Former Cal standout Marta Suarez, who was surprisingly waived by the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday, has signed a development contract with the Phoenix Mercury. This concludes the odd start to Suarez’s WNBA career. Meanwhile, ex-Cal player and onetime Suarez teammate Ugonne “Michelle” Onyiah, apparently has been removed from the New York Liberty’s roster the day before the Liberty plays its regular-season opener on Friday. That will leave no former Cal players on active WNBA rosters at the moment, after Sakima Walker was waived by the Minnesota Lynx last week and Jaelyn Brown was waived by the Seattle Storm on Wednesday. The WNBA opens its regular season on Friday with three games, two of which involve the Valkyries and the Liberty. Suarez will be one of Phoenix’s developmental players, a designation that is new this season. It allows teams to sign two players with up to three years’ WNBA experience to participate in practices.…