{"id":361278,"date":"2025-11-07T03:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/361278\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T03:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:26:24","slug":"mercurys-big-three-to-be-rivals-in-offseason-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/361278\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury&#8217;s Big Three to be rivals in offseason league"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1500\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27125009_168398863_lowres.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a9 Rob Schumacher\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Unrivaled is nearly ready to begin its second season next year and three Phoenix Mercury players have been drafted to their respective teams.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading this post, don&#8217;t forget to subscribe!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26971372_168398863_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) and forward Alyssa Thomas (25) cheer on their teammates in the final minutes of their 80-63 win against the New York Liberty at PHX Arena, Aug. 30, 2025, in Phoenix. \u00a9 Joe Rondone\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-103640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) and forward Alyssa Thomas (25) cheer on their teammates in the final minutes of their 80-63 win against the New York Liberty at PHX Arena, Aug. 30, 2025, in Phoenix. \u00a9 Joe Rondone\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Unrivaled is an emerging 3-on-3 league that launched its first season earlier this year. The league has expanded to eight teams this season, and most games will be played in Miami, with some in Philadelphia and other cities.<\/p>\n<p>The Mercury\u2019s Satou Sabally, Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper will compete in the league, but will be rivals instead of the \u201cBig Three\u201d Phoenix fans have come to know them as.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105729\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27141501_168398863_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Sep 21, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) dribbles the ball against the Minnesota Lynx in the second half during game one of the second round for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-105729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sep 21, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) dribbles the ball against the Minnesota Lynx in the second half during game one of the second round for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Sabally will play for Phantom, Thomas for Laces and Copper for Rose. The trio\u2019s continued involvement in Unrivaled reflects what the league is trying to achieve: an opportunity for players to stay home and play in the offseason, rather than venturing overseas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"236\">While not as intense as the regular WNBA season, Unrivaled also allows players to continue honing their craft in a less stressful environment.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99490\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26547853.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally passes the ball against the New York Liberty during the first half on June 27, 2025. Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-99490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jun 27, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally (0) passes the ball against the New York Liberty during the first half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"650\">For Mercury fans, it means more chances to watch their favorite players compete after the WNBA season ends and to see different skill sets in a new basketball setting. The league isn\u2019t only tailored to women\u2019s basketball fans.<\/p>\n<p>Basketball fans can continue to watch the women\u2019s game evolve as it reshapes how star players train in the offseason, compete and build their brands with an extra outlet.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100707\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26643096.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-100707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jul 14, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas (25) controls the ball against the Golden State Valkyries during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix\u2019s \u201cBig Three\u201d won\u2019t share the same colors in Unrivaled, but the league gives basketball fans another chance to see these WNBA stars display their skills beyond the regular season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2026 Unrivaled rosters: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R30vhbKAV1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/R30vhbKAV1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderdogWNBA\/status\/1986237837688111113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>*Get the BEST Phoenix sports insider information, and exclusive content.<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/burncitysports.com\/subscription\/burn-city-sports-premium-content\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <b>SIGN UP HERE<\/b><\/a><b> to unlock our premium content!*<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Wendy Lopez is a reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @wlopezde<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XHywdQksBz\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/burncitysports.com\/2025\/10\/30\/mercury-players-offseason-leagues-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercury players who will compete in offseason leagues as CBA talks continue<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitleddesign-2024-03-07T132916.020.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9 Rob Schumacher\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images PHOENIX \u2014 Unrivaled is nearly ready to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":361279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[62,67,132,68,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-361278","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us","12":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115506288256038705","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}