What was the biggest storyline heading into the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game? Sure, Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier being named captains was huge. But you know what really had people buzzing? The full-circle moment: Clark being coached by Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve after all that Olympic story and last year’s All-Star game. The league had set the stage for it: Reeve would coach Team Clark, and Sandy Brondello would take over Team Collier. A perfect entertainment setup… until it wasn’t.
So what happened?
Well, at the end of the WNBA Countdown show, right when fans were still digesting the rosters, a trade came through but it wasn’t a player. Clark traded coaches. She sent Reeve over to Team Collier (who plays for Reeve in Minnesota) and got Sandy Brondello in return. No major explanation from Clark, but it made sense. Collier getting her own head coach was a pretty practical move.
While it did raise eyebrows, coach Brondello sounded pretty chill about it. “I got traded. My son hit me up. I’ve created history, this is awesome. I got traded as a coach. I get to coach Sabrina and Caitlin Clark in Indianapolis… we’ll go out there and have fun,” she said.
Sandy Brondello on All-Star coach trade: “I got traded. My son hit me up. I’ve created history, this is awesome. I got traded as a coach. I get to coach Sabrina and Caitlin Clark in Indianapolis… we’ll go out there and have fun.” (Q: Andrew)
— Myles (@MylesEhrlich) July 9, 2025
So maybe we didn’t get the Reeve-Clark fireworks everyone wanted, but we did get a historic coaching trade.
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