardoso is a big lumbering center so she'd be a fish out of water trying to keep up with Clark's fast breaks and she'd also be a lane clogger for both Clark and Mitchell trying to penetrate to the basket. That said. Clark being the amazing passer she is could probably make it work somehow by shifting down.the offensive gears and focusing on feeding Cardoso with pinpoint passes for easy baskets and being a more defense and half court focused club.
When I was living in England in the mid-60"s, in the amateur baseball, they had a limit of the number of Americans you could have on the team. The team a friend of mine was on won the English championship, but they couldn't go to the European Championships because the entire team was Americans, so the second place team went instead.
If the FEVER coach, is as legit, as the hype says, I can see her asking Smith, " do you want to be famous/win a ring, or be traded"? If she's, ensuring personally, she is healthy, and the team just dropped her, fine.
I don’t think Smith will have the focus necessary to become the best version of herself. I think she fine with just getting hers as she calls it which never leads to wins. Each player must be evaluated by these same principles to develop and build a championship roster. We need selfless, no nonsense players who’re focused on being the best versions of themselves to elevate this to championship level. Anyone who doesn’t share these same principles can be waved, traded or released period. No more mediocrity
@@victorforeman7056You don't know her fool. She's literally been a gym rat since college. You just don't understand how development works and you just started watching this season. Stfu.
She was missing Dijonai and very likely faked the ankle injury so going to Miami to watch her woman. She quit on the Fever last year and just quit on her team in China. Not a good look.
Stay fit. Get traded. Everybody moves on. That's the plan. So why am I so worried that the Fever are going to get stuck with NaLyssa Smith, like the sporting equivalent of a game of musical chairs, because everyone gets their trades done and nobody wants Smith?
@@Iheartbaylor As long as rival GMs don't underestimate her talent that is the main thing. As Mick points out, her talent and style of play does not suit the Fever, and it also doesn't suit many of the teams in the WNBA. I just hope it suits Curt Miller and the Dallas Wings. 🤞🤞🤞
@@Locutus.Borg. Nobody wants her is a stretch. The Mercury has been the worst rebounding team for years and they don't really have a 4. She's also better than Aaliyah Edwards on the Mystics. Teams need her they just might not have what the fever needs.
if the Fever were going to trade Nalyssa, I like the idea of trading her to the Sun for Marina Mabrey. Nalyssa would be happy and Mabrey would be a great pickup!
I have a WNBA question for Mick or anyone else here who is aware of the rules regarding core designation. I was researching Elena Delle Donne, thinking about a veteran replacement for NaLyssa Smith if Satou falls through. She was cored before the 2024 season and sat out the entire WNBA season rather than playing for the Mystics. I thought that would mean that she would now be a free agent in 2025. But I found a story stating the following, which sounds like a _'restraint of trade'_ in forcing a player to play for a team they DON'T want to play for any longer. Thoughts? _"The Mystics placed the core player tag on Delle Donne, which limited her options. The core designation gives the Mystics exclusive negotiation rights with Delle Donne after the one-year supermax contract expires on March 7. If Delle Donne misses the entire 2024 season _*_but wants to return in 2025, the Mystics can use the core designation on her again._*_ "_
The rules in WCBA are: max of 2 import players on court at any time. Max of 1 import player on court in the 4th. Most teams are indeed relying on their imports. Apart from the mighty SC Yuanda who are undefeated with an all Chinese team led by Han Xu and Li Meng.
Indy is in a tuff situation, either by cutting her and getting nothing back. Or, trying to trade her + with this year's draft pick and a future draft pick as well, for another player comparable to her talent. Because she definitely isn't suited for Team Fever.
I think the Fever need to be certain that Sabbaly is really going to go to the Fever. Right now, Sabrina Inescu has 12 weeks of playing with Satou in the Unrivaled to convince her to go to NY instead. If Satou chooses to go to NY to play with her sister on the current championship team then the Fever need to figure out what to do with the 4 spot because the only other option on the team right now is Samuelson.
If Smith got released from her Chinese team due to injury, and then comes over here and plays with Unrivaled, could she be sued by her Chinese team for fraud (misrepresentation in order to end a contract)?
Indiana will try to trade her but it’ll be hard to get anything for her, for two - no three - reasons: 1) she’s not that good; 2) teams know Indiana doesn’t want her, so teams are not gonna give up a lot of assets for her; 3) see #1 again. Indiana doesn’t want her anywhere near their organization any more.
Everybody is over reacting. Trades are coming and she probably needed to come back for next weeks negotiations.! It is clutch time and these players don’t want to be stuck overseas during this process. They need to meet with agents and find out where their W career is heading
The best team for Nalyssa is clearly Connecticut with her long nailed boo boo. Fever should just straight trade her for the defensive specialist Olivia Nelson Ododa because I really don't think the Wings are going to want to touch her with a 10 foot pole in any trade involving Sabally. If she finished out the Chinese season on a strong note there was a possibility, now there is next to none.
