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DeWanna Bonner gets the shot and finishes with a bully bucket for the Fever. (0:21)
Michael Voepel
Michael Voepel
ESPN Senior Writer
- Michael Voepel is simply a elder writer who covers the WNBA, women's assemblage hoops and different assemblage sports. Voepel began covering women's hoops successful 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
Josh Weinfuss
Josh Weinfuss
ESPN Staff Writer
- Josh Weinfuss is simply a unit writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL astatine ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN successful 2013. He is simply a subordinate of the Pro Football Writers of America and a postgraduate of Indiana University.
Jul 7, 2025, 07:42 PM ET
WNBA seasoned guard/forward DeWanna Bonner is expected to motion with the Phoenix Mercury successful the coming days, league sources told ESPN connected Monday.
Bonner, 37, began her vocation erstwhile she was drafted No. 5 by the Mercury successful 2009 retired of Auburn. She played 10 seasons successful Phoenix, winning 2 WNBA titles there. In 2020, she went to Connecticut, wherever she spent 5 seasons earlier signing this twelvemonth with the Indiana Fever.
She was 1 of the Fever's cardinal off-season acquisitions but played conscionable 9 games with Indiana. Then she missed 5 games for idiosyncratic reasons earlier the Fever opted to waive her connected June 25 truthful she could play elsewhere.
Bonner said astatine that clip successful a quality release, "I privation to sincerely convey the Indiana Fever for the accidental to beryllium portion of the Fever franchise. Despite our shared goals and excitement heading into the season, I felt the acceptable did not enactment retired and I admit the organization's willingness to assistance my petition to determination on, peculiarly astatine this constituent successful my career. I privation the Fever large occurrence arsenic they proceed to physique astir this dynamic radical of young players."
Bonner averaged successful treble figures successful scoring successful each of her 15 erstwhile seasons successful the WNBA. She was Sixth Woman of the Year her archetypal 3 seasons but been a full-time starter since 2012. However, she started conscionable 3 of the 9 Fever games she appeared successful and averaged 7.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
For her WNBA career, Bonner has averaged 14.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists successful 511 regular-season games. She besides has appeared successful 87 playoff games, successful which she has averaged 13.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Bonner is simply a six-time All-Star.
The Mercury were 12-6 and tied for 2nd spot with the New York Liberty successful the WNBA standings heading into Monday's 10 p.m. ET crippled against the Dallas Wings successful Phoenix.
