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• Paige Bueckers Reveals Advice From Future Hall of Famer Diana Taurasi on Rookie Season
As Paige Bueckers gets ready for her WNBA debut, she's relying on the wisdom of one of the game's most seasoned professionals - Diana Taurasi....2025
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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, more people tuned into the WNBA Draft when Caitlin Clark was in it. But what stands out most was that Monday’s viewership numbers topped both the NHL’s and MLB’s Draft numbers. NEW YORK CITY — Cameras surrounded Paige Bueckers as she made her way into the WNBA Draft on Monday. Bueckers, the inevitable No. 1 pick in the draft, was already one of women’s bask...2025
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• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects

Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images UCLA’s Lauren Betts, UConn’s Azzi Fudd, TCU’s Olivia Miles and LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson are among the top projected 2026 WNBA prospects. The 2025 WNBA Draft is in the books. As expected, UConn star Paige Bueckers went No. 1 overall to the Dallas Wings, while 6-foot-6 French prospect Dominique Malonga was selected second by the Seattle Storm....2025
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• 5 interesting landing spots for the most exciting player in the women’s basketball transfer portal

Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley, who has an NIL deal with Steph Curry’s Under Armour brand, is in the transfer portal. MiLaysia Fulwiley is leaving South Carolina. Multiple reports on Friday afternoon — first by LuLu Kesin of the Greenville News and later confirmed by SB Nation — indicated that the stellar sophomore will e...2025
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• Diana Taurasi Admits Defeat to Caitlin Clark on National TV After Previous Comments Backfire
Diana Taurasi had a full-circle moment on national TV as she walked back her previous take on WNBA rising star Caitlin Clark...2025
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top

UConn senior guard Paige Bueckers cuts down the net after leading the Huskies to a national championship victory over South Carolina on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Finally, after four seasons in five years, Paige Bueckers leaves UConn as a national champion, and one of the greatest ever to wear a Huskies uniform. TAMPA, Fla. — Azzi Fudd pointed ...2025
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• On the cusp of another national title, a South Carolina star gets validation from a WNBA legend

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Raven Johnson’s stats don’t jump off the page, but her impact for South Carolina hasn’t gone unnoticed by Diana Taurasi. TAMPA, Fla. — Raven Johnson’s eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped. “She said that? Is that real?” She called her teammate Sania Feagin over and pointed to the tweet shown on a reporter’s phone: “Look at this!” While Johnson was playing...2025
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• Former WNBA MVP announces retirement from professional basketball

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Two-time WNBA MVP and WNBA Champion Elena Delle Donne announced her retirement via Instagram. After over a decade playing professional basketball, WNBA legend Elena Delle Donne has decided to hang up her shoes. This comes a year after she decided to sit out the 2024 season after being cored by the Washington Mystics. She announced her retirement via her personal In...2025
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• Diana Taurasi dunked on Draymond Green harder than any NBA player at 2016 Olympics

Getty Images Diana Taurasi got Draymond Green better than anyone at the Rio Olympics. Basketball legend Diana Taurasi announced her retirement in Time on Tuesday, and the tributes are pouring in for one of the greatest women’s players ever. Taurasi won three national championships in college with the UConn Huskies, two Naismith College Player of the Year awards, went on to become a five-ti...2025
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• Everything Alyssa Thomas said in her Mercury introductory press conference

Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Thomas discussed the influence of DeWanna Bonner, her championship aspirations, and much more, in her formal introduction to the Phoenix. Alyssa Thomas was officailly introduced as a Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday afternoon, after spending the first 11 years of her WNBA career as a Connecticut Sun. In attendance was her newest teammate, Satou Sabally,...2025
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• Every WNBA team’s free agency and offseason priorities: a complete guide

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Kelsey Mitchell, Kelsey Plum, Satou Sabally, and Brittney Griner headline a stacked WNBA free agency class. We’re just over a month away from WNBA free agency — so let’s take a look at who each team has to make a decision about re-signing (or letting walk). Some of the players on this list — like Kelsey Mitchell and Kelsey Plum — could very well end up o...2024
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• Caitlin Clark’s perspective on Olympic snub makes all the sense in the world

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The Indiana Fever rookie’s omission from USA Basketball’s roster was railed by critics for the wrong reasons. One of the biggest stories in women’s basketball this past year was Caitlin Clark’s omission from the U.S. Olympic basketball team. Clark — amid an up-and-down beginning to her rookie season on the Indiana Fever — was left off the 12-woman roster, ...2024
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Plum, Mitchell, Alyssa Thomas, and Satou Sabally headline a strong free agency class. We’re a few days removed from the conclusion of the WNBA season, and free agency is set to begin in February. Every team has key free agents that they’ll want to prioritize, and on top of that, an expansion draft looms in which teams will get to protect six pl...2024
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• Will Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin join new WNBA offseason 3x3 basketball league?