If new coach is serious, she will want to get time with Nalyssa to assess and develop her to the role she will be required to fill in the yeam. Already seen Caitlin and, another video of one on ones. Again a good coach build the players into a team.
What circus around the fever sir. It’s called expectations. You’re payed to perform, not to be a distraction,disrespectful or be disloyal. These principles are a must to play with the Fever organization period!
If Smith wants to fit in with the Indiana set up she will! The problem for Smith is, that she does as she’s told by her girlfriend, now that Smith is on a team that is getting all the smoke and her girlfriend isn’t getting as much .. jealousy is a hard pill to admit!
If air your dirty laundry for everyone to talk about and cause a stir you shouldn't be on the team. If she does it again she should be seriously reprimanded.
Nalyssa Smith was reportedly released from her Chinese team due to an on-court incident where she was involved in a shoving exchange during a game, which was considered unsportsmanlike behavior by the team and league standards; details about the specific situation and the team's reasoning may not be fully public.
@@Bällīslïfê-t3x Quote where I said her injury was speculation? Still a lot of what he said was speculation. For example, go to 3:16 and pay attention. He literally said, "If I was to GUESS."
Relationship s on with others teams it all depends, ah not. If you're interested in problems that .... Congregations will need help,. Not in if uniform.
She’s probably going to Miami to watch Unrivaled from the sidelines and support Dijonai who is in Unrivaled. She’s injured to she doesn’t want to risk getting worse and missing the WNBA season for whomever she plays for.
This 💯 She's perpetually selfish and attached to Carrington's hip.
Twitter is going to lose it when they see her cheering for Carrington going against her Fever teammates.
Carrinington is her partner… I think everyone already knows this
I agree
That doesn’t help her reputation any, I think she can play ball?? On why she was so inconsistent!!! If the fever has to just dump her, what u have to give to get rid of her becomes not worth it, been better to keep Temi and let smith go!!!
Let Smith get traded to the Sun so she can play with her girlfriend and stop this conflict of interest.
@@Streetbb77 Smith + Fever 2nd round pick for Olivia Nelson Ododa is the best the Fever can hope for at this point. Might even have to be a 2026 1st round pick. No team but a fully tanking Connectict Sun team is going to want to add her baggage. And the potential fireworks between the two lovebirds might be entertaining enough by itself to draw crowds to watch. I would hate for the WNBA to fully go in the direction of the Unrivaled League by putting the drama front and center but I gotta admit watching Carrington and Smith bickering and fighting with each other during games might actually make for some good entertainment
@christopherkohl6511 imagine the drama and bickering on that team? Nalyssa and DiJonai, Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner...what could go wrong😂😂
Either that or trade her to Chicago for Cardozo so that would be Clark and Mitchell at guard Cardozo Center and Hull small forward and Boston power forward... how do you know for sure they're going to the playoffs and who knows how far that's why I could go once they start melding together
@@raulcastillo2286 I can't see the Sky making that trade unless the Fever give up multiple 1st round draft picks and their plan is to go full on tank mode next year, which actually could happen (Reese lookin more and more like her priority is being an Instagram star). Besides costing the Fever a fortune in picks Cardoso is a big lumbering center so she'd be a fish out of water trying to keep up with Clark's fast breaks and she'd also be a lane clogger for both Clark and Mitchell trying to penetrate to the basket. That said. Clark being the amazing passer she is could probably make it work somehow by shifting down.the offensive gears and focusing on feeding Cardoso with pinpoint passes for easy baskets and being a more defense and half court focused club.
@@apray359 That would be awesome
N. Smith is not a team player period!! Trade her the Fever have had enough of this player!!
That's what you got out of a video about her being injured?
@@Iheartbaylor Yep!!!
@@joeboyd4064 Weird but ok
Yes!!!!
@Iheartbaylor no, it's her past behavior including her tweets. The Fever need her like they need a swimming pool on their court
When I was living in England in the mid-60"s, in the amateur baseball, they had a limit of the number of Americans you could have on the team. The team a friend of mine was on won the English championship, but they couldn't go to the European Championships because the entire team was Americans, so the second place team went instead.
If Smith is seriously injured, it would potentially change the dynamics of her trade value.
Not seriously. She's had ankle injuries the first 2 seasons of her career so they don't want to irritate it.
I don’t think she’s telling a whole truth about her injury, but we’ll see
@@Mellowyellow3 Why would she fake it? Y'all are so dense.💀
Never like to see anyone get hurt.
I hope her ankle’s ok 🙏
When you win awards for not throwing chairs . . . . . .
So glad you're feeling better, Mick. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking of you as a Friend.
