Alanna Smith successful surgery

Alanna Smith surgery successful, expected to miss remaining WNBA season              from The Pick and Roll

The Phoenix Mercury released an announcement on Alanna Smith on Sunday, confirming that the forward had undergone surgery on her ankle, and that the operation was successful. There was no explanation detailing the extent of the injury.

Smith, who was drafted  8th in the 2019 WNBA draft, had been sidelined with the ankle injury since the beginning of August. She is expected to take three months post-surgery to recover, which will see her miss the remainder of the WNBA season. The 6'4" forward played 18 games for the Mercury this season, averaging 1.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 7.5 minutes of play, and a season high 7 points scored in a loss against the Minnesota Lynx in early June.

She will miss the FIBA Asian championship with the Opals, the Australian women's national team. Also, according to her agent Alanna was drafted 2nd in the WKBL (South Korea) and was epected to play for the Shanhan Bank S-Birds. That league gets underway in November.

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