Mercury Gets All-Star Kelsey Bone

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The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today got All-Star forward/center Kelsey Bone from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for rookie guard Courtney Williams, the civil liberties to 2016 second-round pick Jillian Alleyne, and San Antonio's 2017 second-round pick, the team has announced."In-season trades rarely net you an All-Star like Kelsey Bone, " said Mercury General Manager Jim Pitman. "Despite the fact that she is in just her 4th year, Kelsey is a well-known talent in our league and we assume this offer makes us a much better team today and in the future. She completes, she rebounds, has excellent size, and plays with great strength and sturdiness on both ends of the floor. We are delighted concerning her capacity here in Phoenix metro."The 6-4, 215-pound Bone is a physical two-way gamer, that is among the WNBA's best with her back to the basket. A four-year pro, simply last period Bone gained her very first WNBA All-Star choice throughout a project in which she averaged occupation highs of 15.4 points and 6.3 rebounds, both of which led the Sunlight, in 33 games. Bone was picked the WNBA's Many Enhanced Gamer in 2015 many thanks to establishing single-season profession highs in 10 various statistical categories. She scored 20 or more points seven times, consisting of a career-high 31 factors, and uploaded five double-doubles https://www.sunsportsshop.com/collections/jocelyn-willoughby-jersey, including a 28-point, 14-rebound effort. After completed with the league's second-worst record in 2014, Bone aided to lead the Sunlight to a 7-1 start in 2015 prior to injuries decimated the Connecticut lineup. Initially the 5th overall choice in the 2013 WNBA Draft by New York City, Bone played one season for the Liberty before being consisted of as the focal point, together with draft choices, in the hit deal that landed former organization MVP Tina Charles in New York City. Bone raised her racking up average from 6.9 factors as a newbie to 9.3 points in 2014 and then to last period's career-best 15.4-point standard. The Texas AM product was a Wood Honor Finalist and All-SEC First Team choice as a was the Mercury's first-round choice in the 2016 WNBA Draft, and has appeared in six games this period. Alleyne was the group's 2016 second-round choice but will certainly miss out on the whole season because of ACL surgical treatment. The Mercury obtained San Antonio's 2017 second-round pick for Astou Ndour-Fall Jersey Monique Currie on May 7, 2016.