The Washington Mystics have signed center Alaina Coates and guard Shey Peddy to the 2020 WNBA season roster. The Mystics were down to nine players after guard Natasha Cloud and center LaToya Sanders opted out of the 2020 season for social justice and health reasons. These pickups were definitely needed to make Washington a more solid team to compete for another championship.
Coates comes from the championship wings of South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. Her rookie season began with the Chicago Sky in 2017 after being selected second overall in the WNBA Draft averaging 3.1 points per game and 2.