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Connecticut Sun Land 10-Time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner as First 2026 Free Agent Signing
The 35-year-old center is joining a young Sun roster as the team prepares for its final season before relocating to Houston in 2027.
- Ten-Time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is finalizing a deal to join the Connecticut Sun for over $1 million, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
- The 35-year Griner, a 6-foot-9 standout, previously played for the Phoenix Mercury before spending last season with the Atlanta Dream, where she recorded career lows in multiple statistical categories.
- Griner joins a young core featuring recent draftees Leila Lacan, Saniya Rivers, and Aneesah Morrow, as well as recently acquired players Diamond Miller and Aaliyah Edwards.
- Following a transformative WNBA labor deal, players can now earn over $1 million annually for the first time, while more than 80% of league players are free agents.
- The signing positions Griner, a Houston native, with the Sun as the franchise prepares for its final season in Connecticut before relocating to Houston in 2027.
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