Mangakahia joins Mercury training camp simply 2 years after being diagnosed with bust cancerBy Cody CunninghamThe clock began Mangakahia anxiously waited inside her Syracuse house as commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the platform on April 15 for the WNBA Draft. Mangakahia really hoped to hear her name phoned call to continue her motivational resurgence and meet her objective of playing professional each pick went by, the nerves climbed. Syracuse SID Olivia Coiro, that was enjoying the draft with Mangakahia after they had grown close throughout their 4 years with each other, did not know exactly how she would comfort Mangakahia if she was not 's phone began brightening with prospective training camp uses from different teams. After that, a familiar name blinked throughout her screen. "Sandy asked," Mangakahia told Coiro. "I'm not even bothered with the remainder of this draft," Coiro Australia indigenous, Mangakahia had formerly joined an the "Opals'" national-team training camp under Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello https://www.mercuryteamstore.com/Brittney_Griner_Jersey. Mangakahia thought of the opportunity of a coach-player get-together, in addition to the opportunity to pick up from All-Star guards in Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith. The connection was simple, and the decision fasted. She selected Phoenix in around 20 minutes, then intended to continue acting quickly. "