How A Two-Time Champion Joined Phoenix's Front Office

Monica Wright had a nice WNBA career. She won two championships, and she was a member of the 2010 All-Rookie Team. She won her first championship in 2011, as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA Finals. Wright won her second championship in 2013, as the Lynx beat the Dream in a rematch. As far as her All-Rookie Team selection, she was the second pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She was drafted by Minnesota, and the player who went before her was Tina Charles. Charles went to the Connecticut Sun and she won Rookie of the Year. She would also play for the Phoenix Mercury years later. In her first season, Wright averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and a steal. The Lynx finished the season with a record of 13-21. After spending most of her career with the Lynx, Wright spent a year with the Seattle Storm. Eventually, she pivoted to coaching, and she was an assistant for Liberty University and Virginia. The 2010 ACC Player of the Year received another role later on, as she became the Mercu