PHOENIX-- The three-time WNBA Champ Phoenix Mercury have re-signed center Megan Gustafson, guard Jennie Simms and forward Sam Thomas, the group revealed , initially selected by the Dallas Wings with the 17th general pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft, spent the 2022 WNBA season with the Mercury after making the debut roster. The Iowa item, who showed up in 33 contests for the Mercury, had a breakout year, scoring a career-high 15 points on August 10 against Minnesota and tape-recorded her first career double-double in the last video game of the normal season on August 14 versus to signing up with the Mercury, Gustafson spent two seasons with the Dallas Wings, showing up in 34 ready Dallas and balanced 2. 6 points and 2. 2 rebounds per game. She additionally spent one season with the Washington Mystics, appearing in 11 games and balanced a career-best in points per game, basket percentage and rebounds per is currently playing overseas with Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus, averaging a league best 20. 3 points per video game and team high 9. 3 rebounds per video game in 14 video games played. Her finest game of the period came from an 81-58 triumph versus Greek side Eunikos on December 30, scoring a double-double of 33 points and 14 rebounds together with an occupation high 4 aids in 25 minutes , initially chosen by the Washington Mystics with the 18th general pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft, rejoins the Mercury after balancing career highs in minutes, points, basket percentage, rebounds, aids and takes during the 2022 WNBA routine period. One of her finest profession video games came during the routine season ending versus Chicago on August 14, coming up simply timid of her initial profession double-double, taping 12 points and 8 rebounds. Simms began her newbie project with the Mystics, appearing in 10 video games, and finished her novice period with the Indiana Fever, showing up in four video games and tallying nine points in a loss versus Minnesota on August 30. Simms is presently playing overseas with Israeli club Elitzur Holon, balancing a group high 23. 8 factors in addition to 9. 3 rebounds and 5. 0 assists per finished her college job at Old Dominion 5th on the college's all-time racking up list, damaged the institution's document for job 30+ and 40+ racking up video games and profession free-throws made. She became just the 12th Woman King to be selected in the WNBA Draft and the first ODU gamer to be named Meeting USA Player of the , who showed up in 24 contests for the Mercury throughout her rookie project, made her initial profession factors on Might 29 at Atlanta and scored a career-high 6 points throughout the normal period ending versus Chicago on August 14. Thomas, who was one of two undrafted newbies to make an opening night lineup, was called to the 2022 AP WNBA All-Rookie Team. Thomas is presently playing overseas with Italian club Dinamo Sassari where she is balancing 9. 9 factors, 2. 7 assists and 2. 2 steals in 18 video games played Mercury Store. A five-year starter from Las Vegas, Nevada, Thomas joined the Mercury from the University of Arizona, where she finished her profession with 5,125 minutes played in 154 video games played, placing initial all-time in program history. Thomas capped her job with a top-10 career position in program background in racking up, three-point basket made, three-point area objective portion, blocks and steals. While at Arizona, she earned 2021 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2021 and 2022 CoSIDA First String Academic All-American honors, 2018 Arizona Sports Female Fresher of the Year and won the Elite 90 Honor for the very best GPA of any kind of student-athlete at the Final Four her senior year.