Skylar Diggins-Smith

33-Year-Old GuardG
 Phoenix Mercury  WNBA
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Est. Return 3/1/2024
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Diggins-Smith took her game to new heights in 2022, posting career-best averages for points (19.7), rebounds (4.0), steals (1.6) and blocks (1.0) and adding 5.5 assists. She finished as a top-10 fantasy performer overall and a top-5 option on a per-game basis. However, she took a leave of absence for personal reasons in mid-August and shared in October that she's pregnant. Diggins-Smith will likely miss a significant portion of the 2023 campaign as a result, though she could return at some point. Read Past Outlooks
Misses entirety of the 2023 season
GPhoenix Mercury
Personal
September 27, 2023
Diggins-Smith sat out the entire 2023 WNBA season after giving birth earlier in the calendar year.
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Diggins-Smith took some time off for "personal reasons" at the end of the 2022 season, later announcing she was expecting her second child which resulted in her missing the entirety of the 2023 campaign. Diggins-Smith, who will turn 33 during the 2024 season, will be looking for a new team this offseason as she works back into game shape for 2024.
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Diggins-Smith remains with a star-studded Phoenix club that retained all of its key cogs from last year's team and added a huge piece in Tina Charles this offseason. Diggins-Smith finished last season second on the team and ninth in the league with 17.7 points per game, also finishing in the top 10 in assists per game (5.3). The addition of Charles would likely have taken away from Diggins-Smith's overall fantasy value. However, the Mercury may be without last year's leading scorer and rebounder, Brittney Griner, as she remains detained in Russia. As a result, Diggins-Smith's fantasy value should remain relatively constant. Diggins-Smith led the WNBA in free throw attempts (198) and attempts per game (6.2) last season.
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Slated to miss start of 2023 season
GPhoenix Mercury
Personal
April 22, 2023
Diggins-Smith announced in October that she is pregnant and will likely miss the start of the 2023 WNBA season, Isabel Gonzalez of CBS Sports reports.
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Plans to return next season
GPhoenix Mercury
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August 23, 2022
Mercury General Manager Jim Pitman said Sunday that Diggins-Smith is expected to be part of the team next year after leaving the organization with two games left in the regular season due to a personal matter, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
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Out for Game 2
GPhoenix Mercury
Personal
August 19, 2022
Diggins-Smith (personal) will remain sidelind for the Mercury's Game 2 matchup with Las Vegas, Andy Yamashita of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
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Out for Game 1
GPhoenix Mercury
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August 16, 2022
Diggins-Smith (personal) is out for Wednesday's Game 1 at Las Vegas, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reports.
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Postseason return not ruled out
GPhoenix Mercury
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August 15, 2022
Coach Vanessa Nygaard did not rule out Diggins-Smith (personal) returning during the WNBA Playoffs following Sunday's regular-season finale, freelance Mercury writer Jeff Metcalfe reports.
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