According to Michael Voepel and Josh Weinfuss, six times All-Star Dewanna Bonner Wnba. This decision comes after the Indiana fever gave the 16 -year -old WNBA veteran last month in a move that Bonner asked.
An agreement between Bonner and Mercury should be officially materialized “in the coming days”, by ESPN. Bonner spent the first 10 seasons of his career in Phoenix and won two WNBA championships.
Bonner struck the free market on June 25 when the fever separated from it. She missed the last two weeks of her mandate for personal reasons, and he was not clear if or when she planned to join the team. She would have considered her retirement during her time far from the court, but should now finish at least a year more in the WNBA. At 37, Bonner will be the second oldest active player in the League when she joins an active list, behind only Alysha Clark de Seattle.
“I would like to sincerely thank the fever of Indiana for the opportunity to be part of the Fever franchise,” said Bonner after its leaving Indiana. “Despite our shared objectives and our excitement before the season, I thought that the form did not go and I appreciate the desire for the organization to grant my request to move on, in particular at this stage of my career. I wish the fever a great success when they continue to build around this dynamic group of young players.”
Dewanna Bonner was canceled by fever: what to know because the veteran All-Star is looking for a new team after the passage with Indiana
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Bonner, who is third of all time in the history of WNBA by scoring, was to be a key addition for a team of ascending fever built around Caitlin Clark, but she has never found it entirely in Indiana. Before her departure, she has an average of 7.1 points per game while drawing a career at 34.5% on the field. The fever withdrew from the starting alignment three games in the year.
In Bonner, the Mercury add the most experienced player in the history of the WNBA qualifiers. Bonner is the leader of all time in the league with 87 appearances in playoffs. This could be a major asset for a Phoenix team which is currently 12-6, tied with the New York Liberty for the second record of the League.
In addition to his six stars selections, Bonner won the sixth prize for women of the year in her first three years as a pro, received MVP votes in six different seasons and recorded a pair of All -WNBA selections – a sign of the first team in 2015 and a second team choice in 2020.
The details of the potential Bonner with Mercury is unknown, but it had to make a little maximum annual salary this season in Indiana. The fever has signed the All-Star six times for an agreement of $ 1 year after reaching the free agency on the heels of a five-season stay with the Connecticut Sun
