Mercury Welcomes Skylar Diggins-Smith to The Valley

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Four-time WNBA All-Star Acquired by Phoenix Metro in Sign and Trade Deal"I'm so thrilled to have Skylar joining our franchise business in pursuit of one more champion. She has had an impressive profession in any way degrees-- college, the WNBA, and Team USA-- and I recognize she'll remain to grow here in the Valley as one of the finest gamers worldwide. " Diana TaurasiOne of the most famous names in the basketball community is headed to the Valley. On the court, she's a four-time WNBA All-Star, three-time All-WNBA Team member and 2014 WNBA Many Better Gamer. Off the court, she's a physical fitness and style icon and a staple to women across the country. The Phoenix Mercury are thrilled to announce the enhancement of Skylar Diggins-Smith to the Mercury Mercury send out 2020 5th pick, 2020 7th pick and a future first round pick to a 5'9" guard, Diggins-Smith is a do-it-all playmaker, ranking in the top-10 in racking up, helps and overall takes in a season 3 times throughout her WNBA profession,. Given that being composed in 2013 by the Tulsa Shock, the former Notre Dame standout is one of only two players in the organization to rate in the top-10 in both racking up and helps in the same period at the very least 3 times, joining brand-new teammate Diana -Smith coordinate with Mercury center Brittney Griner as now 2 of the three leading choices from the 2013 WNBA Draft stay in Phoenix az. 4 x WNBA All-Star|3x All-WNBA|2014 WNBA Many Better PlayerUp to the 2019 season, the savvy point guard balanced 17. 9 points, a career-high 6. 2 aids, 3. 3 rebounds and 1. 4 steals in 32 games during the 2018 period with Dallas. She came to be just the 3rd player in WNBA history to standard a minimum of 17 points and 6 assists per video game in a season, resulting in her fourth WNBA All-Star choice, All-WNBA Junior varsity honors and guided the Wings to their second consecutive postseason the 2020 period with 2,670 job factors, 826 aids and 225 swipes, Diggins-Smith gets on pace to end up being the 19th player in WNBA history to get to 3,000 job points, 1,000 assists and 200 swipes this summer season Mercury Store. She would join Taurasi, Sue Bird, Candace Parker, Kristi Toliver and Renee Montgomery as the just active players to have accomplished the landmark and might come to be the only player on the complete checklist to have done so in much less than 200 profession the 3rd total choice of the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock, Diggins-Smith was a four-year standout at Notre Dame where she took place to come to be a three-time All-American. The initial gamer in program background to get to 2,000 points, 500 aids and 500 rebounds in a job, she finished her college occupation as the program's all-time leader in scoring and swipes, and ranked second in aids. Diggins-Smith led the Fighting Irish to back-to-back NCAA title video game looks in 2011 and 2012 and was granted the Nancy Lieberman award in both her junior and senior seasons as the country's top factor basketball returns to The Madhouse May 2020 as the Phoenix Mercury bring their mission for a record-tying fourth WNBA Champion to Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the initial home of the Phoenix Suns. Join superstars Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins-Smith and the X-Factor at one of basketball's loudest for Fry's Food Shops Debut on Sunday, May 17, can be bought by calling 602. 252. WNBA or by visiting Ticketmaster.