The veteran leads the young Mystics
Syracuse Orange women’s basketball alum Brittney Sykes is having a strong 2025.
After helping Roses BC win the inaugural Unrivaled championship, Sykes is off to a career-best start for the Washington Mystics. Through the first six games of the season, Sykes is 4th in the WNBA in scoring, averaging a career-best 21.7 ppg.
The 3-4 Mystics team was not expected to be in playoff contention, especially after the loss of 1st-round pick Georgia Amoore, but so far they have gotten off to a surprising start. Sykes is leading the way playing 33.1 minutes and averaging 4.5 assists per game=both career highs.
While Sykes’ field-goal percentage is down, Brittney is getting to the foul line. Through the first 7 games, Sykes is averaging 11.2 free throw attempts per game and is converting them at a 82.1 %.
If you want to go more in-depth on Sykes’ start, check out this article over on The Next. We’ll see if Brittney can help the Mystics stay in the playoff hunt this year, but so far she’s off to the best start of her NBA career.