The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today introduced the finalizing of Sonja Petrovic, a 6-foot-2 forward from Belgrade, Serbia. Petrovic remains in her second season with ZVVZ USK Praha in the Czech Organization, and has one complete year of WNBA experience after investing the 2012 period with the Chicago Sky."Sonja is without question one of the leading gamers in Europe now, and the enhancement of a sought after worldwide gamer like this is a big win for the Mercury, " said Mercury General Manager Jim Pitman. "This is a player who has exceled in the European Organization, that fans will see at the Olympics this summertime, and who we assume can make a difference on our already very gifted lineup this year and beyond."Petrovic, 27 https://www.storemercury.com/collections/natasha-mack-jersey, is averaging a career-high and team-leading 16.9 factors for Praha, which is commonly concerned as among the leading worldwide groups alongside Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner's Ekaterinburg club, and DeWanna Bonner's Orenburg team. Petrovic's current team additionally includes Mercury All-Star forward Candice Dupree and guard Marta Xargay. Along with her scoring strike, Petrovic's well-rounded video game this period includes a 7.1-rebound average, along with 2.2 swipes per contest, fourth-most in EuroLeague play. She is shooting 38.5 percent from three-point array, and a team-high 92.6 percent from the complimentary throw is the leading scorer among non-Americans in the EuroLeague, and ranks 3rd overall in racking up behind just new teammate Taurasi and two-time WNBA All-Star Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks. This period notes the third-straight year Petrovic has balanced a minimum of 13 factors and seven rebounds in EuroLeague play, among just four gamers to do has likewise amassed praise for her play as a participant of the Serbian nationwide team, where in 2015 she helped lead her home country to an improbable run in the 2015 European Women's Basketball Championships, finishing in a sway Spain in the champion game and automated certification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is presently in the midst of leading Serbia to a 3-1 document in the continuous FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers for 2017, balancing a team-high 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 26th general in the 2009 WNBA draft by https://www.storemercury.com/collections/liz-dixon-jersey the San Antonio Stars, Petrovic was traded to Chicago on March 14, 2012, where she averaged 4.8 factors and 2.3 rebounds in 30 ready the Skies throughout the 2012 period. The 27-year old has played skillfully in Serbia, Russia and Spain.