Good morning. With the help of a Globe sports editor, we’re explaining why the WNBA is hesitating to greenlight an effort to relocate the Connecticut Sun to Boston.

On the court, they aren’t going anywhere. But off of it, the Connecticut Sun have been involved in a somewhat messy and convoluted situation regarding their impending change of ownership and relocation.

Sources say the league is trying to leave options open to get a team in Houston or later gain a larger expansion fee for a team in Boston.