Natasha Cloud

33-Year-Old GuardG
 New York Liberty  WNBA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Cloud was traded to the Mercury for the 2024 season after spending the first eight years of her career in Washington, but her production remained steady with her new team despite playing alongside scoring threats like Diana Taurasi and Kahleah Copper. Cloud averaged 11.5 points, 6.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per game but was on the move during the offseason, as she was initially traded to the Sun before being moved to New York. Cloud should have a chance to remain productive with her new team after Courtney Vandersloot signed with the Sky. While the 33-year-old Cloud will be playing for the defending champions, she has slightly more scoring upside than Vandersloot while also offering decent production as a passer. Cloud had a successful season in Phoenix and should have plenty of opportunities in New York, making her an intriguing mid-round fantasy option. Read Past Outlooks
Headed to New York
GNew York Liberty
March 16, 2025
The Sun traded Cloud to the Liberty on Sunday in exchange for the No. 7 pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft and a 2026 first-round pick, Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post reports.
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Sunday marks the second time this offseason that Cloud has been traded. In late January, she was traded by the Mercury along with Rebecca Allen (back) and the No. 12 pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft to the Sun in exchange for Alyssa Thomas and Tyasha Harris. Not two months later and Cloud is on the move again, this time to New York in exchange for two first-round picks. Cloud projects to start alongside Sabrina Ionescu in the backcourt for the Liberty in 2025, and it's unclear whether Betnijah Laney-Hamilton will also start or come off the bench. Cloud finished the 2024 regular season averaging 11.5 points, 6.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals over 33.3 minutes per game with Phoenix.
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Cloud has been one of the better point guards in the WNBA over the last few seasons. She set a new career-high mark with 12.7 points per game in 2023 while adding 3.7 rebounds (also a career best), 6.2 assists and 1.1 steals. While the veteran shot just 37.7 percent from the floor -- her lowest mark since 2017 -- she was among the league's best free-throw shooters, knocking down 3.4 makes per game at a 90.0 percent clip. The 32-year-old suggested during the offseason that she was open to leaving the Mystics, and she signed a two-year deal with Phoenix at the beginning of February. Cloud's scoring marks have improved over the past two seasons, and she should have plenty of opportunities to rack up assists as part of a Mercury lineup that includes Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Kahleah Copper and Rebecca Allen. Cloud is unlikely to be the primary option for field-goal attempts with her new club, but she'll likely continue to have enough well-rounded production to make her a solid fantasy option with top-40 upside.
Despite entering her age-30 season in 2022, Cloud emerged with the best campaign of her career, finishing with career-high outputs in points (10.7), and assists (7.0) per game while matching her best rebound total (3.6 per game). She's set to claim a similar role on the ball for the Mystics in 2023. She's expected to be joined by veteran Kristi Toliver, who indicated she intends to sign with the club this offseason, but there's little doubt Cloud will serve as the team's primary ball handler. She wasn't particularly efficient from the field (39.9 percent) or from deep (31.9 percent), so she may be primarily viewed as a facilitator in 2023, but she produces enough to warrant a mid-round pick in standard points formats.
After sitting out the 2020 season along with many of her teammates, Cloud was back in full force as a facilitator of the offense last year. She churned out 6.4 assists per game on the campaign, second to only Courtney Vandersloot's 8.6 per contest. Cloud's output as a scorer certainly has some room for improvement too. While she did finish the year with a career-best 83.6 percent conversion rate from the line, she also hit just 27.4 percent of her shots from deep after making at least 32.6 percent in each of the last two campaigns. Cloud's struggles in the scoring department highlight her biggest fantasy weakness, limiting her overall upside.
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Traded to Connecticut on Tuesday
GConnecticut Sun
January 28, 2025
The Mercury traded Cloud, Rebecca Allen (back) and the No. 12 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft to the Sun in exchange for Alyssa Thomas and Tyasha Harris on Tuesday, Alexa Philippou of ESPN.com reports.
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Another strong outing in finale
GPhoenix Mercury
September 26, 2024
Cloud recorded 16 points (5-12 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds, 10 assists and one steal over 35 minutes during Wednesday's 101-88 loss to Minnesota.
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Dominant double-double in Game 1
GPhoenix Mercury
September 22, 2024
Cloud contributed 33 points (14-23 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 10 assists, six rebounds, one block and one steal over 38 minutes in Sunday's Game 1 loss to Minnesota.
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Struggles from field Thursday
GPhoenix Mercury
September 20, 2024
Cloud produced four points (1-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, four assists and one steal over 20 minutes during Thursday's 89-70 loss to Seattle.
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Double-doubles in win Tuesday
GPhoenix Mercury
September 18, 2024
Cloud closed with 13 points (4-12 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 5-5 FT), two rebounds, 12 assists and two steals over 34 minutes during Tuesday's 85-81 victory over Los Angeles.
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