The Phoenix Mercury was down to just 10 players on its roster following them waiving forward Liz Dixon on Tuesday and since it was mandatory for every WNBA team to have a minimum of 11 players, the team decided to bring her back.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!With the 72-hour window they had to sign somebody so they would meet the league requirement, the Mercury announced on Friday that they re-signed Dixon to a seven-day contract.
Out of Louisville, Dixon went undrafted last season and split the year between Phoenix and the Connecticut Sun. While in the Valley in 2023, she signed a training camp deal before being cut on opening night, agreed to a hardship contract on May 19, 2023 and was released from that deal two days later. Connecticut signed her on June 3 and was waived on the 14th.
In her first stint with Phoenix, the Memphis native played in 10 games and averaged 2.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.
Once the Mercury’s preseason concluded, Phoenix waived seven players on May 11 before re-signing Dixon again to a training camp deal amidst Brittney Griner suffering a toe fracture.
Beginning the regular season, Dixon backed up Natasha Mack at center for the first 10 games until Griner returned. With Griner in the starting lineup again, Mack was the No. 2 center which saw Dixon’s play time significantly decrease.
In her second stint in Phoenix, Dixon appeared in 15 games and played 10.2 minutes per game. When she came off the bench, the 6-foot-5 forward is averaging 1.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists.
Already familiar with head coach Nate Tibbetts’ systems and the teammates around her, she will be a welcomed readdition back into the fold for the Mercury.
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers ASU Athletics, the Phoenix Mercury and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
