Overview
- Multiple outlets reported late Friday that Griner is finalizing a seven-figure contract with Connecticut, with the AP noting formal signings open Saturday and ESPN confirming the talks after Terrika Foster-Brasby’s initial report.
- The Sun are targeting Griner as an interior presence to steady a youthful core that includes Aneesah Morrow, Saniya Rivers, Aaliyah Edwards, Leïla Lacan and recent addition Diamond Miller after losing Marina Mabrey in expansion.
- The franchise plans to relocate to Houston in 2027, and Griner, who is from Houston, could turn the move into a hometown chapter if she stays with the team through the transition.
- Griner, a 10-time All-Star and 2014 WNBA champion, spent 2025 with the Atlanta Dream and posted career lows in a reduced role at 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.
- The seven-figure figure reflects the league’s new labor deal, which raised top pay and made million-dollar contracts possible for select players across a free-agency field that opened wide this offseason.