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.
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.
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.
Landing Brittney Griner was a big swing for the franchise, which was was “pounding the pavement" to get better in free agency.”
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.
Griner is the latest big name to move during the WNBA’s offseason, as she’ll leave the Mercury and head to Atlanta.
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 has agreed to sign a contract with the Atlanta Dream after spending the entirety of her 11-year WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania and Alexa Philippou.
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.
In a stunning move, star free agent center Brittney Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream, sources told ESPN.
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.