Skylar Diggins-Smith reflects on journey to Storm after Mercury exit

While Skylar Diggins-Smith savored a win against the Phoenix Mercury, the 10-year veteran star briefly reflected on her time with her old team and expressed satisfaction with the resolution of an acrimonious breakup that led her to the Storm. In many ways, Diggins-Smith has mentally moved past a once-prosperous four-year tenure in Phoenix, where she made three of her six trips to the WNBA All-Star Game and comprised a dominant trio with Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner that carried the Mercury to the 2021 WNBA Finals. Diggins-Smith played her last game for Phoenix on Aug. 4, 2022, when she abruptly stepped away and missed the final four games of the season due to what was termed personal reasons.