Leila Lacan

Sun players cheer for their teammates on the bench with arms in the air during a game

Connecticut Sun rookie trio makes its case for All-Rookie team

By Gabby Alfveby / September 3, 2025

Marina Mabrey: ‘We have some of the best rookies in the league’

Valkyries Forward Janelle Salaun looks out at the crowd. She is shown from the front with a large but out of focus crowd behind her.

How Janelle Salaün became a basketball star in 11 years

By Matthew Walter / August 30, 2025

Iliana Rupert: ‘She always had this killer mode, but now she’s efficient with it’

Members of the Connecticut Sun stand in a huddle as they sway back and forth before a game against the Indiana Fever.

The Sun stay motivated and are playing with ‘pride’ despite playoffs being out of the picture

By Gabby Alfveby / August 26, 2025

Tina Charles: ‘This is our job, so we have to finish it to the end’

Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers dribbles the ball up the court while smiling.

Despite the losses, the Connecticut Sun are finding their fire

By Deyscha Smith / August 18, 2025

Meziane: ‘I promise you we will continue to work hard’

Leïla Lacan smiling with her arms crossed resting on a black clothed table.

Leïla Lacan has arrived in Connecticut

By Gabby Alfveby / August 5, 2025

Saniya Rivers: ‘You can’t even tell it’s her first time in the big leagues’

Connecticut Sun guard Leïla Lacan dribbles the ball past a Los Angeles Sparks defender who has her hands up in an attempt not to foul. Other Sparks look on from the background, in front of a blurry arena crowd.

WNBA Notes: Leïla Lacan debuts, Steph White confuses

By Emily Adler / July 26, 2025

Plus more Mike Thibault wizardry

A shot of the Connecticut Sun court in TD Garden before the game.

Sights and sounds: The Connecticut Sun return for Round 2 at Boston’s TD Garden

By Gabby Alfveby / July 16, 2025

Olivia Nelson-Ododa: ‘the energy is different in here…the fans are on 1,000’

Blaze, the Connecticut Sun mascot, waves a dark blue flag with the Sun's orange logo in the air.

Connecticut Sun add international experience and young talent in roster shuffle

By Gabby Alfveby / February 22, 2025

It’s a new era for Connecticut. Who will help get it started?

Marina Mabrey shoots the basketball over a defender

Where denying Marina Mabrey’s trade request leaves the Connecticut Sun

By Gabby Alfveby / February 21, 2025

Jennifer Rizzotti: ‘We’ve been very intentional about our prorities’

Connecticut Sun Head Coach Stephanie White answers questions during a press conference

Connecticut Sun prioritize future ahead of present in drafting French guard Leïla Lacan

By Noa Dalzell / April 17, 2024

Lacan won’t join the team this year but could be a big piece in the future