With the arrival of Rachid Meziane at the head of Connecticut Sunwe knew that the franchise was going to start a new cycle. It is now fully confirmed Since ESPN announces that Alyssa Thomas Go leave!
After 11 seasons in Connecticut, she will join the Phoenix Mercury And it is therefore a new start for the 32 -year -old wing, among the best defenders and creators of WNBA.
Alyssa Thomas had thus allowed her club to qualify eight times in a row in the playoffs, losing two finals (2019, 2022). Five times All-Star (2017, 2019, 2022-2024), twice a member of the All-Wnba First Team (2023, 2024) and subscribed to the All-Defensive Teams, the first (2020, 2023) as the second (2017 , 2019, 2022, 2024), she was also part of the American selection which won the Olympic title this summer in Paris.
In exchange for Brittney Griner?
As she had been protected by Connecticut, she will join Phoenix via a “sign-And-trade” and the transfer will therefore not be official until February 1, and it remains to know the counterpart.
For the Sun as for the Mercury, it is a new era which opens since, in Arizona, Brittney Griner should leave (and we are talking about an arrival at Sun …) while Diana Taurasi could retire …
With his particular shoot with one hand, Alyssa Thomas runs at 12.2 points (48% success), 7.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.5 interception and 0.3 against average since its beginnings in WNBA.
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