2025 Phoenix Mercury season

2025 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachNate Tibbetts
ArenaPHX Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record14–6 (.700)
Place2nd (Western)
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The 2025 Phoenix Mercury season is the 28th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second season under general manager, Nick U'Ren, and head coach, Nate Tibbetts. It will be the first season since 2012 without 11-year veteran and 2014 WNBA champion Brittney Griner under contract, signing with the Atlanta Dream in free agency. It will also be the first season following the retirement of 3-time WNBA champion and WNBA all-time leading scorer Diana Taurasi who spent all 20 of her WNBA seasons (2004–2014, 2016–2024) with the franchise.

Draft

See also: 2025 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome
None

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025 WNBA season transactions

Front office and coaching

Date Details Ref.

Trades

February
February 2
(Four-team trade) 		To Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas (from Connecticut Sun)
Satou Sabally, Kalani Brown, and Sevgi Uzun (from Dallas Wings) 		To Connecticut Sun
Rebecca Allen and Natasha Cloud (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jacy Sheldon (from Dallas Wings)
2025 No. 8 draft pick (from Indiana Fever) 		[1][2]
To Dallas Wings
DiJonai Carrington and Tyasha Harris (from Connecticut Sun)
NaLyssa Smith and right to swap third round picks in 2027 draft (from Indiana Fever)
Rights to Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and the 2025 No. 12 pick (from Phoenix Mercury) 		To Indiana Fever
Sophie Cunningham and the 2025 No. 19 pick (from Phoenix Mercury)
Jaelyn Brown (from Dallas Wings)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Date Notes Ref.
Natasha Mack January 17 Training camp contract [3][4]
Celeste Taylor January 22 [4][5]
Amy Atwell February 2 [6]
Murjanatu Musa May 19 Activated [7]

Additions

Player Date Notes Former Team Ref.
Sami Whitcomb February 2 Details unannounced Seattle Storm [8]
Anna Makurat February 7 Training camp contract Geas Basket [9][10]
Lexi Held PEAC-Pécs [10][11]
Kathryn Westbeld February 10 TARR KSC Szekszárd [10][12]
Kitija Laksa February 11 One-year deal Fenerbahçe S.K. [13]
Murjanatu Musa February 17 Training camp contract Tarbes Gespe Bigorre [10][14]
Monique Akoa Makani March 11 Training camp contract Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud [15]
Shyla Heal March 13 Tarsus Belediyesi Mersin [16]
Alexis Prince March 20 Elitzur Ramla [17]
Helena Pueyo April 16 Basket Zaragoza [18]
Julia Ayrault April 17 Michigan State Spartans [19]
Megan McConnell Duquesne Dukes [20]
June 3 Rest of season contract [21]
Temira Poindexter April 18 Training camp contract Kansas State Wildcats [22]
Haley Jones June 1 Hardship contract Atlanta Dream [23]
Kiana Williams June 26 Rest of season contract Hefei [24]
DeWanna Bonner July 8 Indiana Fever [25]

Subtractions / Unsigned

Player Date Reason New Team Ref.
Charisma Osborne — Free agency – unrestricted —
Klara Lundquist February 18, 2022 Suspended – contract expired —
Monique Billings December 6, 2024 Free agency – unrestricted /
Expansion draft 		Golden State Valkyries [26]
Brittney Griner February 1, 2025 Free agency – uncoreable unrestricted Atlanta Dream [27]
Amy Atwell February 13, 2025 Waived — [28]
Diana Taurasi February 25, 2025 Retired N/A [29]
Julia Ayrault April 25, 2025 Suspended – personal decision N/A – retained rights [30]
Shyla Heal May 7, 2025 Waived — [31]
Anna Makurat —
Helena Pueyo May 9, 2025 Suspended – personal decision N/A – retained rights [32]
Temira Poindexter May 15, 2025 Waived – [33]
Celeste Taylor —
Murjanatu Musa Suspended contract – temporary N/A – retained rights
July 8, 2025 Waived — [25]
Megan McConnell May 15, 2025 Waived — [33]
June 26, 2025 — [34]
Alexis Prince May 19, 2025 — [7]
Sevgi Uzun June 2, 2025 — [35]
Haley Jones June 8, 2025 — [36]

