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News: 19 hours agoSutton will be in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Fever, Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post reports.

Spin: After playing in seven regular-season games after being traded to Washington last year, Sutton will start fresh with the Mystics during the preseason. The 26-year-old guard didn't make much of an impact with her new squad during those seven games, averaging 0.6 points, 0.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting a dismal 28.6 percent from the floor.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: After appearing in all 40 regular-season games with the Mercury in 2023, Sutton was traded from Phoenix to Washington in August of 2024. She had appeared in 22 of the Mercury's first 28 games of the season but was an inconsistent part of the Mystics' rotation, averaging just 0.6 points and 1.4 assists in 7.3 minutes per game over seven appearances with her new team. The 26-year-old should have an opportunity to earn a larger role in Washington this year now that Ariel Atkins, Karlie Samuelson and Julie Vanloo are no longer with the team, but Sutton will still have to compete for playing time with rookie Sonia Citron in 2025. However, rookie Georgia Amoore suffered an ACL injury in late April that could lead to additional playing time for Sutton. Sutton was mainly a streaming candidate in most fantasy formats in 2023, but after a discouraging 2024 campaign, it's possible that she bounces back slightly in 2025.