Mercury owner Mat Ishbia made a bold statement about Alyssa Thomas and her status in the MVP race on Saturday.

The WNBA send a message to Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas following win over the Golden State Valkyries.

Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high-tying 16 assists for her 17th career triple-double, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Golden State Valkyries 81-72 on Friday night.

The Mercury had a lot of unknowns heading into the 2025 season, but Thomas has been the driving force behind the Mercury’s rise.

The Phoenix Mercury had four draft picks in 2015, as they had a pick in the first round, two in the second and another in the third.

Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high-tying 16 assists for her 17th career triple-double, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Golden State Valkyries 81-72 on Friday night.

However, she is still in the prime of her WNBA career. Brown was drafted with the seventh-overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She played college basketball at Baylor from 2015 to 2019.

The Phoenix Mercury are rebounding from a midsummer slump as the WNBA season enters its home stretch. The big picture: After starting the season as a question mark due to an overhauled roster and key departures,