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images There’s a long list of WNBA stars who have already publicly committed to joining Unrivaled, a new professional basketball league for the top players in women’s basketball. Which rookies will join them? Unrivaled Basketball League is set to launch in January, and it’s shaping up to be pretty epic. For the first time, the WNBA’s biggest stars have the optio...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 26, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The best slugger in Northwest Arkansas Naturals history is back in Kansas City. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and David Adler look at some of the intense work from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. this spring at getting better on the basepaths. They’re incorporating audio components along with the visual technology on when to react, as well as ways to o...2025
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• WNBA star traded to Phoenix Mercury in blockbuster trade

Longtime Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas has reportedly agreed to a sign-and-trade that will send her to Phoenix. MEDLEY, FLORIDA — Alyssa Thomas, the Connecticut Sun’s franchise player for much of the past decade, is headed to Phoenix in a blockbuster trade first reported by ESPN’s Alexa Phillipou on Tuesday afternoon. Thomas was cored by the franchise earlier this month, meaning that her on...2025
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"Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Raven Johnson’s stats don’t jump off the page, but her impact for South Carolina hasn’t gone unnoticed by Diana Taurasi."

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"The roster includes some of the sports greats: Diana Taurasi, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer; A’ja Wilson, the indisputable best player in the WNBA; Kelsey Plum, who broke the all-time NCAA Division I scoring record; Sabrina Ionescu, one of the best shooters in the world; Breanna Stewart, as decorated an athlete as any — and the list goes on."

2023
"The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today re-signed the face of the franchise and the Greatest of All-Time, Diana Taurasi, to a multi-year contract, the team announced."

2022
"Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will appear on the cover of the NBA 2K23 WNBA edition video game that will be released on Sept."

2021
"The two teams battled into overtime, with Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith making the big shots in the extra frame to give the Mercury a 91-86 victory to tie the series at 1-1."

2020
"Kobe Bryant, when asked if there might be a day when his daughter could play in the NBA, said WNBA stars Diana Taurasi, Elena Delle Donne and Maya Moore could do it "right now."

2019
"Two-time WNBA MVP Diana Taurasi is expected to miss 10-12 weeks after undergoing surgery on a disc protrusion in her back, the Mercury announced on Thursday."

2018
"Diana Taurasi claps back (video)"

2017
"WNBA and Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi made history on Sunday, and the NBA was watching."

2016
"Three-time Gold medalists Diana Taurasi, Tamika Catchings and Sue Bird will captain the veteran squad."

2015
"Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi announced Tuesday that she will sit out the 2015 WNBA season."

2014
"Diana Taurasi scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter, […] The post Phoenix Mercury Win 2014 WNBA Championship appeared first on SLAMonline."

• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues
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• On the cusp of another national title, a South Carolina star gets validation from a WNBA legend
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• Former WNBA MVP announces retirement from professional basketball
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn

Spoiler: It came during one of her many trips to the Final Four. And no, it didn’t come against Tennessee, but it helped cement Taurasi as one of the GOATs. It was the NCAA Tournament run that led Geno Auriemma to first speak the now iconic, yet simple phrase: “We got Diana and you don’t.” And that statement was perhaps never more true than in the 2003 Final Four against Texas. Diana Taurasi – if ...2025
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• Diana Taurasi’s retirement announcement comes at a perfect time

Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Taurasi, who headlined the Phoenix Mercury for 20 years, leaves women’s basketball in a better place than ever. After an offseason of speculation, WNBA star Diana Taurasi has officially announced her retirement — hanging up her shoes after 20 seasons as one of the unequivocal faces of women’s basketball. She revealed her decision, which was widel...2025
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• Everything Alyssa Thomas said in her Mercury introductory press conference
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• WNBA Free Agency Tracker: Big trades, offseason signings and everything you need to know

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Kelsey Plum lands with the Sparks, Kelsey Mitchell re-signs, Brittney Griner joins the Dream, and every other big move of the WNBA offseason. WNBA Free Agency is officially underway, and it’s been a hectic couple of days of league-shattering trades and surprising signings. At SB Nation, we’ll be covering all the important transactions of the WNBA offseas...2025
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• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects
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• Everything Alyssa Thomas said in her Mercury introductory press conference
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• Mercury Agree To Acquire Alyssa Thomas From Sun

The Phoenix Mercury have agreed to acquire Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun. Thomas was an unrestricted free agent but the Sun cored her, meaning the only way she could leave the team was to be traded. Thomas finished top-five in MVP voting each of the last three seasons. Thomas averaged 10.6 points, 7.9 assists and 8.4 rebounds last year with the Sun. Phoenix could look different next seas...2025
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• WNBA star traded to Phoenix Mercury in blockbuster trade
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• A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, and the 12 best WNBA players not playing in Unrivaled, ranked

Photo by Justin Casterline/NBAE via Getty Images Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 basketball league launching in Miami next week, will feature 36 WNBA stars. Here’s who won’t be participating. Unrivaled, the new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league launching next Friday, Jan. 17th in Miami, doesn’t lack star power. The league, co-founded by two-time MVP Breanna Stewart and the 2024 Defe...2025
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• Diana Taurasi Admits Defeat to Caitlin Clark on National TV After Previous Comments Backfire
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• Diana Taurasi dunked on Draymond Green harder than any NBA player at 2016 Olympics
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• WNBA GOAT Diana Taurasi Announces Retirement

42-year-old Diana Taurasi has called time on her incredible career in the WNBA. She made an impact from her first moments at UConn Huskies in 2000, and she was still as good as ever in the twilight of career, helping to lead the Phoenix Mercury to the playoffs. “In an exclusive conversation with TIME, Taurasi […] The post WNBA GOAT Diana Taurasi Announces Retirement appeared first on B...2025

• Kobe: Taurasi, Delle Donne, Moore are NBA-ready
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• LeBron James, Kobe Bryant congratulate Diana Taurasi on becoming WNBA's all-time leading scorer
WNBA and Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi made history on Sunday, and the NBA was watching. Taurasi passed Tina Thompson to become the WNBA's all-time leading scorer (7,494 total points). The three-time WNBA champion and former WNBA MVP was praised by former NBA MVPs LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant on the major milestone....2017
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• Diana Taurasi Paid To Sit Out 2015 WNBA Season
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• Taurasi Re-Signs with Mercury on Multi-Year Deal
The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today re-signed the face of the franchise and the Greatest of All-Time, Diana Taurasi, to a multi-year contract, the team announced. Taurasi will continue with the Mercury, the only WNBA franchise for which she has played, in Season 19 in 2023. The post Taurasi Re-Signs with Mercury on Multi-Year Deal appeared first on WNBA.com - Official Site of the ...2023
• Suns star Devin Booker and his camera go viral at Mercury’s WNBA Finals Game 2 win over Sky
The Phoenix Mercury and Chicago Sky played an epic Game 2 of the 2021 WNBA Finals on Wednesday night. The two teams battled into overtime, with Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith making the big shots in the extra frame to give the Mercury a 91-86 victory to tie the series at 1-1. While the play on […] The post Suns star Devin Booker and his camera go viral at Mercury’s WNBA Finals ...2021
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• Like Steph Curry? Or Katie Smith? On comparing women’s players to NBA vs. WNBA stars
Diana Taurasi raised a point about how we compare women's college basketball players. We asked three big media voices for their thoughts....2023
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• Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s major, unexpected role in Candace Parker’s title win with Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky clinched their first WNBA title in franchise history on Sunday following a huge Game 4 win over Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury. Two-time league MVP Candace Parker put forth an epic performance in one of the most important games of her life, and as it turns out, Los Angeles Lakers legend […] The post Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s major, unexpected role in Candace Pa...2021
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• Sneaker Moments: Diana Taurasi Becomes the Top Scorer in WNBA History
DT makes history in the Nike LeBron 14. The post Sneaker Moments: Diana Taurasi Becomes the Top Scorer in WNBA History appeared first on SLAMonline....2017

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• Diana Taurasi Announces Retirement At 42
Diana Taurasi has announced her retirement from basketball at the age of 42. "I just didn't have it in me," Taurasi said of beginning her training ahead of another WNBA season. "That was pretty much when I knew it was time to walk away." Taurasi played her entire WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury. Taurasi retires as the WNBA's all-time leading scorer. Taurasi also won six gold medals for the Un...2025
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• The gut-punch of expansion drafts: ‘She’s the heart and soul’

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Former Liberty Kayla Thornton leaves a legacy of grit and wins as she heads to the Golden State Valkyrie To fully grasp the warmth of Kayla Thornton’s spirit, one must speak to those around her, listen, and watch one million smiles unfurl. Let 2024 WNBA Finals MVP Jonquel Jones tell it. “[Kayla is] someone that you want to be around,” said Jones. “Someo...2024
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• WNBA Recap: Sunday’s top 7 performers, ranked — Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and more

Sunday’s WNBA play saw both rookies (Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese) and veterans (Tina Charles, Diana Taurasi) excel. A four-game WNBA slate featured standout performances from the Fever guard trio of Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, and Lexie Hull, as well as all-time scorers Tina Charles and Diana Taurasi. Angel Reese also put together one of her most impressive double-doubles in the highest reboun...2024
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• Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking night lifts Fever past Mercury

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Clark finished with 29 points, 10 assists, and 5 rebounds, as the Fever held off a furious Mercury rally to pull out a 98-89 win. Caitlin Clark is having the kind of professional success that many envisioned when she dominated the NCAA last year, and appears to be particularly rejuvenated after a month-long Olympic break. In Friday’s 98-89 win over ...2024
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• Grading the performance of every player on the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images How did A’ja Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, and other WNBA stars fare at the Paris Olympics? The U.S. women’s basketball team secured yet another gold medal with a 67-66 defeat of France — and while the final game may have been too close for comfort, USA Basketball was able to cap off another dominant Olympic run with the ultimate prize. It...2024
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• WNBA 2018 opening weekend: Chelsea Gray beats the buzzer, Diana Taurasi makes history
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