Griner Named Western Conference Player of the Month

2014 WNBA Champ, two-time Defensive Player of the Year and present 2019 league racking up leader Brittney Griner was called the Western Meeting Gamer of Month for August, as revealed by the organization workplace today. It marks the very first time in her career Griner has actually been named WNBA Gamer of the Month and the 5th time in franchise business history a Mercury gamer has won the honor considering that it was established in 2010. Griner averaged a team-best 22. 5 points, 8. 4 rebounds and 2. 5 blocks during the month of August, while assisting the Mercury secure its franchise-record 7th successive playoffs look throughout the scored 20 or even more points in six of the 8 video games in August, consisting of a season-high 34-point trip on August 25 against Chicago. She recorded a block in each of the 8 video games, consisting of two video games of 4 blocks, which matched a period high. Griner fired a blistering 59. 7 percent from the area throughout the month and signed up a career-high 14 rebounds in the Mercury's win on August 27 in New 's two most outstanding efficiencies of the month was available in successive games on August 25 versus Chicago and August 27 in New York. The 6-8 facility shot 70. 6 percent from the field against the Sky en path to her 34-point efficiency. She finished 10-of-12 from the free toss line and got hold of 7 rebounds. Two days later, Griner do with 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks in the Mercury's sway the Liberty. With her 14 made basket in the game, Griner signed up the fourth-ever game in WNBA background with at the very least 29 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks and 14 made area goals. Furthermore, the game noted her 40th job double-double, which rates 2nd in franchise business history behind DeWanna Bonner's mark of 41. A leading MVP prospect this season, Griner has actually put with each other an astonishing period this summer, placing initially in the league in racking up, second in blocks, third in area objective percentage and second in performance Mercury Store. She's posted 6 consecutive games of 20+ points, eight in the last 9 video games and 18 on the period, while leading the organization in 30+ factor performances this season with four. Griner's presently the only player in the WNBA this period averaging a minimum of 20 factors, seven rebounds and 2 blocks per game, an accomplishment that just Anthony Davis did during the 2018-19 NBA coming within one win of trip to the WNBA Finals, the Phoenix Mercury return in 2019 looking for a league-record tying 4th WNBA title. Led by the All-Star triad of Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix looks to proceed its title pursuit on September 6 against Minnesota.