Phoenix Mercury Look Overseas To RELOAD After Satou Sabally LEFT for NY Liberty

TL;DR

The Phoenix Mercury are reloading for the 2026 season after Satou Sabally left for the NY Liberty. They are bringing back key players and adding new talent from overseas to maintain their competitive edge.

Key points

Phoenix Mercury lost Satou Sabally to NY Liberty
Team is re-signing key players for the 2026 season
Adding overseas talent for depth and competitiveness

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Phoenix Mercury Look Overseas To RELOAD After Satou Sabally LEFT for NY Liberty

The Phoenix Mercury are trying to run it back after a trip to the 2025 WNBA Finals, but they’ll be doing it without Satou Sabally, who left in free agency for New York. So now what? On today’s PHNX Mercury show, we’re breaking down all of Phoenix’s offseason moves, from bringing back Alyssa Thomas, Kahleah Copper, DeWanna Bonner and Sami Whitcomb to adding more depth and taking another swing overseas with Valériane Ayayi and Noémie Brochant. Is this enough to keep the Mercury in the title mix, or did Satou’s exit change everything? We’re talking roster fit, training camp battles, who needs to step up, and what this team could actually look like in 2026.

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