Elite athletes seem to have some similar traits. Of course, natural ability is a must. But so is intense drive, hard work and ...

Thomas led the Sun to the WNBA Finals in 2019 and 2022 and was the runner-up ... her with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2009 WNBA draft before she was traded to the Sun in 2020.

Sophie Cunningham was selected by the Mercury in the 2019 WNBA draft and has spent the last six seasons with the franchise. She was rewarded for her hard work in 2023, signing a two-year ...

(The Mercury, who were in win-now mode throughout Taurasi's later career, last made and kept a first-round pick in 2019 ... the No. 12 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft. Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty ...

We’re dealing with that now in Phoenix as the X-Factor deals with the departure of Brittney Griner, the most visible star in ...

The Phoenix Mercury were finalizing a deal to acquire Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun, a person familiar with the ...

Sophie Cunningham is one of the best basketball players in the WNBA and one of many players who took full advantage of the new interest in the league this past season. The Phoenix Mercury guard ...

Thomas was selected No. 4 overall by the New York Liberty and traded to the Sun on draft night in 2014 ... 2021 Finals MVP Kahleah Copper and 2019 WNBA champion Natasha Cloud last season.

The 2025 WNBA offseason has been marked by star movement ... last made and kept a first-round pick in 2019.) At $100,000 in the final season of her contract, Harris won't make appreciably more ...

After tragedy, the WNBA honored the three youth players — Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester — who died in the crash as honorary draftees in the 2020 draft. On Sunday ...