Alexis Gray-Lawson Comes To Play For Phoenix

Alexis Gray-Lawson spent some time with the Phoenix Mercury, and in one of their preseason games, she could not be stopped. She had 34 points in Phoenix's game against Japan, and she also had seven rebounds, three assists and a steal. Gray-Lawson showed how talented she was, as the Mercury prepare for a difficult year. The 2012 season was Gray-Lawson's second year with the team. She stepped on a WNBA court for the first time in 2011, after she did not play in 2010. The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner was drafted by the Washington Mystics in 2010. They selected her in the third round, and they waived her almost a month later. Then, she signed a deal with the Mercury the following year, and in her first season with the team, she averaged 3.9 points and 1.3 assists. Gray-Lawson's best game that season was against the Tulsa Shock. She had 12 points, two assists and a rebound in Phoenix's 91-76 win over Tulsa. She was one of five players who scored in double figures, and Diana Taurasi was the team's leading