Report: 10-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner to sign with Atlanta Dream
PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — A staple of the Phoenix Mercury appears to be heading to the East Coast in a stunning free-agency move.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Alexa Philippou, 10-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream.
The 6-foot-9 center has spent her entire 11-season career with the Mercury.
For her career, she has averaged 17.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game.
Griner helped the Mercury win their 2014 WNBA championship.
She’s also a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist for Team U.S.A.
Griner has been a free agent before but has always re-signed with Phoenix Mercury since she was first drafted by the franchise in 2013 as the No. 1 pick.
This was the first time she tested free agency.
“I want to show off my skills for free agency,” Griner told The Associated Press earlier this month.
Negotiations officially began on Jan. 21, and players can sign contracts starting Feb. 1.
With a new CBA featuring massive salary implications expected to come into effect in 2026, most players will sign just one-year deals.
In 2022, Griner was arrested in Russia after officials found hash oil cartridges were found in her luggage.
Six months later, she was sentenced to nine years in prison.
In November 2022, U.S. officials said she was “wrongfully detained,” and in December, the U.S. got Griner back in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, also known as the Merchant of Death.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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