1 day ago · Yeah, Margo Dydek was taller. At 7-2, Dydek is one of the few players in WNBA history who could have looked down on the 6-foot-9 Griner. ... Brittney Griner, joining Atlanta Dream, leaves Phoenix ...

1 day ago · Griner averaged 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks this past season with Phoenix. She’s third on the WNBA’s career blocks list, 65 behind leader Margo Dydek. Griner said going through ...

1 day ago · Griner averaged 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks this past season with Phoenix. She’s third on the WNBA’s career blocks list, 65 behind leader Margo Dydek. Griner said going through ...

1 day ago · Griner averaged 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks this past season with Phoenix. She's third on the WNBA's career blocks list, 65 behind leader Margo Dydek. Griner said going through free agency posed some challenges. “It was a hard decision since you’re leaving what you know. What I’ve known for my whole career,” she said.

1 day ago · The former Baylor star is one of the best true centers in WNBA history, leading the league in blocks eight times. With 812 blocks, Griner trails only the late Margo Dydek (877) and Lisa Leslie (822) in career blocks. Griner, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, has been synonymous with the Mercury and a big part of the Phoenix community.

1 day ago · The 11-year veteran, who has played her entire professional career with the Phoenix Mercury, is on the move. ... Only time will tell if she can overtake Margo Dydek, who has 877, for the top spot.

Traded to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Courtney Williams, Jillian Alleyne and Phoenix’s second round pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft (No. 13—Shayla Cooper) —– Feb. 1, 2018

May 27, 2011 · Former WNBA star Margo Dydek passed away Friday at her home in Brisbane at just 37 years of age. Dydek had been in a medically induced coma for the past week after suffering a heart attack....

Jan 19, 2025 · The Mercury made a splash last season not only when they hired Nate Tibbetts, but when they made him the WNBA’s highest-paid coach with a contract paying more than $1 million annually.

Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, also known as Margo Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), [1] was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was famous for being the tallest professional female basketball player in the world. [2]