Jackson narrows her choice to Storm, Mercury

SEATTLE – Free agent Lauren Jackson, the two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player who led the Seattle Storm to the 2004 championship, has decided to play in the league again this summer.

For whom? She is not quite sure yet.

The 27-year-old Jackson, who has spent her entire WNBA career in Seattle and is the Storm’s franchise leader in scoring, said in a radio interview that she will play next either with the Storm or with the Phoenix Mercury.

“Seattle and Phoenix are sort of the two places I’m looking at. Obviously, I love Seattle and I’ve been there for many years,” Jackson said in the 18-minute interview, excerpts of which were obtained Wednesday by the Associated Press. “It’s always going to be a tough decision, but I don’t know what I’m going to do. As long as I feel like I don’t know, I can’t make any decisions.”

Jackson, who has averaged 19.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 237 games for the Storm, is an unrestricted free agent for the first time in the WNBA. She is playing with Moscow’s Spartak Vidnoe, which competes in the Russian league and in EuroLeague.

“I don’t want to make the wrong (decision),” Jackson added. “It’s something I’m going to decide for myself. Honestly, I’m going to wait until the Russian season is over so I can sit down and go over the pros and cons. And I also want to be with my parents when I do that.”

Attempts to reach Storm coach Brian Agler were not successful.