As expected, the Sun will not be offering free agent forward Wendy Palmer a contract. The Journal Inquirer reports that Connecticut head coach Mike Thibault and general manager Chris Sienko confirmed it; Palmer's playing days with the Sun are over.

Last week, the Courant reported that the Sun offered Palmer a one-year contract similar to the one she signed last season. But yesterday's message board talk was that had if Palmer had signed the contract, then "she would have been cut after the Margo trade".

"I feel bad for Wendy because she was a huge part of our success last year," Thibault said. "But, Margo is a huge change for us - literally."

"At one time, I thought she was going to sign with Seattle, but I don't think that's happening since they signed (Suzy Batkovic)", Thibault said. "I thought New York would be a good place, but I don't know."

When asked about Palmer, Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer said, "We won't be signing her. As time goes by, cap space is eaten up and vets have to get paid $45,427. That is a lot in today's WNBA cap."