2022 Phoenix Mercury season

Last updated

2022 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach Vanessa Nygaard
Arena Footprint Center
Attendance7,974 per game
Results
Record15–21 (.417)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finish8th seed; Lost in 1st Round to the Las Vegas Aces
Team Leaders
Points Skylar Diggins-Smith – 19.7 ppg
Rebounds Brianna Turner – 6.8 rpg
Assists Skylar Diggins-Smith – 5.5 apg

The 2022 WNBA season was the 25th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season began on May 6, 2022, against the Las Vegas Aces [1] and ended in the 1st round of the WNBA Playoffs against the same team. The season was marred by a number of issues, including injuries and the absence of Brittney Griner, who was detained in Russia on drug charges.

Contents

On December 6, 2021, the Mercury announced that they would not be renewing Sandy Brondello's contract and parted ways with her as Head coach. [2] On January 24, 2022, the Mercury announced that Vanessa Nygaard had been hired as Brondello's replacement. [3]

The Mercury got off to a quick start to the season, winning two of their first three games. However, that momentum did not last as they then went on a seven game losing streak. They ended May 2–7. They were able to end their losing streak in June and win four of their first six games that month. However, they lost three and won three of their final six to end the month 7–5. July was another up and down month as the team struggled to build momentum and couldn't build a streak. They finished the month 4–5. Diana Taurasi suffered a quad strain during their game against the Connecticut Sun on August 2. The Mercury announced that she would miss the rest of the regular season with the injury. [4] On August 11, 2022, the Mercury announced that Skylar Diggins-Smith would miss the final 3 games of the season for personal reasons. [5] Despite injuries to two of their prominent players, the Mercury entered the final day of the season with a chance at qualifying for the playoffs. Despite a final day loss and a 2–4 August record, the Mercury finished in eighth place in the standings and qualified for the final playoff spot.

The Mercury faced first seed Las Vegas in First Round of the playoffs. The first two games of the series were in Las Vegas and the Mercury lost both games, preventing the series from returning to Phoenix. Neither game was close with the Mercury losing by sixteen points in Game One and thirty-seven points in Game Two.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
326 Maya Dodson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame
332 Macee Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States IUPUI

