At Mercury media day, several reporters asked general manager Nick U’Ren how the team went about building the rest of the roster. The usual buzzwords came up:
skilled, versatility,
impact the game in multiple ways. But after a WNBA Finals that
attested to the value of good pro scouting, I was intrigued when he mentioned four different basketball ops staffers who’d been involved. That's a not-insignificant number for a league whose front offices are stretched thin. It's a subtler form of ownership investment than WNBA fans are used to right now, free of slick renderings or ceremonial shovels in the ground. But it’s one that’s beginning to feel more important. Facilities get you the good players everyone’s heard of, the Satou Saballys and Alyssa Thomases. When you can pair them with good players no one's heard of, you might just have an edge.
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