An athlete who makes two separate trade requests in six months will probably not have public opinion on her side. But it’s also true that to this point in Marina Mabrey's WNBA career, luck has not been on her side either.

The Connecticut Sun don’t plan on trading guard Marina Mabrey after she asked to be dealt earlier this month. Team president Jennifer Rizzotti told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday night that it wasn’t in the franchise’s best interest to move Mabrey, whom she expects to be a big part of the team’s present and future.

The Connecticut Sun have made it clear they view Marina Mabrey as a key player, denying the star wing's trade request after seeing the team's starting five either walk or traded