After 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, 10-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream, sources told ESPN Tuesday.
Griner, who spent her entire career in Phoenix after being drafted No. 1 overall in 2013, now heads to Atlanta in one of the most stunning free agency signings in league history.
The move can’t be made official until Feb. 1, when contracts are allowed to be signed.
Griner’s departure marks the official beginning of a new era for the Mercury, who could also be without Diana Taurasi for the first time in two decades if she decides to retire. Taurasi and Griner won the franchise its third and most recent championship in 2014.
The 6-foot-9 center missed the 2022 campaign when she was wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly 10 months. She was eventually freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange and returned to All-Star form in 2023 and 2024.
Griner, a six-time all-WNBA selection, comes to Atlanta as the…