Roster

Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G8Akoa Makani, Monique5' 11" (1.8m)2001-02-04CameroonR
G/FBonner, DeWanna6' 4" (1.93m)140 lb (64kg)1987-08-21Auburn15
C21Brown, Kalani6' 7" (2.01m)245 lb (111kg)1997-03-21Baylor5
G/F2Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1994-08-28Rutgers9
G1Held, Lexi 5' 10" (1.78m)150 lb (68kg)1999-12-28DePaulR
G9Laksa, Kitija6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)1996-05-21South FloridaR
F4Mack, Natasha6' 4" (1.93m)182 lb (83kg)1997-11-03Oklahoma State2
F0Sabally, Satou 6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1998-04-25Oregon5
F25Thomas, Alyssa6' 2" (1.88m)203 lb (92kg)1992-04-12Maryland11
F24Westbeld, Kathryn6' 3" (1.91m)1996-01-29Notre DameR
G23Williams, Kiana5' 7" (1.7m)140 lb (64kg)1999-04-09Stanford3
G33Whitcomb, Sami5' 10" (1.78m)149 lb (68kg)1988-07-20Washington8
G–Ayrault, Julia (S)6' 2" (1.88m)Michigan State–
G—Lundquist, Klara (S)5' 8" (1.73m)1999-08-28Sweden–
G–Pueyo, Helena (S)6' 0" (1.83m)2001-02-13Arizona–
Head coach
Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota)
Assistant coaches
Michael Joiner (Florida State)
Kristi Toliver (Maryland)
Megan Vogel (South Dakota State)
Athletic trainer
Hannah Wengertsman (Boston University)
Strength and conditioning coach
Annalise Pickrel (Michigan State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Monique Akoa Makani
SG Kahleah Copper Lexi Held
Sami Whitcomb
SF Natasha Mack Kitija Laksa
PF Alyssa Thomas Kathryn Westbeld
C Satou Sabally Kalani Brown

Schedule

Preseason

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 6 @ Las Vegas L 84–85 Sabally, Westbeld (14) Shyla Heal (7) Alyssa Thomas (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,637 		0–1
2 May 11 Golden State L 79–84 Sabally, Thomas (15) Sami Whitcomb (8) Alyssa Thomas (6) PHX Arena
6,430 		0–2
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 13–6 (Home: 8–3; Road: 5–3)
May: 4–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 17 Seattle W 81–59 Satou Sabally (27) Alexis Prince (8) Alyssa Thomas (6) PHX Arena
10,623 		1–0
2 May 21 Los Angeles W 89–86 Satou Sabally (25) Kathryn Westbeld (6) Alyssa Thomas (7) PHX Arena
8,024 		2–0
3 May 23 @ Seattle L 70–77 Alyssa Thomas (16) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (7) Climate Pledge Arena
9,091 		2–1
4 May 25 Washington W 68–62 Monique Akoa Makani (13) Sabally, Thomas (8) Alyssa Thomas (5) PHX Arena
10,065 		3–1
5 May 27 Chicago W 94–89 Satou Sabally (20) Satou Sabally (8) Alyssa Thomas (15) PHX Arena
8,818 		4–1
6 May 30 Minnesota L 71–74 Satou Sabally (26) Satou Sabally (11) Sami Whitcomb (6) PHX Arena
9,043 		4–2
June : 8–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 1 @ Los Angeles W 85–80 Satou Sabally (24) Satou Sabally (9) Monique Akoa Makani (6) Crypto.com Arena
11,033 		5–2
8 June 3 @ Minnesota L 65–88 Lexi Held (16) Satou Sabally (8) Lexi Held (3) Target Center
8,772 		5–3
9 June 5 Golden State W 86–77 Lexi Held (24) Kalani Brown (8) Satou Sabally (5) PHX Arena
9,943 		6–3
10 June 7 Seattle L 77–89 Satou Sabally (22) Musa, Sabally, Whitcomb (5) Satou Sabally (6) PHX Arena
9,876 		6–4
11 June 11 Dallas W 93–80 Satou Sabally (20) Satou Sabally (8) Alyssa Thomas (10) PHX Arena
13,001 		7–4
12 June 15 @ Las Vegas W 76–70 Satou Sabally (22) Satou Sabally (9) Alyssa Thomas (13) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,497 		8–4
13 June 18 @ Connecticut W 83–75 Held, Thomas (14) Satou Sabally (15) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,864 		9–4
14 June 19 @ New York W 89–81 Monique Akoa Makani (21) Alyssa Thomas (15) Alyssa Thomas (7) Barclays Center
16,383 		10–4
15 June 21 @ Chicago W 104–86 Sami Whitcomb (17) Mack, Westbeld (5) Alyssa Thomas (8) Wintrust Arena
7,291 		11–4
16 June 27 New York W 106–91 Satou Sabally (25) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (15) PHX Arena
12,009 		12–4
17 June 29 Las Vegas L 81–84 Alyssa Thomas (16) Satou Sabally (9) Alyssa Thomas (8) PHX Arena
13,247 		12–5
July: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 July 3 @ Dallas L 89–98 Kahleah Copper (33) Alyssa Thomas (7) Alyssa Thomas (10) College Park Center
6,162 		12–6
19 July 7 Dallas W 102–72 Sami Whitcomb (36) Mack, Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (15) PHX Arena
11,932 		13–6
20 July 9 Minnesota W 79–71 Alyssa Thomas (29) Alyssa Thomas (8) Sami Whitcomb (6) PHX Arena
10,083 		14–6
21 July 14 @ Golden State Chase Center
22 July 16 @ Minnesota Target Center
All-Star Game
23 July 23 Atlanta PHX Arena
24 July 25 @ New York Barclays Center
25 July 27 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
26 July 30 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 August 1 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
28 August 3 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
29 August 5 Connecticut PHX Arena
30 August 7 Indiana PHX Arena
31 August 10 Atlanta PHX Arena
32 August 15 Las Vegas PHX Arena
33 August 17 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
34 August 19 @ Golden State Chase Center
35 August 21 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
36 August 22 Golden State PHX Arena
37 August 26 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
38 August 28 Chicago PHX Arena
39 August 30 New York PHX Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
40 September 2 Indiana PHX Arena
41 September 4 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
42 September 6 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
43 September 9 Los Angeles PHX Arena
44 September 11 @ Dallas College Park Center
2025 season schedule

Notes:

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Minnesota Lynx 17 3 .850 – 12–2 11–0 6–3 5–1
2 14 6 .700 3.5 8–6 9–3 5–3 4–2
3 New York Liberty 13 6 .684 4 7–2 8–2 5–4 4–1
4 Atlanta Dream 12 7 .632 5 8–4 8–3 4–4 3–2
5 Seattle Storm 12 8 .600 5.5 8–5 6–3 6–5 4–2
6 Golden State Valkyries 10 9 .526 7 5–5 7–3 3–6 3–3
7 c – Indiana Fever 9 10 .474 8 6–5 5–6 4–4 4–1
8 Washington Mystics 9 10 .474 8 6–5 6–3 3–7 2–3
9 Las Vegas Aces 9 10 .474 8 4–6 5–4 4–6 2–4
10 Los Angeles Sparks 6 13 .316 11 3–9 1–7 5–6 2–4
11 Chicago Sky 6 13 .316 11 1–8 3–4 3–9 1–4
12 Dallas Wings 6 15 .286 12 2–9 4–6 2–9 1–4
13 Connecticut Sun 3 16 .158 14 2–6 2–7 1–9 1–5

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Alyssa Thomas WNBA All-Star Reserve July 7 [37]
Satou Sabally WNBA All-Star Starter June 30 [38]

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