That was fast: speedy PG Crystal Smith goes to Washington, though she won't be able to play for about two weeks; the Mystics create roster space for Smith by dismissing tall, thin center Lindsay Taylor.

Also in Mystics-land: more light on Nakia Sanford, who has risen to Washington's occasion. Some people had her as last year's most improved. "It's okay," she says about not winning that award. "I got the most improved paycheck."