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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 2720175, member: 1052"] Actually, it is not all that confusing. January 15, 2018 WNBA free agency begins. Teams can start to negotiate contracts with free agents, though no deals can be signed until February 1, 2018. January 17, 2018 Liz Cambage announces her return to Dallas and the WNBA (as expected, since Erin Phillips is now in the front office). [URL='http://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/liz-cambage-to-return-to-wnba-with-dallas-wings-after-season-end-with-melbourne-boomers/news-story/94707ceb603619ddc3afc0ea1d16ea54']Cambage set for WNBA return[/URL] February 2, 2018 Courtney Paris signs a free agent deal with Seattle [URL='https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-signs-free-agent-center-courtney-paris/']Storm signs free agent center Courtney Paris[/URL] February 2, 2018 Theresa Plaisance, a restricted free agent, signs a deal with Dallas. [URL='https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/smumustangs/2018/02/02/dallas-wings-re-sign-restricted-free-agent-forward-theresa-plaisance']Dallas Wings re-sign restricted free agent forward Theresa Plaisance[/URL] It is worth noting that Plaisance averaged 7.7 ppg in 2017, which is what Paris averaged in 2016 (her last full healthy season). But it is also important to note that Plaisance brings a different element than Paris - three-point shooting. Having her there opens up the offense so much more, as Dallas has been relying on outside shooting from all five positions (notice Glory Johnson's improvement in her outside and three-point shooting). In a way, Dallas is mimicking certain elements from the Paul Westhead/Corey Gaines eras in Phoenix, when Penny Taylor and Tangela Smith were the frontcourt players who could step outside the paint, to the mid-range and to beyond the arc). And with Cambage back (who also has some range on her shot, though she shows it more in Australia than she did in the W). Plaisance was a restricted free agent, so a decision had to be made. In addition, under the salary cap, Paris was more expensive, given her status as a veteran. And while Johnson/Plaisance can play with Cambage, Paris and Cambage cannot play together. [/QUOTE]

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