
WASHINGTON — Mystics general manager Mike Thibault was soaring.
A few weeks into the new year in 2017, he was getting ready to tie up the loose ends of a trade that would bring him Elena Delle Donne, the 2015 WNBA MVP and a three-time All-Star at that point. In exchange, he would have to give up multiple draft picks, including the No. 2 overall pick in 2017, and center Stefanie Dolson.