Alyssa Thomas had a big year, and she helped the Phoenix Mercury reach the WNBA Finals. She had a historic year, and during that time, she won two Player of the Week awards. Phoenix’s forward won the first one in July, and the Mercury went 2-1 in that period. They lost to the Dallas Wings on the road, and Thomas nearly had a triple-double. She showed off her facilitating skills, as she had 10 assists. Then, she had nine points and seven assists. Thomas had two big games after that, as she had her first triple-double in the Mercury’s win over the Wings. They had a chance to recover from the previous game, and Sami Whitcomb and Thomas led the way. After that, the Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx, and Thomas had 29 points. That was her career high before she topped that performance later in the season. Later on, Thomas won Player of the Week again, and it was for her games at the end of August. She won the award at the beginning of September, but the Mercury picked up three wins from August 25 to 31. They beat t
