Brittney Griner reportedly joining the Dream is the WNBA free agency shock of the offseason
One of the WNBA’s biggest stars will reportedly be headed to the Atlanta Dream.
Brittney Griner will reportedly be leaving the Phoenix Mercury after 11 seasons for a new opportunity with the Dream, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Griner’s free agency decision shakes up both the Mercury and Dream, as one team loses one of its best players and another gains an unexpected boost.
Griner joins a Dream team featuring league standouts like Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Tina Charles and Jordin Canada.
As for the Mercury, the team reportedly traded for Alyssa Thomas on Wednesday. That should help soften the blow of losing Griner as a free agent.
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
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 29, 2025
Two of Griner’s future teammates sure sounded happy about her decision to join Atlanta.
#PerfectFit pic.twitter.com/2mCIaPkLKE
— Rhyne Howard (@howard_rhyne) January 29, 2025
— Allisha Gray (@Graytness_15) January 29, 2025