WNBA star NaLyssa Smith 'sick to my stomach' after unexpected trade to Aces separates her from girlfriend

WNBA veteran NaLyssa Smith was traded by the Dallas Wings to the Las Vegas Aces and she was clearly blindsided by the deal after reacting on social media Sick to my stomach dawg never seen this coming but I love you Dallas nation thank you everything she wrote on X after news of the arrangement came out It was revealed on Monday that the Aces acquired Smith who has been struggling this year for a first-round pick CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe Wings have been struggling this year owning a - record and Smith hasn t fared well with her new band She was averaging points and rebounds both career lows over games Smith was acquired by the Wings in an offseason transaction with the Indiana Fever as Dallas tried to build a better roster around Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale Unfortunately the moves did not pan out and Dallas was quick to get assets back in return FEVER MOVE ON FROM -TIME WNBA CHAMP DEWANNA BONNER AMID RUMORS OF FRACTURED RELATIONSHIPIt s also worth noting that Smith was playing alongside her girlfriend DiJonai Carrington who also joined the Wings this offseason They were teammates previously at Baylor and have had a relationship ever since Carrington completely posted a broken-heart emoji on X when the news dropped followed by a separate post with pictures of herself and Smith on and off the court Smith though followed up her post explaining her shock with various positivity as she headed to Las Vegas On another note tho sic if I could ve chose anywhere to go it would ve been Vegas so hella excited this new opportunity wit sic my goat Smith wrote on X While Smith didn t specifically say who she considers her goat it s a fair guess to say it s three-time WNBA MVP and two-time league champion A ja Wilson who leads the Aces in her eighth season since being taken No overall out of South Carolina in Meanwhile Smith was the No overall pick by the Fever in where she made the WNBA All-Rookie first squad after averaging points and rebounds over minutes per event She finished third in WNBA Rookie of the Year voting For the first time in her career Smith played less than minutes with Dallas but perhaps that will change now with Las Vegas The Aces are currently seventh in the WNBA standings and fifth in the Western Conference with an - record to start the year Smith s presumed first competition with her new squad will be against her former band as the Fever host the Aces on Thursday night in Indianapolis Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter