On Monday, the WNBA Competition Committee met to discuss, among other things, the wrinkle regarding unrestricted free agents and the expansion draft. Sun GM Chris Sienko spoke out yesterday to assure the world that he has not started negotiating a new deal with Nykesha Sales.

That may count as protesting too much.

The likelihood that Sales will play on any team but the Sun next year is somewhere between 0% and 1% (inclusive), and probably on the low end of that range. The claim that the Sun and Sales have not had any discussions, formal or informal, about next year's contract simply isn't credible.

And yet the same thing could be said about any number of UFAs and their teams around the league.

Is Connecticut just unlucky because it has the most press coverage? Is the league unfairly picking on the Sun? Fans debate those questions here.