Sandy always tells me the same, do your game, do your best, try to help your teammates and that's what we need from you."īrondello said the 5-11 Xargay, a 2016 Olympian, brings "toughness, smarts and aggressiveness. "The first day is always a little bit awkward because they have been working for almost two weeks. "I just want to help the team as much as I can," she said. That leaves Xargay, Sophie Cunningham, Shey Peddy and Tiana Mangakahia battling for one or two spots depending on whether the Mercury keep four or five posts. Perimeter players who are roster locks include Diana Taurasi, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Bria Hartley, Kia Nurse and probably Megan Walker. The Mercury host defending WNBA champion Seattle in a preseason game Saturday, but Stewart is not expected to play.Įven given her WNBA experience, Xargay faces a tough fight to make what will be an 11-player Mercury roster due to salary cap restrictions. I said you'll always remember you got engaged in Phoenix. "She's super excited, we're very happy for her," Mercury coach Sandy Brondello said. They have been dating for a while including last year when the WNBA season was played in a bubble in Bradenton, Florida. Xargay is 30 and Stewart, WNBA 2018 Most Valuable Player and recent EuroLeague Final Four MVP, is 26. I'm glad they were happy for us, and I'm happy too." It's a happy moment so I guess everybody enjoys those kind of moments. Xargay, done with her required quarantine, participated in her first team practice Tuesday and first chance to receive congratulations from her Mercury teammates. "In the end, it turned out to be a really good day." "I wasn't expecting that to happen," Xargay said. It happened in Phoenix because Spanish guard Xargay is here in Phoenix Mercury camp, hoping to regain a roster spot with a team she played for in 2015 and 206. She proposed to Xargay during the hike with their friend documenting the moment for them and social media. I was like OK, let's do it."Īs the women's basketball world now know, WNBA superstar Stewart, back from playing overseas in Russia but not yet at Seattle Storm training camp, had an ulterior motive. She planned the whole day, telling me let's go for a walk, do something, take pictures. "You know Phoenix is super hot so I was just like I don't want to be outside. "I was complaining because she wanted to go hiking," Xargay said Tuesday. Marta Xargay did not want to go hiking in Papago Park on Sunday.īut her girlfriend, Breanna Stewart, insisted, saying it was a chance for them to spend time with a friend they hadn't seen for a while. Watch Video: Phoenix Mercury guard Marta Xargay
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