Skylar Diggins-Smith, Shey Peddy, Sophie Cunningham and Brianna Turner keep Mercury’s exciting 2022 season alive, fight on hardwood While fighting for the freedom of the franchise’s biggest star, Griner, who has been wrongfully held in a Russian prison for most of the season. Courtside, public feud between Diggins-Smith and Diana Taurasi, no one disagrees Head coach Vanessa Nygaard reacts to her All-Star selection in a year without honors for Taurasi. In February, the team re-signed Taurasi to a multi-year contract and announced that she “The face of the franchise.”
Deakins-Smith, who is currently on maternity leave, is the face of Puma’s “Desert Sky” campaign. However, her status on the team is unclear.What yes It’s safe to say, though, that Taurasi, who turns 41 in June, shouldn’t be promoted to the face of the franchise. She has missed significant playing time in recent years due to various injuries. In 2022, her defensive efforts sometimes amount to throwing her arms up instead of running back to help her team. She even gave Sylvia Fowles a low-key retirement gift.
Peddie ruptured her Achilles tendon in the 2022 playoffs, helping the Mercury into the final playoff berth (her 2023 return date has not yet been set); spent much of his time battling an elbow injury) hooked up with Diggins-Smith, who laid the foundation for the Mercury team in terms of basketball IQ and experience. Those players, plus Turner and Griner, should be promoted to the franchise’s stars in order to solidify the franchise’s future if she wants to be a part of it. Greiner A lot could be done for the Mercury, but only the Phoenix front can stitch its many frayed parts back together and cut out the threads that are no longer useful.
Phoenix appearance Its home opener is against the Chicago Sky. Greiner scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots.