Mercury's Thomas Helps Unrivaled Team Make Playoffs

Alyssa Thomas made her presence felt in her first season with the Phoenix Mercury. She had an exceptional year, and she helped the team reach the WNBA Finals for the sixth time in franchise history. The Mercury acquired her and Satou Sabally during the offseason, and both of them played major role's in how Phoenix's season played out. Before all of that, both Sabally and Thomas were competing in Unrivaled. Unrivaled had its first season at the beginning of the year, and some of the WNBA's best players were involved. Thomas played for Laces BC, and she was teammates with Jackie Young, Tiffany Hayes, Kayla McBride, Kate Martin and Stephanie Dolson. Laces BC finished the season with a record of 7-7, and they started the season with a big win over Phanton BC. They beat them 86-48, and all of their places scored in double figures. McBride was the team's leading scorer, as she had 28 points. She also had six rebounds, five assists and three steals. Thomas was the team's second-leading scorer, as she had 18 points,