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
December 6, 2021Parted Ways with Head coach Sandy Brondello
January 11, 2022Extended a Qualifying Offer to Shey Peddy [6]
January 13, 2022Sign Shey Peddy to a Qualifying Offer [7]
Waived Megan Walker [8]
Extended a Qualifying Offer to Kia Nurse [9]
January 24, 2022Hired Vanessa Nygaard as Head coach [10]
January 31, 2022Traded Kia Vaughn to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for a 2023 Third Round Pick [11]
February 1, 2022Re-Signed Sophie Cunningham to a One-Year Deal [12] [13]
February 3, 2022Traded Bria Hartley, the 20th Pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, and a 2nd Round Pick in 2023 to the Indiana Fever, as well as a 1st Round Pick in 2023 to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Diamond DeShields from Chicago [14]
Signed Jennie Simms to a training-camp contract [15]
February 4, 2022Signed Tina Charles to a One-Year Deal [16]
February 5, 2022Signed Kia Nurse to One-Year Deal [17]
February 13, 2022Signed Leaonna Odom to a training-camp contract [18]
March 1, 2022Signed Kiana Williams to a training-camp contract [19]
March 2, 2022Hired Crystal Robinson as an assistant coach [20]
March 10, 2022Signed Kristine Anigwe to a training-camp contract
March 31, 2022Hired Nikki Blue and Cinnamon Lister as Assistant Coaches [21]
April 12, 2022Signed Sam Thomas to a training-camp contract
April 13, 2022Signed Maya Dodson and Macee Williams to rookie-scale contracts
Signed Mael Gilles and Vivian Gray to training-camp contracts
April 16, 2022Signed Emma Cannon to a training-camp contract [22]
April 21, 2022Waived Macee Williams
April 30, 2022Waived Mael Gilles [23]
May 3, 2022Waived Emma Cannon, Kiana Williams, Jennie Simms, and Vivian Gray
May 4, 2022Signed Megan Gustafson to a training-camp contract
May 5, 2022Temporarily Suspend Brianna Turner and Diamond DeShields due to Overseas Commitments
Waived Maya Dodson and Leaonna Odom
May 6, 2022Signed Emma Cannon and Jennie Simms to Hardship Contracts [24]
May 10, 2022Activated Brianna Turner and Diamond DeShields from their Temporary Suspensions
Released Emma Cannon and Jennie Simms from their Hardship Contracts
May 14, 2022Signed Brianna Turner to a Contract Extension
May 25, 2022Signed Karlie Samuelson to a Hardship Contract [25]
May 30, 2022Released Karlie Samuelson from her Hardship Contract
June 9, 2022Signed Jennie Simms to a Hardship Contract [26]
June 23, 2022Released Jennie Simms from her Hardship Contract
June 24, 2022Waived Kristine Anigwe
June 25, 2022Waived Tina Charles [27]
June 28, 2022Signed Reshanda Gray and Jennie Simms to 7-day contracts [28]
July 4, 2022Signed Reshanda Gray and Jennie Simms to their 2nd 7-day contracts
July 11, 2022Signed Reshanda Gray and Jennie Simms to their 3rd 7-day contracts
July 18, 2022Signed Reshanda Gray
Signed Jennie Simms to a Hardship Contract
July 21, 2022Signed Kaela Davis to a 7-Day Hardship Contract [29]
July 29, 2022Signed Kaela Davis to a 2nd 7-Day Hardship Contract
August 8, 2022Signed Yvonne Turner to a Hardship Contract [30]
August 10, 2022Temporarily Suspend Skylar Diggins-Smith
August 11, 2022Signed Kaela Davis to a Hardship Contract

Roster

2022 Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 9 Flag of the United States.svg Cunningham, Sophie 6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1996-08-16 Missouri 3
G 33 Flag of the United States.svg Davis, Kaela 6' 2" (1.88m)170 lb (77kg)1995-03-15 South Carolina 4
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1995-03-05 Tennessee 4
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Diggins-Smith, Skylar  (S)5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1990-08-02 Notre Dame 8
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Reshanda 6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)1993-06-01 California 5
C 42 Flag of the United States.svg Griner, Brittney  (inactive)6' 9" (2.06m)205 lb (93kg)1990-10-18 Baylor 9
C 10 Flag of the United States.svg Gustafson, Megan 6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg)1996-12-13 Iowa 3
G 0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nurse, Kia  Cruz Roja.svg6' 0" (1.83m)168 lb (76kg)1996-02-22 Connecticut 4
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Peddy, Shey 5' 7" (1.7m)147 lb (67kg)1988-10-28 Temple 3
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Simms, Jennie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1994-04-21 Old Dominion 1
G/F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Taurasi, Diana  Cruz Roja.svg6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)1982-06-11 Connecticut 17
G/F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Sam 6' 0" (1.83m)170 lb (77kg)1999-06-14 Arizona R
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Turner, Brianna 6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1996-07-05 Notre Dame 3
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Turner, Yvonne 5' 10" (1.78m)131 lb (59kg)1987-10-13 Nebraska 3
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa Nygaard (Stanford)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Blue (UCLA)
Flag of the United States.svg Cinnamon Lister (Cal State Northridge)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Hannah Breck (Boston University)
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Nillissen (Iowa Wesleyan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
C Brianna Turner Reshanda Gray
Brittney Griner (inactive)
PF Sophie Cunningham Megan Gustafson
SF Diana Taurasi Cruz Roja.svg Diamond DeShields
Sam Thomas
SG Shey Peddy Jennie Simms
Kia Nurse Cruz Roja.svg
PG Skylar Diggins-Smith (inactive)

