Overview
- Front Office Sports reporter Annie Costabile reported that multiple sources do not expect Sabally to re-sign with Phoenix, with meetings planned with other teams once negotiations open.
- Sabally averaged 16.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals in her lone season with the Mercury after arriving from Dallas on a one-year, $215,000 deal.
- Her production surged early in the year before a role change under coach Nate Tibbetts asked her to work more off the ball when Kahleah Copper and Alyssa Thomas returned.
- Phoenix can still use a WNBA “core” tag, which lets a team keep a player’s negotiating rights and offer a supermax contract, though the team has not announced such a move.
- The Mercury reached the WNBA Finals after losing Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner, so Sabally’s potential departure could push them to pursue elite frontcourt free agents named in analysis pieces.