The three-time WNBA Champ Phoenix Mercury today introduced the finalizing of two-time WNBA Champion and two-time WNBA All-Star, DeWanna Bonner."What DeWanna did last year on the flooring after having doubles was as outstanding as it was unsurprising, " stated Mercury General Supervisor Jim Pitman. "Recent history reveals us that championship teams need a 'Large Three' and having DB gives us 3 of the top 15 players in the world on our roster. More than that, DB and her daughters are a part of our family members, and we are delighted have them back in Phoenix metro in 2019."Chosen with the 5th total choice in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Mercury, the 6-4, 143-pound Bonner is a two-time WNBA Champ, three-time WNBA Sixth Lady of the Year, two-time WNBA All-Star, 2018 AP Return Gamer of the Year and All-WNBA First Team choice. Taken into consideration among the most flexible players in the women's game, Bonner worked as the protective stopper on a 2014 Mercury team that led the organization in protective performance, gained her first career All-Star berth a season later on in 2015 by publishing among the very best all-around statistical periods in the WNBA, and was again called an All-Star in 2018, simply a year eliminated from bring to life missing out on the entire 2017 season, Bonner went back to Phoenix az in 2018 to record among the ideal seasons of her profession. Beginning in all 34 games for the Mercury, she averaged 17.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and dished 3.2 assists per video game. Bonner teamed with Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi in 2018 as a three-headed juggernaut, tape-recording the most overall factors by a trio of teammates in a period in WNBA background. The do-it-all onward revealed simply how versatile she is, finishing as the only player in the WNBA to place in the top-25 in racking up, rebounds, helps, steals and free toss percent last season. After being moved from little ahead to power ahead after the late-season injury to Sancho Lyttle, Bonner only boosted her numbers, balancing 21.3 factors and 10.2 rebounds in the last 9 video games of the season. She brought that energy right into the playoffs, where she placed second in the organization in scoring and initially in recoiling throughout postseason rates 2nd in numerous groups in the franchise business record books, consisting of games played, factors scored, complimentary tosses made and tried, while becoming the Mercury's all-time recoiling leader in 2018. DB owns a franchise-record 17 20-point Brittney Griner Jersey, 10-rebound performances and rankings 2nd with 38 career double-doubles in a Mercury jacket behind just Griner. Bonner holds career standards of 14.1 factors, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 helps and 1.2 takes per game, among just 3 active players with occupation standards of at least 14 factors, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and one take per spent her 2018-19 WNBA offseason playing overseas for Shandong in the Chinese League. There, she led the team in racking up, recoiling and blocks, and assisted the group to a 23-11 normal season record en route to the team's initial playoff appearance in franchise business background. She rated eighth total in the league in racking up, 10th in blocks and just outside the top-10 in coming within one win of a journey to the WNBA Finals, the Phoenix Mercury return in 2019 in search of a league-record connecting 4th WNBA title. Led by the All-Star trio of Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix metro opens its title quest on May 25 at Seattle on ABC. Tickets for Fry's Food Stores First night on Friday, May 31, at Talking Stick Hotel Field can be bought by calling 602.252. WNBA or by seeing.
The three-time WNBA Champ Phoenix Mercury today introduced the finalizing of two-time WNBA Champion and two-time WNBA All-Star, DeWanna Bonner."What DeWanna did last year on the flooring after having doubles was as outstanding as it was unsurprising, " stated Mercury General Supervisor Jim Pitman. "Recent history reveals us that championship teams need a 'Large Three' and having DB gives us 3 of the top 15 players in the world on our roster. More than that, DB and her daughters are a part of our family members, and we are delighted have them back in Phoenix metro in 2019."Chosen with the 5th total choice in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Mercury, the 6-4, 143-pound Bonner is a two-time WNBA Champ, three-time WNBA Sixth Lady of the Year, two-time WNBA All-Star, 2018 AP Return Gamer of the Year and All-WNBA First Team choice. Taken into consideration among the most flexible players in the women's game, Bonner worked as the protective stopper on a 2014 Mercury team that led the organization in protective performance, gained her first career All-Star berth a season later on in 2015 by publishing among the very best all-around statistical periods in the WNBA, and was again called an All-Star in 2018, simply a year eliminated from bring to life missing out on the entire 2017 season, Bonner went back to Phoenix az in 2018 to record among the ideal seasons of her profession. Beginning in all 34 games for the Mercury, she averaged 17.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and dished 3.2 assists per video game. Bonner teamed with Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi in 2018 as a three-headed juggernaut, tape-recording the most overall factors by a trio of teammates in a period in WNBA background. The do-it-all onward revealed simply how versatile she is, finishing as the only player in the WNBA to place in the top-25 in racking up, rebounds, helps, steals and free toss percent last season. After being moved from little ahead to power ahead after the late-season injury to Sancho Lyttle, Bonner only boosted her numbers, balancing 21.3 factors and 10.2 rebounds in the last 9 video games of the season. She brought that energy right into the playoffs, where she placed second in the organization in scoring and initially in recoiling throughout postseason rates 2nd in numerous groups in the franchise business record books, consisting of games played, factors scored, complimentary tosses made and tried, while becoming the Mercury's all-time recoiling leader in 2018. DB owns a franchise-record 17 20-point Brittney Griner Jersey, 10-rebound performances and rankings 2nd with 38 career double-doubles in a Mercury jacket behind just Griner. Bonner holds career standards of 14.1 factors, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 helps and 1.2 takes per game, among just 3 active players with occupation standards of at least 14 factors, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and one take per spent her 2018-19 WNBA offseason playing overseas for Shandong in the Chinese League. There, she led the team in racking up, recoiling and blocks, and assisted the group to a 23-11 normal season record en route to the team's initial playoff appearance in franchise business background. She rated eighth total in the league in racking up, 10th in blocks and just outside the top-10 in coming within one win of a journey to the WNBA Finals, the Phoenix Mercury return in 2019 in search of a league-record connecting 4th WNBA title. Led by the All-Star trio of Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix metro opens its title quest on May 25 at Seattle on ABC. Tickets for Fry's Food Stores First night on Friday, May 31, at Talking Stick Hotel Field can be bought by calling 602.252. WNBA or by seeing.