Brittney Griner is leaving the Phoenix Mercury ... comes just a few hours after it was reported that longtime Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas was headed to Phoenix as part of a massive trade.

Brionna Jones, a three-time WNBA All-Star who has spent her entire 7-year career with the Connecticut Sun ... she’ll join forces with Brittney Griner — who revealed Tuesday she’s leaving ...

Brittney Griner plans to sign with the Atlanta ... the Mercury were finalizing a deal to acquire Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun, a person familiar with that trade told the AP.

Brittney Griner, who has played for only ... Cloud and Rebecca Allen plus a first-round draft pick to the Connecticut Sun. Griner's move cannot occur officially until Saturday, the first date ...

Two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the year Brittney Griner is on the move ... the heels of the Mercury executing a deal with the Connecticut Sun to acquire All-Star forward Alyssa Thomas.

After spending the entirety of her career with the Connecticut Sun, WNBA forward Brionna Jones ... joining 10-time All-Star Brittney Griner in the team's free agency haul. Jones played for the ...

Another was Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas being sent to the Phoenix Mercury. Another one was Mercury star Brittney Griner deciding to join the Atlanta Dream after spending 11 seasons in Phoenix.

The move came days after the team secured the commitment of free-agent Brittney Griner and had ... last season for playing with the Connecticut Sun. Fans immediately picked up the news and shared ...

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.

According to Howard Megdal of The Next, point guard Natasha Cloud, wing Rebecca Allen, and the No. 12 pick will be sent to Connecticut ... the Sun. The move comes after center Brittney Griner ...

On the same day the Thomas trade was announced, center Brittney Griner announced she was leaving ... 12 th overall pick for the upcoming draft to Connecticut for Thomas and guard Ty Harris ...

BREAKING: Brittney Griner is signing with the Atlanta ... the Mercury were finishing a deal to bring in a new star: former Connecticut Sun guard Alyssa Thomas. Thomas was traded by the Sun on ...