Bonner's split from the Indiana Fever this season was highly publicized. The 16-year veteran didn't see a lot of playing time, averaging 21.3 minutes with three starts in nine games. She produced career lows (7.1 points and 3.8 rebounds) before taking five games away for personal reasons and was then released on June 25.

The Mercury have confirmed that veteran forward DeWanna Bonner is returning to Phoenix, the franchise where she began her decorated WNBA career in 2009. Bonner re-joins the Mercury as a free agent following her departure from the Indiana Fever, for whom she played nine games.

Cut loose by the Indiana Fever, forward DeWanna Bonner comes back to where she started her career, rejoining fiancée Alyssa Thomas.