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Report: Sun Finalizing Multi-Year Deal With 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones

The Sun are finalizing a multi-year deal with reigning league MVP Jonquel Jones, according to Just Women's Sports' Rachel Galligan.

Jones, 28, took home the league's MVP award this past season after receiving 48 of the 49 first-place votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

She finished last year leading the WNBA in both win shares per 40 minutes and overall win shares. Jones played 100 fewer minutes than Phoenix’s Brittney Griner, who was No. 2 in win shares. Jones also finished No. 4 in scoring (averaging 19.4 points per game) and led the league in rebounding (with 11.