WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is on the move. Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream in free agency.
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.
After spending 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, Brittney Griner recently signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Dream.
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is leaving the Phoenix Mercury after an 11-year career and intends to sign with the Atlanta Dream.
WNBA star Brittney Griner confirmed reports that she will sign with the Atlanta Dream as a free agent. Griner posted a video on her social media accounts with Dream players Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard and Jordin Canada. “I need to introduce my new teammates because I will be joining the Atlanta Dream,” Griner said.
The 10-time All-Star announced via Instagram Tuesday night that she would be joining the Atlanta Dream in free agency this offseason. Griner had spent her entire 11-year career with the Phoenix Mercury after being drafted by them No. 1 overall in 2013. Now she will be joining the Dream on a one-year deal.
Brittney Griner has left the only team she has played with in the WNBA, the Phoenix Mercury, in free agency to sign with the Atlanta Dream.
The WNBA's landscape has shifted drastically on January 28. This started when it was announced that longtime Connecticut Sun superstar Alyssa Thomas would be h
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
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.