10,083 Americans’ Heartfelt Tribute to DeWanna Bonner Met With Troubling Phoenix Outlook

10,083 Americans’ Heartfelt Tribute to DeWanna Bonner Met With Troubling Phoenix Outlook

Phoenix is no stranger to DeWanna Bonner. If any team was going to make room for the 37-year-old veteran in the middle of the season without any prior plans, it was the Mercury. For good reason, too, as Bonner and Mercury owe their success to each other. The Mercury drafted her with the fifth pick of the 2009 WNBA Draft, after which they won the WNBA title the same year. As for Bonner, she came off the bench in her early years, winning WNBA Sixt…

DeWanna Bonner homecoming brings Phoenix's title dreams closer

PHOENIX — When reports first surfaced that the Phoenix Mercury had acquired forward Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun, many assumed it was a foregone conclusion DeWanna Bonner would make the move to the desert with her and re-sign with the team that drafted her in 2009. Instead, Bonner struck a deal with the Indiana Fever, looking to bring her championship pedigree to a young team on the rise. However, less than a month into the season, the…