Schedule

Preseason

2022 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
April: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1April 28 Seattle L 78–82 Tina Charles (16) Kristine Anigwe (8) Skylar Diggins-Smith (8) Footprint Center
2,759		0–1
2April 30@ Los Angeles L 84–87 Kiana Williams (25) Kristine Anigwe (11) Cannon
Simms (3)		 Matadome
N/A		0–2
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2022 game log
Total: 15–21 (Home: 11–7; Road: 4–14)
May: 2–7 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 6 Las Vegas L 88–106 Skylar Diggins-Smith (25) Taurasi
Simms (4)		 Diana Taurasi (9) Footprint Center
7,167		0–1
2May 11 Seattle W 97–77 Tina Charles (22) Tina Charles (11) Diggins-Smith
Peddy (6)		 Footprint Center
6,098		1–1
3May 14@ Seattle W 69–64 Diana Taurasi (24) Brianna Turner (14) Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) Climate Pledge Arena
12,453		2–1
4May 17@ Las Vegas L 74–86 Tina Charles (17) Tina Charles (9) Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
2,536		2–2
5May 19 Dallas L 84–94 Diamond DeShields (22) Tina Charles (11) Shey Peddy (5) Footprint Center
6,151		2–3
6May 21@ Las Vegas L 80–100 Diamond DeShields (19) Brianna Turner (8) Diana Taurasi (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
5,572		2–4
7May 25@ Los Angeles L 94–99 Skylar Diggins-Smith (28) Tina Charles (7) Diamond DeShields (9) Crypto.com Arena
4,020		2–5
8May 29@ Atlanta L 54–81 Diamond DeShields (23) Brianna Turner (8) Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,138		2–6
9May 31@ Chicago L 70–73 Tina Charles (25) Brianna Turner (9) Skylar Diggins-Smith (8) Wintrust Arena
5,133		2–7
June : 7–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10June 3 Connecticut L 88–92 Diana Taurasi (32) Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) Footprint Center
7,180		2–8
11June 5 Los Angeles W 81–74 Skylar Diggins-Smith (29) Brianna Turner (9) Diana Taurasi (7) Footprint Center
10,151		3–8
12June 10 Atlanta W 90–88 Diana Taurasi (23) Brianna Turner (13) Diana Taurasi (6) Footprint Center
7,650		4–8
13June 12@ Washington W 99–90 (OT) Skylar Diggins-Smith (27) Brianna Turner (10) Diana Taurasi (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		5–8
14June 14@ Washington L 65–83 Diamond DeShields (21) Diamond DeShields (8) Skylar Diggins-Smith (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,088		5–9
15June 15@ Indiana W 93–80 Tina Charles (29) Brianna Turner (10) Shey Peddy (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,824		6–9
16June 17@ Dallas L 88–93 Tina Charles (27) Tina Charles (9) Skylar Diggins-Smith (10) College Park Center
3,140		6–10
17June 21 Minnesota L 71–84 Skylar Diggins-Smith (25) Tina Charles (7) Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) Footprint Center
6,394		6–11
18June 23@ Minnesota L 88–100 Tina Charles (26) Brianna Turner (8) Skylar Diggins-Smith (5) Target Center
8,004		6–12
19June 25@ Dallas W 83–72 Skylar Diggins-Smith (26) Diamond DeShields (10) Shey Peddy (6) College Park Center
4,240		7–12
20June 27 Indiana W 83–71 Diana Taurasi (27) Brianna Turner (8) Shey Peddy (5) Footprint Center
5,044		8–12
21June 29 Indiana W 99–78 Skylar Diggins-Smith (17) Brianna Turner (11) Diggins-Smith
Taurasi (7)		 Footprint Center
5,833		9–12
July : 4–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22July 2@ Chicago L 75–91 Skylar Diggins-Smith (25) Diamond DeShields (9) Shey Peddy (6) Wintrust Arena
8,028		9–13
23July 4@ Los Angeles L 75–78 Skylar Diggins-Smith (22) Cunningham
Peddy (6)		 Diana Taurasi (6) Crypto.com Arena
3,340		9–14
24July 7 New York W 84–81 Cunningham
Taurasi (23)		 Skylar Diggins-Smith (7) Skylar Diggins-Smith (9) Footprint Center
6,158		10–14
25July 12@ Minnesota L 107–118 (2OT) Sophie Cunningham (36) Shey Peddy (10) Skylar Diggins-Smith (10) Target Center
6,503		10–15
26July 14 Washington W 80–75 Skylar Diggins-Smith (29) Cunningham
Taurasi (7)		 Skylar Diggins-Smith (9) Footprint Center
5,994		11–15
27July 17 Atlanta L 75–85 Diana Taurasi (23) Sophie Cunningham (9) Shey Peddy (5) Footprint Center
7,963		11–16
28July 22 Seattle W 94–78 Skylar Diggins-Smith (35) Peddy
Taurasi (7)		 Diana Taurasi (7) Footprint Center
14,162		12–16
29July 28 Los Angeles W 90–80 Diana Taurasi (30) Brianna Turner (7) Skylar Diggins-Smith (6) Footprint Center
8,124		13–16
30July 31@ New York L 69–89 Sophie Cunningham (21) Shey Peddy (12) Skylar Diggins-Smith (11) Barclays Center
6,433		13–17
August : 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31August 2@ Connecticut L 63–87 Cunningham
Diggins-Smith (15)		 Brianna Turner (6) Diggins-Smith
Peddy (4)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
6,130		13–18
32August 4@ Connecticut L 64–77 Skylar Diggins-Smith (16) Brianna Turner (12) Brianna Turner (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,215		13–19
33August 6 New York W 76–62 Diamond DeShields (25) Cunningham
DeShields
Simms (8)		 Brianna Turner (4) Footprint Center
11,724		14–19
34August 10 Minnesota L 77–86 Sophie Cunningham (24) Shey Peddy (10) Diamond DeShields (10) Footprint Center
7,307		14–20
35August 12 Dallas W 86–74 Diamond DeShields (24) Cunningham
DeShields
Peddy (5)		 Shey Peddy (8) Footprint Center
8,047		15–20
36August 14 Chicago L 67–82 Gustafson
Simms (12)		 Megan Gustafson (10) Yvonne Turner (4) Footprint Center
12,383		15–21
2022 season schedule

