2014 WNBA Champ, two-time Defensive Player of the Year and 2017 WNBA Rating Champ Brittney Griner was named the Western Seminar Player of the Week, as introduced by the league office today. It's the seventh job honor for Griner, the second-most by a Mercury player in franchise earns the award after 2 huge performances recently, including a 31-point, 12-rebound double-double versus Atlanta. The 6-foot-9 center averaged a double-double on the week, posting standards of 30. 5 factors, 10. 0 rebounds and 3. 0 blocks per video game. She fired a blistering 64. 7 percent from the area and finished 17-of-20 from the cost-free throw line in both the win versus Atlanta, Griner blocked 3 shots to become simply the third player in WNBA background to get to 600 job blocks, signing up with Margo Dydek and Lisa Leslie. In addition, she published back-to-back 30+ point video games, just the second time in her profession she's done so. The high-scoring initiatives moved Griner right into top place as the organization's leading marker this period, as she's the only gamer in the organization averaging over 19 points per video game. Her 31-point, 11-rebound efficiency on Sunday was the franchise-leading 39th profession double-double and the second one she's had this the first string's 11 video games this summertime, Griner leads the league in scoring, is 10th in rebounding, places 3rd in blocks and is 8th in basket portion. The standout center has actually removed just recently, assisting the Mercury to a 4-1 record over the last five games. After balancing 16 Mercury Store. 4 points on 45. 5 percent shooting in the Mercury's first eight games of the period, Griner has actually averaged 26. 0 factors on 64. 2 percent capturing over the last four coming within one win of trip to the WNBA Finals, the Phoenix Mercury return in 2019 in search of a league-record tying 4th WNBA title.