An early favorite has emerged to land Phoenix Mercury legend Brittney Griner, who’s set to test free agency for the first time in her illustrious career.
Per Doug Feinberg of the Associates Press, Griner’s agent revealed that the future Hall of Famer met with several teams on Tuesday. Griner has spent her entire WNBA career with the Mercury.
Griner is currently playing for Phantom BC of the new 3-on-3 Unrivaled basketball league that kicked off its inaugural season last Friday. One purpose of Unrivaled is to give players the option to continue playing basketball in the United States during the WNBA offseason instead of going overseas.
According to the Bovada sportsbook, the Connecticut Sun are the early favorites to land Brittney Griner in free agency at +165. They have slightly better odds than the Mercury at +170, followed by the expansion Golden State Valkyries franchise at +400.
The Connecticut Sun are the favorites to land Brittney Griner, per @BovadaOfficial
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Connecticut Sun: +165
Phoenix Mercury: +170
Golden State Valkyries: +400
Seattle Storm: +700
Minnesota Lynx: +750
Las Vegas Aces: +800
New York Liberty: +850 pic.twitter.com/3tPHQtbaYI
The 34-year-old Griner hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down. Last season, she averaged 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting a career-best 57.9 percent from the field.
Griner led the Mercury to a WNBA Championship in the 2014 season, one year after they selected her first overall. The 10-time All-Star won the WNBA scoring titles in 2017 and 2019 and has led the league in blocks eight times.
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Brittney Griner Could Be The Final Piece To Get Connecticut Sun Over The Top
Connecticut has made the WNBA four times in their history (2004, 2005 2019 and 2022), but the franchise continues to await its first championship banner raising ceremony. Perhaps an all-time great like Griner could be the last piece of the championship puzzle for a Sun team that has reached the playoffs in eight consecutive years.
The Sun have been eliminated in the playoff semifinals in each of the last two years. They’ve come awfully close, but adding Griner would certainly increase their chances of finally winning it all.
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