Jennifer Rizzotti, president of the Connecticut team said to ESPN that a deal was reached to relocate the Sun to Boston for the 2027 WNBA season, but that the sale by the current owners, the Mohegan Tribe, and the move still needs to be approved by the league's WNBA Board of Governors.

Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca is buying the Sun for $325 million, putting another $100 million towards a team facility in Boston.

A group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has reached a deal to buy the Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston, according to a person familiar with the sale.