Alyssa Thomas kept the Connecticut Sun competitive with her all-around play. She found ways to increase her productivity with Connecticut center Breonna Jones who was sidelined for the rest of the season due to a torn Achilles tendon.
Thomas now owns WNBA record for the triple-doubles after scoring her fourth in a regular season match on Sunday. This broke a tie with Sabrina Ionescu and Candice Parker for the all-time leaderboard. Thomas also has two qualifiers.
“I want to win,” said Thomas after the victory over Chicago on Sunday. “We’re still trying to bring a championship here. We just keep grinding it out every day. My name might be on[the log]but a lot of the credit goes to my teammates. So far this year, I feel like it’s been the easiest for me with the way they’re hitting the shots.” “.
The Sun lost former player Jonquil Jones to a trade to New York and Jasmine Thomas to a deal with Los Angeles in the offseason. Despite these departures, Connecticut has the second-best record in the league a year after its Finals appearance.
Alyssa Thomas, who was the AP’s Player of the Week, is the main reason why. She leads the WNBA in rebounds and is second in assists and minutes played, yet was not selected as a starter in the All-Star Game.
“She’s legitimately one of the best players in the world,” said teammate Dewa Bonner. “And I think everyone is starting to recognize him and I think it’s great timing. She waited her turn and now she’s getting that recognition. It comes little by little and it’s such an honor to play with her, but she’s literally one of the best players I’ve played with without a doubt.”
AP WNBA Poll
Las Vegas remained at the top of the AP WNBA Poll for the seventh straight week. Connecticut and New York again followed the Aces. The three teams will face each other this week. Washington finished fourth with Los Angeles fifth. Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Indiana were next. Minnesota, Seattle and Phoenix voted.
Ayling Austin
The Washington Mystics have announced that forward Shakira Austin will be out for at least three weeks and will be reassessed in that time to better determine when she can return to action. Austin was selected with the third pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft and is currently averaging 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
all Stars
league Announced 10 All-Star rookies For the match, which will be held in Las Vegas on July 15th. The NBA will reveal the 12 reserves that will be selected by the league’s coaches on Saturday. A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart were named captains for the second consecutive season. They will have their draft on July 8th to pick both teams.
windmill clock
A ninth-time All-Star selection, Brittney Griner is back from a hip injury last week that sidelined her for three games. You will play for a new boss as Phoenix Mercury Vanessa Nygaard was fired on Sunday. the team He is promoted to Nikki Blue’s assistant to be the interim coach for the remainder of the season. The Mercury will have three home games this week, playing Dallas, Indiana and Minnesota.
Game of the week
New York in Las Vegas, Thursday. The first meeting between the two teams that experts predict will meet in the WNBA Finals. Las Vegas has lost just one game this season while New York has lost three.
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