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Natasha Cloud · Banner-raising greats throughout the WNBA’s past have gone on record in arguing that for as difficult as winning a title is, the art of repeating is often the only obstacle that stands higher. Determined to combat any sort of “championship hangover,” the New York Liberty went out and acquired the best thing possible: a player who couldn’t be more urgent if she tried. One-of-a-kind — literally — in her first performance in the black and seafoam green, Natasha Cloud rains on Jackie Young’s entry pass parade, enveloping it entirely before pivoting from defense-to-offense. Already keen on the Liberty’s record-setting, table-setting tendencies, Cloud blesses New York’s 27-assist afternoon with a memorable addition, hurling an over-the-shoulder dime to her All-Star teammate, who, ironically, replicates excellence through her own over-the-shoulder fastbreak finish. Deservedly earning Player of the Week honors for her Chapter One in the Big Apple, Cloud tested the Las Vegas Aces through a 22-point, six-rebound, nine-assist, three-steal, two-block, one-triple masterclass, becoming the first-ever to hit said marks in a non-overtime, new-team debut. · State of Mint