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| 2010 Phoenix Mercury season | |
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| Coach | Corey Gaines |
| Arena | US Airways Center |
| Attendance | 8,982 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 15–19 (.441) |
| Place | 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Taurasi (22.6) |
| Rebounds | Dupree (7.6) |
| Assists | Taylor (5.0) |
| Media | |
| Television | FS-A NBATV, ESPN2 |
The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Based on the Mercury's 2009 record, they would pick 12th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Mercury waived their pick.
The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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| 2 | 24 | Tyra Grant |  United States | Penn State |
| 3 | 26 | Nyeshia Stevenson | United States | Oklahoma |
| Date | Trade | |
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| March 26, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Los Angeles Sparks |
| Temeka Johnson | first round pick in 2010 draft | |
| March 30, 2010 | To Phoenix Mercury | To New York Liberty |
| Candice Dupree (from Chi.) | Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Mazzante | |
| July 23, 2010 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Tulsa Shock |
| Kara Braxton | Nicole Ohlde and a first-round pick in 2011 Draft | |
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| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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| C | Tangela Smith | Brooke Smith |
| PF | Candice Dupree | Kara Braxton |
| SF | Penny Taylor | DeWanna Bonner / Sequoia Holmes |
| SG | Diana Taurasi | Taylor Lilley |
| PG | Temeka Johnson | Ketia Swanier |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| Seattle Storm x | 28 | 6 | .824 | – | 17–0 | 11–6 | 20–2 |
| Phoenix Mercury x | 15 | 19 | .441 | 13.0 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 13–9 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars x | 14 | 20 | .412 | 14.0 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 11–11 |
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 8–14 |
| Tulsa Shock o | 6 | 28 | .176 | 22.0 | 4–13 | 2–15 | 4–18 |
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| DeWanna Bonner | 32 | 4 | 25.4 | .465 | .358 | .840 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.69 | 1.16 | 12.0 |
| Kara Braxton | 13 | 0 | 17.2 | .544 | .000 | .711 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.62 | 0.38 | 11.1 |
| Candice Dupree | 34 | 34 | 29.8 | .664 | .000 | .936 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 1.03 | 0.82 | 15.7 |
| Sequoia Holmes | 15 | 0 | 7.9 | .205 | .000 | .733 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.8 |
| Temeka Johnson | 34 | 34 | 27.3 | .411 | .309 | .796 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.94 | 0.21 | 9.2 |
| Taylor Lilley | 21 | 1 | 10.8 | .397 | .326 | .909 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.52 | 0.05 | 3.3 |
| Nicole Ohlde | 20 | 0 | 11.1 | .442 | .000 | .609 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 3.0 |
| Brooke Smith | 16 | 0 | 8.2 | .739 | .000 | .857 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 2.5 |
| Tangela Smith | 34 | 34 | 29.2 | .395 | .347 | .750 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 9.2 |
| Ketia Swanier | 32 | 0 | 10.1 | .391 | .387 | .524 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 3.0 |
| Penny Taylor | 32 | 32 | 30.0 | .509 | .442 | .893 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.47 | 0.28 | 15.9 |
| Diana Taurasi | 31 | 31 | 32.2 | .427 | .374 | .912 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.23 | 0.61 | 22.6 |
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