MERCURY RE-SIGNS SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM

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PHOENIX AZ-- The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury have re-signed wing Sophie Cunningham, the group revealed General Manager Jim Pitman: "Sophie brings all the intangibles you want in a gamer-- energy, rush, sturdiness, grit. We would certainly not have actually won our first-round playoff game without her scoring, we would certainly not have actually played so well down the stretch of the routine season and playoffs without her capturing Mercury Basketball Jersey, and re-signing her was a top priority for us. She intends to remain in Phoenix metro and she will certainly be an essential piece this season in our mission to return to the Finals and win an additional champion."Initially the 13th overall pick of the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Mercury, Cunningham has actually played her three expert periods has a vital factor and spot-starter for Phoenix metro. She is coming off a 2021 campaign in which she balancing occupation highs in scoring, rebounding, and aids while firing a career-best 43.7 percent from the field and a career-high 41.0 percent from three-point array. Cunningham placed 9th in the WNBA in three-point capturing overall, many thanks to a scorching post-Olympics in which she shot 45.2 percent from lengthy the Mizzou product was an essential role-player down the stretch of the season and in the playoffs the most effective video game of her career began the most essential phase in Game 1 of the playoffs in a single-elimination contest versus the New York Liberty. Substituting an injured Diana Taurasi, Cunningham racked up 21 points and made six threes in a come-from-behind success that enabled the Mercury's ultimate go to the WNBA Finals. She became simply the third player in league postseason background to score at the very least 20 factors and make a minimum of 6 3s on 85 percent or far better shooting, joining tales Lauren Jackson and Deanna is currently playing in by the 2021 Olympic gold-medal winning triad of Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Skylar DigginsSmith https://www.mercuryteamstore.com/Ariel_Hearn_Jersey, and coming off the club's 5th WNBA Finals look in franchise business background, the three-time WNBA Champ Phoenix Mercury return to Impact Facility this summer, tipping off the season with Fry's Food Stores Opening Night on Friday, Might 6, against the Las Vegas Aces.

 

[Emardo]

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