Brittney Griner is in her 13th WNBA season and her first with the Connecticut Sun after signing there in April. Through four games, the 35-year-old center is averaging 13.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 0.5 steals in 24.3 minutes per game. She is shooting 53.8% from the field, 0% from three, and 75% from the free-throw line.
Those numbers are down from her career averages of 16.8 points and 7.1 rebounds over 358 games, but that is expected this early. Griner missed time with a rib injury before returning on May 30 against the Sparks. She has been efficient inside the paint and is still one of the league’s most reliable post scorers when on the floor.
Her per game production has been steady in the limited sample: double digit scoring in every outing so far, including a pair of 16 point games in mid May. Rebounding is lighter than her usual standard, which lines up with the reduced minutes and the Sun’s current defensive scheme.
For context, Griner remains a historically dominant big. She ranks second all-time in career blocks and has been a double digit scorer for most of her career. At this stage, the Sun are using her as a veteran anchor rather than the every-night workhorse she was in Phoenix. If her minutes and health hold, those rebound and scoring numbers should climb closer to her established norms as the season progresses.