If the FEVER coach, is as legit, as the hype says, I can see her asking Smith, " do you want to be famous/win a ring, or be traded"? If she's, ensuring personally, she is healthy, and the team just dropped her, fine.
The Fever aren't winning a championship and "being famous" requires attention which is obviously something she doesn't like.
@@Bällīslïfê-t3x Nice crystal ball you have there. And if your not famous you dont get the deals and make the money.
I don’t think Smith will have the focus necessary to become the best version of herself. I think she fine with just getting hers as she calls it which never leads to wins. Each player must be evaluated by these same principles to develop and build a championship roster. We need selfless, no nonsense players who’re focused on being the best versions of themselves to elevate this to championship level. Anyone who doesn’t share these same principles can be waved, traded or released period. No more mediocrity
@@thunar33Yes you can lmao. You must be like 12.😂😂😂
@@victorforeman7056You don't know her fool. She's literally been a gym rat since college. You just don't understand how development works and you just started watching this season. Stfu.
Mick is back healthy and pumping out a lot of content today. Thank you sir!
She was missing Dijonai and very likely faked the ankle injury so going to Miami to watch her woman. She quit on the Fever last year and just quit on her team in China. Not a good look.
You're weird bruh. She was out for 2 games before she decided to leave. And the Fever quit on her not the other way around.
@@Iheartbaylor You need to get off drugs!!!! 😂
@@joeboyd4064 What am I wrong about? Tell me. Since you know so much.🙂
@@joeboyd4064you're a little slow.
I just can't see her leaving her Chinese team and her 5 figure paychecks just to go watch her boo Dijonai.
Stay fit. Get traded. Everybody moves on. That's the plan. So why am I so worried that the Fever are going to get stuck with NaLyssa Smith, like the sporting equivalent of a game of musical chairs, because everyone gets their trades done and nobody wants Smith?
You're underestimating her talent.
@@Iheartbaylor As long as rival GMs don't underestimate her talent that is the main thing. As Mick points out, her talent and style of play does not suit the Fever, and it also doesn't suit many of the teams in the WNBA. I just hope it suits Curt Miller and the Dallas Wings. 🤞🤞🤞
@@Locutus.Borg. Nobody wants her is a stretch. The Mercury has been the worst rebounding team for years and they don't really have a 4. She's also better than Aaliyah Edwards on the Mystics. Teams need her they just might not have what the fever needs.
@@Locutus.Borg.you realize she's only 24 and she hasn't had a good coach since college right? She's also never had a vet.
She's actually a prime asset to any team looking to tank.
She is going to Miami to be with her GF. As an alternate player to Unriveled as well. Cause there will be injuries and players dropping out
Esp after poor attendance and low viewing figures.
Don't care how good she is. She does not fit in with the Fever.
Her value in a trade continues to fall. I hope a deal on her is already done, but even if we don’t get much for her she must be gone.
Hey Mick 😊
if the Fever were going to trade Nalyssa, I like the idea of trading her to the Sun for Marina Mabrey. Nalyssa would be happy and Mabrey would be a great pickup!
The rules in China once you’re injured they release you and sign another player, they don’t rehap non Chinese players.
I have a WNBA question for Mick or anyone else here who is aware of the rules regarding core designation. I was researching Elena Delle Donne, thinking about a veteran replacement for NaLyssa Smith if Satou falls through. She was cored before the 2024 season and sat out the entire WNBA season rather than playing for the Mystics. I thought that would mean that she would now be a free agent in 2025. But I found a story stating the following, which sounds like a _'restraint of trade'_ in forcing a player to play for a team they DON'T want to play for any longer. Thoughts?
_"The Mystics placed the core player tag on Delle Donne, which limited her options. The core designation gives the Mystics exclusive negotiation rights with Delle Donne after the one-year supermax contract expires on March 7. If Delle Donne misses the entire 2024 season _*_but wants to return in 2025, the Mystics can use the core designation on her again._*_ "_
Hope Fever releases her.
They can't.
They can always bench her.
@@Deploracle They can't do that either
@@Iheartbaylor They are forced to pay her .. not play her.
@@Deploracle lmao. They don't have a forward.
The rules in WCBA are: max of 2 import players on court at any time. Max of 1 import player on court in the 4th.
Most teams are indeed relying on their imports. Apart from the mighty SC Yuanda who are undefeated with an all Chinese team led by Han Xu and Li Meng.
The Connecticut Suns would be perfect only if they had draft capital.
Maybe to go watch Dijonai play in unrivaled
Indy is in a tuff situation, either by cutting her and getting nothing back. Or, trying to trade her + with this year's draft pick and a future draft pick as well, for another player comparable to her talent. Because she definitely isn't suited for Team Fever.
I think the Fever need to be certain that Sabbaly is really going to go to the Fever. Right now, Sabrina Inescu has 12 weeks of playing with Satou in the Unrivaled to convince her to go to NY instead. If Satou chooses to go to NY to play with her sister on the current championship team then the Fever need to figure out what to do with the 4 spot because the only other option on the team right now is Samuelson.