Playoffs

2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Las Vegas Aces
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 18@ Las Vegas L 63–79 Diamond DeShields (18) Brianna Turner (16) Shey Peddy (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,725		0–1
2August 21@ Las Vegas L 80-117 Kaela Davis (23) Brianna Turner (7) B. Turner
Simms
Davis
Gustafson (3)		 Michelob Ultra Arena
9,126		0–2
2022 playoff schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1x – Las Vegas Aces 2610.722–15–313–513–59–1
2x – Chicago Sky 2610.722–15–314–412–69–1
3x – Connecticut Sun 2511.6941.011–713–512–65–5
4x – Seattle Storm 2214.6114.010–813–59–96–4
5x – Washington Mystics 2214.6114.011–712–610–85–5
6x – Dallas Wings 1818.5008.08–108–1010–85–5
7x – New York Liberty 1620.44410.010–89–97–116–4
8x – Phoenix Mercury 1521.41711.07–1111–74–143–7
9e – Minnesota Lynx 1422.38912.08–107–117–114–6
10e – Atlanta Dream 1422.38912.05–138–106–123–7
11e – Los Angeles Sparks 1323.36113.06–127–116–123–7
12e – Indiana Fever 531.13921.02–163–152–162–8

Notes

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

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Phoenix Mercury 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Seattle Storm 1
4 Seattle Storm 2
5 Washington Mystics 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
7 New York Liberty 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
3 Connecticut Sun 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Dallas Wings 1

