After 11 seasons in Phoenix, 10-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Dream, sources tell me and @alexaphilippou. Griner spent her entire career with Mercury and now heads to Atlanta in one of most stunning free agency moves in league history. pic.twitter.com/NfdAuYOAVs
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.
After 11 seasons in Phoenix, 10-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Dream, sources tell me and @alexaphilippou. Griner spent her entire career with Mercury and now heads to Atlanta in one of most stunning free agency moves in league history. pic.twitter.com/NfdAuYOAVs
Brittney Griner's time with the Phoenix Mercury has come to an end. After 11 seasons in Phoenix, Griner is departing in free agency. Per ESPN's Shams
Griner is signing a free-agent contract with the Atlanta Dream when free agency opens Sunday, ESPN's Shams Charania and Alexa Phillipou first reported. The 34-year-old, who was the No. 1 overall pick by the Mercury in 2013, spent her entire 11-season career in Phoenix before testing free agency this year.
Shams Charania of ESPN recently reported on the seriousness of Anthony Davis' demands for a center ahead of the trade deadline.
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.
Brittney Griner is leaving the Valley for Atlanta. After 11 seasons entirely played with the Phoenix Mercury, the 10-time All-Star center Griner has agreed to join the Atlanta Dream in free agency. ESPN's Shams Charania and Alex Phillipou were first to break the news.
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.
After Griner's big free agency decision, many WNBA fans seem to think Taurasi's retirement has become a sure thing. They took to social media to leave their thoughts. "Lol, Taurasi is retiring," one fan said. "Have to wonder if BG officially leaving Phoenix is the last straw leading to Diana Taurasi retiring," added another.
Griner is the latest big name to move during the WNBA’s offseason, as she’ll leave the Mercury and head to Atlanta.
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.