Sug Sutton

Washington Mystics forward Myisha Hines-Allen smiles as she runs down the court.

Trading Myisha Hines-Allen was hard for the Mystics, but it can help their rebuild

By Jenn Hatfield / August 22, 2024

Mike Thibault prioritizes draft picks, flexibility to get back to contention

Graphic with photo of Sug Sutton dribbling while looking to the right. White text below on orange background "Seeing Sug Sutton". Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. Headshots of host Howard Megdal and guest Sug Sutton at lower right.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Sug Sutton beat the odds, wants WNBA players seen for who they are

By The Next / May 30, 2024

Sutton talks first full WNBA season, role with Phoenix Mercury, and more

Mercury center Natasha Mack (4) lines up for an inbound against Mystics center Stefanie Dolson (31)

How Natasha Mack is thriving in her second chance in the WNBA

By Tia Reid / May 27, 2024

With star center Brittney Griner injured, Phoenix’s Natasha Mack is flourishing as a starter

Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham passes the ball to Mercury guard Sug Sutton as a Washington Mystics defender tries to tip the pass away.

2024 WNBA season preview: Phoenix Mercury

By Tia Reid / May 5, 2024

The redesigned Phoenix Mercury enter 2024 season with win-now expectations, aided by additions of Copper, Cloud and new coach Tibbetts

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner holds up four fingers with a confused look on her face.

Eight-time All-Star Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / March 31, 2024

The move was unsurprising after Griner insisted in September that she’d be back

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud runs onto the court, clenches her fists and yells as she is introduced to the home crowd.

How the Natasha Cloud signing changes Phoenix Mercury’s trajectory

By Jesse Morrison / February 1, 2024

A new floor general, and a possible harbinger of bigger things to come

Nikki Blue on the sidelines as the Phoenix Mercury take on the Washington Mystics on July 23, 2023.

What went wrong for the Phoenix Mercury in 2023

By Jesse Morrison / September 17, 2023

‘It was extremely frustrating, at times impossible’

A three-picture collage of the leading WNBA Sixth Player of the Year vote-getters: on top, Alysha Clark shoots a 3-pointer; on the bottom-left, Dana Evans fights to keep ahold of the ball as she weaves through traffic; on the bottom-right, DiJonai Carrington makes the "count it" gesture to celebrate an and-1.

The Next’s 2023 WNBA Awards: Sixth Player of the Year

By Em Adler / September 17, 2023

Former starter Aces combo forward Alysha Clark earns the honor

Phoenix forward Michaela Onyenwere of the Phoenix Mercury brings the ball up the court in Mercury white jerseys.

Michaela Onyenwere regaining groove this season with Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / August 21, 2023

‘I’ve seen her grow the most from her 3-point shooting. And expanding her game and being able to be an inside player and an outside player’, Blue said

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots during a matchup of top WNBA awards candidates between the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA on May 27, 2023.

The Next’s 2023 WNBA midseason awards

By Em Adler / July 26, 2023

MVP, Coach of the Year up for grabs; ROY is Boston’s to lose