Bold Series winner

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Skylar Diggins-Smith 303034.0.429.296.8444.05.51.61.019.7
Tina Charles ‡161633.1.441.364.8007.32.10.80.817.3
Diana Taurasi 313131.0.373.337.8943.43.80.70.616.7
Diamond DeShields 301925.3.388.236.7653.82.21.00.513.1
Sophie Cunningham 282029.5.449.400.8754.41.61.00.412.6
Shey Peddy 342428.6.418.329.8893.83.41.60.29.9
Kaela Davis ≠505.4.692.667.7501.20.00.00.04.6
Brianna Turner 353533.4.607.000.5006.82.31.21.64.3
Megan Gustafson 3309.6.549.462.7651.90.50.20.23.8
Jennie Simms ≠23413.2.476.211.7892.20.90.50.03.4
Yvonne Turner ≠3011.7.400.0001.0000.72.30.00.03.3
Karlie Samuelson ‡1010.0.333.333.0003.01.00.00.03.0
Emma Cannon ‡106.01.000.000.5002.01.00.00.03.0
Reshanda Gray ≠1609.5.405.091.3331.80.60.30.32.0
Kristine Anigwe ‡1016.5.500.000.5001.30.20.10.21.5
Sam Thomas 2404.9.211.0671.0000.20.30.30.10.4


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Diamond DeShields 2227.0.432.333.7144.52.01.00.019.5
Kaela Davis 2023.5.483.000.8003.51.50.50.516.0
Megan Gustafson 2023.5.316.0001.0004.52.00.50.59.0
Shey Peddy 1126.0.231.286.0002.05.02.00.08.0
Sophie Cunningham 2231.0.455.375.3332.52.00.50.07.5
Jennie Simms 2224.5.267.200.2003.02.00.00.05.5
Brianna Turner 2230.0.444.000.00011.52.50.00.54.0
Reshanda Gray 208.0.400.000.5001.00.00.00.02.5
Yvonne Turner 2112.0.286.000.0003.01.50.00.02.0
Sam Thomas 207.0.500.500.0000.00.00.50.01.5

Awards and honors

RecipientAward/MilestoneDate awardedRef.
Skylar Diggins-Smith WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [31]
Western Conference Player of the Week July 18 [32]
All-WNBA First Team September 15 [33]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phoenix Mercury</span> American professional basketball team

The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. One of eight original franchises, it was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diana Taurasi</span> American basketball player (born 1982)

Diana Lorena Taurasi is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Taurasi is widely recognized as one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time; she rose to fame while playing college basketball at the University of Connecticut.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penny Taylor</span> Australian basketball player (born 1981)

Penelope Jane Taylor is an Australian former professional basketball player and assistant coach. During her 19-year career, Taylor spent the most time with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, where she won three championships. She also won the WNBL title with her first club, the Australian Institute of Sport, and played in China, Italy, Turkey and Russia. As part of the Australian woman's national team, Taylor won two Olympic medals and led the Australian Opals to a gold medal at the World Championships, winning tournament MVP honours ahead of teammate Lauren Jackson.

The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped off on May 14.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yvonne Turner</span> American-Hungarian basketball player (born 1987)

Yvonne Turner is an American-Hungarian professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball at Nebraska. Turner went undrafted in the 2010 WNBA draft, but went on to play five seasons in the league with the Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream and Seattle Storm. She has also had a prolific international career, playing professionally in countries such as Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Turkey. During the 2016–17 season, she led the EuroLeague in scoring while playing for Uniqa Sopron.

The 2021 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 16th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and its third season under head coach James Wade. In the postseason, the Sky won their first WNBA championship.

The 2021 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was also the 19th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season began on May 14, 2021, at the Atlanta Dream.

The 2021 New York Liberty season was the 25th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The Liberty opened the regular season on May 14, 2021 versus the Indiana Fever.

The 2021 WNBA season was the 24th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 14, 2021, at the Minnesota Lynx.

The 2022 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began the season on May 14, 2022, on the road against the Dallas Wings.

The 2022 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the 5th year the franchise is based in Las Vegas after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. The regular season began on May 6, 2022, at the Phoenix Mercury.

