Long-time Phoenix Mercury star will start a new chapter of her career in the WNBA with another team after a wild free agency decision.
Griner has spent her entire career with the Mercury, since her start in the WNBA in 2013. She is one of several WNBA free agents — including another Phoenix standout, Diana Taur
WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner will be playing for the Atlanta Dream in the upcoming season. In a video clip posted on her Instagram account, she announces to the world that she has signed with the WNBA team after playing with the Phoenix Mercury.
Amid news of her move, Griner took to Instagram to make her first post about her free agency decision. She shared a clip of herself riding a boat alongside her new teammates, Jordin Canada, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.
Brittney Griner’s time in Phoenix is over. The 10-time WNBA All-Star struck a one-year deal to join the Atlanta Dream in free agency Tuesday night, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Alexa Philippou. Specifics of the deal are not yet known. It will be made official after Saturday, when contracts across the league are allowed to be signed.
WNBA free agency has seen another big move, and it involves center Brittney Griner. The 11-year veteran, who has played her entire professional career with the Phoenix Mercury, is on the move.
In a stunning move, star free agent center Brittney Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream, sources told ESPN.
Griner is the latest big name to move during the WNBA’s offseason, as she’ll leave the Mercury and head to Atlanta.
Star Brittney Griner has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream, according to ESPN.The move can’t be made official until Saturday, which is when free agent contracts are allowed to be signed.
The WNBA landscape was shaken up Tuesday. First, the Phoenix Mercury traded for Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas. Then, longtime Mercury star center Brittney Griner decided to leave Phoenix after 11 seasons to join the Atlanta Dream.
Griner was the No. 1 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft. In her 11 seasons in Phoenix, Griner averaged 17.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in 30.4 minutes per game. She was named to 10 All-Star games, won two Defensive Player of the Year awards and was a two-time scoring champion.