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Phoenix Mercury and former WNBA best player Tina Charles broke up on Saturday, what the team called a "contract divorce."
Charles, 33, has averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds on Mercury (6-12) this season. These totals only track Skylar Digginssmith (18.4 points) and Briana Turner (7.5 rebounds) at the top of the club.
"After discussing with Tina and her agent, it was best for both parties to go on different paths at this time," said Jim Pittman, Mercury's general manager. "Due to the situation inside and outside our control, our season wasn't going according to our plans, and we continue to pursue all the paths for improvement. . "
The team thanked Charles for his contribution.
Charles signed a one-year contract with Mercury in February after leading the league in scoring at Washington Mystics last season. The 2012 WNBAM VP and the eight All-Star Centers recorded an average career of 23.4 points per game in 2021 and personally recorded the highest 36.5% of the three-point attempts.
She averaged 18.5 points and 9.4 rebounds in 373 career games with Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty, Mystics and Mercury. She led the league with two goals (2016, 2021) and rebounded four times (2010-12, 2016).
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