Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, left, high-fives teammate Brittney Griner throughout a 2014 WNBA basketball recreation in Phoenix. Griner plans to go back to the Mercury on a one-year contract, a supply tells the AP.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, left, high-fives teammate Brittney Griner throughout a 2014 WNBA basketball recreation in Phoenix. Griner plans to go back to the Mercury on a one-year contract, a supply tells the AP.
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Brittney Griner is headed again to the Phoenix Mercury.
Griner, who used to be a unfastened agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract in line with an individual acquainted with the deal. The individual spoke to The Related Press on situation of anonymity on Saturday as a result of no announcement has been made.
The 32-year-old Griner had mentioned she would go back to Phoenix in a social media put up in December, after she returned house from her 10-month ordeal in Russia that incorporated time in a Russian prison. Griner were arrested at an airport simply outdoor of Moscow on drug ownership fees a yr in the past and used to be introduced house in a dramatic high-level prisoner alternate in December.
The 6-foot-9 heart final performed for the Mercury in 2021 and helped the workforce achieve the WNBA Finals. She averaged 20.5 issues and 9.5 rebounds that season.
The website online “Her Hoops Stats” used to be the primary to document Griner’s signing.
Griner, who used to be drafted No. 1 in 2013 by means of the Mercury, used to be indexed Saturday on Phoenix’s roster at the WNBA website online.
Since returning house from Russia, Griner has been out of the general public highlight, aside from appearances on the Tremendous Bowl, the Phoenix Open and an MLK Day tournament in Phoenix, the place she lives.
She skipped a USA Basketball coaching camp previous this month, however the group made it transparent she may just take at all times she had to make a decision if she sought after to play for the U.S. once more.
The WNBA has mentioned it’s going to deal with getting Griner particular trip lodging, reminiscent of constitution flights, after she signed.
“We’re very cognizant of BG’s distinctive state of affairs,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert advised the AP previous this month. “We now have been making plans and we have now been considering it thru with safety professionals, BG’s aspect, our aspect. We will to find the fitting time to touch upon it when she symptoms with a workforce.”
Previous Saturday, the Mercury signed Diana Taurasi to a multiyear contract. The WNBA’s all-time main scorer has best performed with the Mercury since being drafted No. 1 by means of the workforce in 2004.