The 2022 New York Liberty season was the 26th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The Liberty opened the regular season on May 7, 2022, versus the Connecticut Sun.

The 2022 Seattle Storm season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association. This was the first season back in the newly renovated Climate Pledge Arena.

The 2022 WNBA season was the 26th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Chicago Sky were the defending champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jennie Simms</span> American-Israeli basketball player (born 1994)

Jennie Simms is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who plays for the Israel women's national basketball team. She played college basketball for 3 seasons at Old Dominion and 1 season at West Virginia. Simms was drafted by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA in the 2017 WNBA draft. She has played for the Mystics, Indiana Fever, and the Phoenix Mercury.

Sam Thomas is an American professional basketball player. She was undrafted in the 2022 WNBA Draft, but made the Phoenix Mercury roster in 2022. She played college basketball at Arizona.

The 2023 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach Eric Thibault.

The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the first season under head coach Curt Miller. The season tipped off on May 19, 2023, versus the Phoenix Mercury.

The 2023 Phoenix Mercury season was the 26th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second season under head coach Vanessa Nygaard.

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Phoenix Mercury Schedule". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ "MERCURY COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "MERCURY NAMES VANESSA NYGAARD HEAD COACH". Phoenix Mercury. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ Maloney, Jack. "Diana Taurasi injury update: Mercury star to miss remainder of WNBA season with quad injury". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Gonzalez, Isabel. "Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith out for the remainder of the season for 'personal reasons'". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ Ortiz, Jenna. "Phoenix Mercury sign Shey Peddy, waive Megan Walker in offseason moves". azcentral.com. Arizona Central. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  10. ↑ "MERCURY NAMES VANESSA NYGAARD HEAD COACH". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Atlanta Acquires Kia Vaughn in Trade". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  12. ↑ "MERCURY RE-SIGNS SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Richard Cohen Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ "MERCURY ACQUIRES ALL-STAR DIAMOND DESHIELDS". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  16. ↑ "MERCURY SIGNS 2021 WNBA LEADING SCORER TINA CHARLES". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  17. ↑ "MERCURY RE-SIGNS ALL-STAR WING KIA NURSE". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Khristina Williams Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Khristina Williams Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  20. ↑ "MERCURY ADDS CRYSTAL ROBINSON TO COACHING STAFF". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  21. ↑ "PHOENIX MERCURY ADD NIKKI BLUE AND CINNAMON LISTER TO 2022 COACHING STAFF". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  22. ↑ "MERCURY ADD EMMA CANNON TO TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  23. ↑ "The Phoenix Mercury has waived Maël Gilles". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  24. ↑ "The Phoenix Mercury has signed Emma Cannon and Jennie Simms to replacement contracts". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  25. ↑ "The Phoenix Mercury has signed Karlie Samuelson to a hardship contract. She will be available for tonight's game". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  26. ↑ "The Phoenix Mercury has signed Jennie Simms to a hardship contract. She will be available for tomorrow night's game". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  27. ↑ Phoenix Mercury [@PhoenixMercury] (June 25, 2022). "Thank you, Tina! (thread)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ↑ "Phoenix Mercury sign forward Reshanda Gray, guard Jennie Simms". Arizona Sports. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  29. ↑ Phoenix Mercury [@PhoenixMercury] (July 21, 2022). "The Phoenix Mercury has signed forward Kaela Davis to a hardship contract. She will be available for tomorrow night's game against the Seattle Storm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ↑ Phoenix Mercury [@PhoenixMercury] (August 8, 2022). "The Phoenix Mercury has signed Yvonne "Vonnie" Turner to a hardship contract due to an injury suffered by Diana Taurasi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ↑ "Chicago Sky Trio of Kahleah Copper, Emma Meesseman, Courtney Vandersloot Highlight Reserves for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  32. ↑ @WNBA (July 18, 2022). "These two have been BALLING 👏 @SkyDigg4 & @De11eDonne are your #WNBA Players of the Week 🌟" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ↑ "Kia WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson Leads 2022 All-WNBA First Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.