If Smith got released from her Chinese team due to injury, and then comes over here and plays with Unrivaled, could she be sued by her Chinese team for fraud (misrepresentation in order to end a contract)?
Indiana will try to trade her but it’ll be hard to get anything for her, for two - no three - reasons: 1) she’s not that good; 2) teams know Indiana doesn’t want her, so teams are not gonna give up a lot of assets for her; 3) see #1 again.
Indiana doesn’t want her anywhere near their organization any more.
She saw Dijonai on twitter running around with an ex 🤷♀️
Would not surprise me at all.
@@tonyedwards3938 Y'all have the IQ of a rock.
Everybody is over reacting. Trades are coming and she probably needed to come back for next weeks negotiations.! It is clutch time and these players don’t want to be stuck overseas during this process. They need to meet with agents and find out where their W career is heading
I literally watched her go down.💀
That's what zoom calls/cell phones are for, this is 2025 and a non reason
The best team for Nalyssa is clearly Connecticut with her long nailed boo boo. Fever should just straight trade her for the defensive specialist Olivia Nelson Ododa because I really don't think the Wings are going to want to touch her with a 10 foot pole in any trade involving Sabally. If she finished out the Chinese season on a strong note there was a possibility, now there is next to none.
You should really do your research 😂
They could trade her for a ham sandwich and i would be happy.
Is it possible for Kieth Porter to train her in a way that makes her more viable for teams?
You can make her a better player but it is her attitude that needs to be fixed.
@@usveteran9893 ouch
Sub her in for Brink. No one will even notice!
If new coach is serious, she will want to get time with Nalyssa to assess and develop her to the role she will be required to fill in the yeam. Already seen Caitlin and, another video of one on ones. Again a good coach build the players into a team.
What circus around the fever sir. It’s called expectations. You’re payed to perform, not to be a distraction,disrespectful or be disloyal. These principles are a must to play with the Fever organization period!
Man stop talking about stuff you don't know about.😂😂
I think it's so cute how much her brother has her back. Even though sometimes he posts problematic things. 🤣
N smith needs to leave fever and go mess up some other team.
100% trade her fast!
If Smith wants to fit in with the Indiana set up she will!
The problem for Smith is, that she does as she’s told by her girlfriend, now that Smith is on a team that is getting all the smoke and her girlfriend isn’t getting as much .. jealousy is a hard pill to admit!
You're dumb lmao.
Fever need to release her
They cannot. She is on a protected contract that cannot be waived. Fever can trade her instead.
Straight trade Smith for Del adonn
ENOUGH TALK. WAIT UNTIL THE TRADE DEADLINE.
Maybe she is going to UnRivaled
She’s going to watch Dijonai in Unrivaled because she’s injured.
Surrrrprise. Surrrrprise.
It's a surprise she got injured?
Good player? Maybe.
Team player? Not a chance.
Do you even watch games?
Leprechauns also strictly prohibited
I do not feel Indiana want her!Why they want a lady who laughing @ CC with her Girlfriend... Regarding Nile injury????
Because she never did that.
I prefer Nalyssa than Satou with the Fevers,period. She makes a mistake, but she can be fixed.
Really? Did you not watch last season.
If air your dirty laundry for everyone to talk about and cause a stir you shouldn't be on the team. If she does it again she should be seriously reprimanded.
Nalyssa Smith was reportedly released from her Chinese team due to an on-court incident where she was involved in a shoving exchange during a game, which was considered unsportsmanlike behavior by the team and league standards; details about the specific situation and the team's reasoning may not be fully public.
Stop lying. She got injured.😂
Way to make shit up
This sounds FAR more likely to be the real reason she's leaving. 😂😂
She did that in her first game or two and nothing came of it.
She was just missin' her boo
Is she going to unrivaled?
That would be fun. Did you know she WON Athletes Unlimited two years ago? Pretty impressive actually.
@@ericMT Did y'all not hear that she's injured?😭
She is a bum, should be out of the league as soon as her contract is up.
Lot of speculation.
Not speculation she actually is injured. She was out for 2 games before she ultimately decided to leave.
@@Bällīslïfê-t3x Stop it. There was a lot of speculation. Just being that guy.
@zyzzyz7035 I watched her go down. I watched all of her games.💀
@@Bällīslïfê-t3x Quote where I said her injury was speculation?
Still a lot of what he said was speculation.
For example, go to 3:16 and pay attention. He literally said, "If I was to GUESS."
@zyzzyz7035 The conversation they had doesn't really matter. The bottom line is she got injured and came back.💀
her girlfriend is eye catching
Relationship s on with others teams it all depends, ah not.
If you're interested in problems that ....
Congregations will need help,.
Not in if uniform.