How Mercury's Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Won Her First Championship

The 2014 Phoenix Mercury team was a legendary group, and no matter how many minutes someone played, they contributed. That team finished the season with a record of 29-5, and that dominant period led to the franchise's third championship. Phoenix had an excellent playoff run , and it involved beating the Los Angeles Sparks, the Minnesota Lynx and the Chicago Sky. The Mercury lost one game during that run, as the Lynx beat them 82-77 in Game 2. Then, Phoenix recovered in Game 3 with a 96-78 win. The Mercury swept the Sky after that, and like the 2007 and 2009 teams, this group made history. The 2014 team featured several players, and one of them started their WNBA the year Phoenix won its second title. Anete Jekabsone-Zogota signed a deal with the Connecticut Sun, and before that, she played with Dynamo Moscow. Overall, she played with many different European teams. In her first year with the Sun, Jekabsone-Zogota averaged 9.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The following year, she averaged 7.6 points,