Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne said Tuesday she is experiencing the “greatest offseason of my career,” indicating she is in her best form since back issues requiring multiple surgeries hampered her past few seasons in the WNBA.
Delle Donne, 33, a two-time WNBA MVP, has finally been able to shelve rehabbing for true basketball training, she said, and is a full-go with no hesitations this week in USA Basketball’s minicamp in Minneapolis, one of several evaluation opportunities for the national team pool heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“My [next] step is just continuing on this path to continue to be stronger and better,” the six-time All-Star told reporters Tuesday. “It’s no longer, ‘Am I going to be healthy?’ It’s, ‘How can I be the best Elena I can possibly be on-court?'”
After winning her first WNBA championship with the Mystics in 2019, Delle Donne opted out of the 2020 WNBA bubble season and then managed to take the floor for just three games in 2021 as she…
