WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is leaving the Phoenix Mercury after an 11-year career and intends to sign with the Atlanta Dream.
After a stellar 11-year tenure with the Phoenix Mercury, Griner is taking her talents to Georgia to join forces with Rhyne Howard and the Atlanta Dream, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
Brittney Griner will leave a legendary legacy with the Mercury after playing 10 seasons with them, before signing with the Dream.
When Brittney Griner retires, she will become a WNBA legend and arguably one of the best players in the Phoenix Mercury's history.
WNBA legend Brittney Griner announced she will sign with the Atlanta Dream, ending her 11-year run in Phoenix.
Brittney Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream, ending her tenure with the Phoenix Mercury after 11 seasons, ESPN reported.
Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, marking the end of her 11-year career with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner announced the move in a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday night, and her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, confirmed to The Associated Press that the star center would sign a one-year deal with Atlanta.
Griner entered the offseason as the second-longest tenured WNBA player with one team, having spent her entire career in Phoenix.
When Brittney Griner and Kevin Durant crossed paths in 2023, it sparked a special moment. The former Phoenix Mercury center and current Phoenix Suns forward shared that moment ahead of Durant's first game in Phoenix. After spending the previous four seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, he was traded to the Suns.
Amid a flurry of trades across the WNBA, the Indiana Fever re-signed All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell to a one-year supermax contract worth around $249,000. Sometimes an evaluation doesn’t need to be overcomplicated. Fever executives entered this offseason with the top priority of re-signing two-time All-Star Kelsey Mitchell. Mission accomplished.
Brionna Jones, a formidable post presence, joins forces with Brittney Griner, Rhyne Howard, and Allisha Gray on the Atlanta Dream.