{"id":326692,"date":"2025-12-02T20:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/326692\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:46:08","slug":"looking-at-the-play-of-phoenixs-2013-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/326692\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking At The Play Of Phoenix’s 2013 Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Mercury had the first pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft,<\/a> and they selected a game-changing center. They brought in Brittany Griner, and she went on to become one of the franchise’s best players. <\/p>\n

After drafting Griner, the Mercury had another pick later on. They drafted Nikki Greene in the third round, and before being drafted, she attended Penn State. <\/p>\n

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Brittney Griner speaks to members of the media at Player 15 HQ in Phoenix on Sept. 26, 2024. \/ Diannie Chavez\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Phoenix has drafted several players over the years, and they all went different paths. In Griner’s case, she stayed with the team for years before joining a new team. She signed with the Atlanta Dream during the offseason, and she averaged 9.8 points and 5.2 rebounds. <\/p>\n

Griner has accomplished a lot, and when it comes to her career high, it happened in a game against the Indiana Fever. <\/p>\n

In 2017, the Mercury were on the road against the Fever. It was early in the season, and Phoenix was seeking its fifth win. Griner and her team won that game 98-90, and she led the way with a huge game. <\/p>\n

The Mercury center<\/a> had a career-high 38 points. She also had nine rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. Griner could not be stopped, and some of her teammates had solid showings as well. <\/p>\n

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Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) attempts to block Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter (3) on Aug. 18, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix. \/ Owen Ziliak\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n

Phoenix had three other players who scored in double figures. Diana Taurasi was the second-leading scorer with 17 points, and she also had six assists, two rebounds and a block. Leilani Mitchell had 14 points, seven rebounds, two steals and a block off the bench. Then, Stephanie Talbot had 11 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal. <\/p>\n

Griner has had some other big games in her career, and the following year, she nearly tied her career high. She had 36 points against a familiar foe, as the Mercury faced the Fever. In that game, Phoenix’s center had a double-double of 36 points and 12 rebounds. She also had two assists and a steal. The Mercury had two others players who scored in double figures, as Taurasi had 22 points and DeWanna Bonner had 14. <\/p>\n

\"Brittney<\/p>\n

Jul 19, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Mercury player Brittney Griner in the skills challenge during the WNBA All-Star Skills Night at the Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images \/ Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

As far as the Mercury’s other 2013 pick, she did play for them. However, Greene spent some time with the Los Angeles Sparks and the Connecticut Sun. Her high was in a game with Connecticut, as she had four points. She also had three rebounds and a block. <\/p>\n

Phoenix’s draft picks <\/a>have talent, and whether it is with the Mercury or elsewhere, they get a chance to showcase their skills. <\/p>\n

Please follow us on X to read more about Mercury draft picks and their best games when you click right here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Phoenix Mercury had the first pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, and they selected a game-changing center.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-326692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}