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.
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 plans to sign with the Atlanta Dream, marking the end of her 11-year career with the Phoenix Mercury.
We’re dealing with that now in Phoenix as the X-Factor deals with the departure of Brittney Griner, the most visible star in the history of the WNBA and perhaps all of team sports.
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is on the move. Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream in free agency.
In a move that shakes up the WNBA, Brittney Griner is joining the Atlanta Dream in free agency after a decorated 11-season stint with the Phoenix Mercury.
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 entered the offseason as the second-longest tenured WNBA player with one team, having spent her entire career in Phoenix.
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, who has played for only the Phoenix Mercury in her WNBA career, reportedly is joining a new team.
In the latest major move of this free agency period, the Atlanta Dream have come to an agreement with three-time All-Star Brionna Jones, according to Alexa Philippou. This news arrives just days after the team reportedly came to terms with 10-time All-Star Brittney Griner.