Skylar Diggins-Smith

33-Year-Old GuardG
 Seattle Storm  WNBA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Diggins-Smith was a dominant contributor in Phoenix after being traded from the Wings to the Mercury in 2020, but she missed the end of the 2022 campaign due to a pregnancy that also forced her to miss the entirety of the 2023 season. She alluded to tension with the Mercury late in 2023, so it's no surprise that she opted to sign on with another team -- the Seattle Storm -- this offseason. The 33-year-old has averaged 18.3 points, 5.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 33.1 minutes per game over her last five seasons, so she should have an opportunity to immediately take on a prominent role. She also missed the 2019 season due to a pregnancy and had relatively consistent production in 2020, so it wouldn't be surprising to see her pick up where she left off in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Signs with Seattle
GSeattle Storm
February 1, 2024
Diggins-Smith signed a two-year, $422,685 contract with the Storm on Thursday, Howard Megdal of TheNextHoops.com reports.
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Diggins-Smith missed the end of the 2022 campaign and the entire 2023 season after giving birth, and she had some public disputes with the Mercury before announcing her intent to sign elsewhere as a free agent. The 33-year-old will join Seattle to form a potent backcourt duo with Jewell Loyd more than a decade after they played alongside each other for a season at Notre Dame. Diggins-Smith has been consistently dominant over her past five seasons, averaging 18.3 points, 5.4 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 33.1 minutes per game, and both Diggins-Smith and Loyd should be able to handle prominent roles as teammates in Seattle.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2022
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.
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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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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Slated to miss start of 2023 season
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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
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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
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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
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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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