The Phoenix Mercury's trade for Alyssa Thomas could bring in more of her All-Star teammates to address the team's needs.

WNBA center Brittney Griner will not be playing in Phoenix for the first time in her career this season after signing to the Atlanta Dream Tuesday. All-WNBA forward Alyssa Thomas will be making her debut for the Phoenix Mercury this year after being traded by the Connecticut Sun on the same day.

The longtime Phoenix Mercury star is joining the Atlanta Dream, and discussed her decision in an Unrivaled social media clip.

Brittney Griner is officially moving on from the Phoenix Mercury. Griner is signing a free-agent contract with the Atlanta Dream when free agency opens Sunday, ESPN's Shams Charania and Alexa Phillipou first reported.

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is leaving the Phoenix Mercury after an 11-year career and intends to sign with the Atlanta Dream.

Phoenix isn't quite sure what it will look like next season, but it will now build around Thomas after the loss of Griner. The Sun, meanwhile, appear set to embark on a difficult rebuild.

Amid a flurry of trades across the WNBA, the Indiana Fever re-signed All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell to a one-year supermax contract worth around $249,000. Sometimes an evaluation doesn’t need to be overcomplicated. Fever executives entered this offseason with the top priority of re-signing two-time All-Star Kelsey Mitchell. Mission accomplished.

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has agreed to join the Atlanta Dream in free agency after 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, according to a report on Tuesday.

The WNBA landscape was shaken up Tuesday. First, the Phoenix Mercury traded for Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas. Then, longtime Mercury star center Brittney Griner decided to leave Phoenix after 11 seasons to join the Atlanta Dream.

The WNBA's landscape has shifted drastically on January 28. This started when it was announced that longtime Connecticut Sun superstar Alyssa Thomas would be h

The WNBA offseason has taken some big turns lately. One of them was Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in a blockbuster three-team deal. Another was Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas being sent to the Phoenix Mercury .