2024 Phoenix Mercury season
WNBA team season
2024 Phoenix Mercury season | |
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Coach | Nate Tibbetts |
Arena | Footprint Center |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 19–21 (.475) |
Place | 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | 7th seed; Results TBD |
← 2023 season 2025 season → |
The 2024 Phoenix Mercury season is the 27th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the first season under new general manager Nick U'Ren and head coach Nate Tibbetts. Prior to the season, interim coach Nikki Blue's contract was not renewed, and Tibbets was hired on October 18, 2023.[1]
The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Las Vegas Aces in Las Vegas.[2]
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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3 | 25 | Charisma Osborne | United States | UCLA |
3 | 29 | Jaz Shelley | Australia | Nebraska |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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October 28, 2023 | Hired Nate Tibbetts as Head Coach[1] | |
January 17, 2024 | Extended a Qualifying Offer to Sug Sutton[3] | |
January 27, 2024 | Signed Sug Sutton to a Training Camp Contract[3] | |
February 1, 2024 | Signed Natasha Cloud[4] | |
February 3, 2024 | Acquired Rebecca Allen in exchange for Moriah Jefferson[5] | |
Signed Christyn Williams to a Training Camp Contract[3] | ||
February 6, 2024 | Acquired Kahleah Copper and the rights to Morgan Bertsch in exchange for Michaela Onyenwere, Brianna Turner, the third pick in the 2024 draft, Chicago's second round pick in the 2025 draft, Phoenix's 2026 first round pick, and the right to swap 2026 second round picks.[6] | |
February 8, 2024 | Signed Mikiah Herbert Harrigan to a Training Camp Contract[3] | |
February 9, 2024 | Signed Natasha Mack to a Training Camp Contract[3] | |
February 13, 2024 | Signed Amy Atwell to a Training Camp Contract[3] | |
March 7, 2024 | Signed Mya Hollingshed to a Training Camp Contract[3] | |
March 15, 2024 | Waived Kadi Sissoko[3] | |
March 30, 2024 | Re-Signed Brittney Griner[7] | |
April 16, 2024 | Signed Charisma Osborne and Jaz Shelley to Rookie Contracts[3] | |
April 24, 2024 | Signed Air Hearn, Bella Murekatete, and Desi-Rae Young to a Training Camp Contracts[8] | |
April 28, 2024 | Waived Desi-Rae Young[3] | |
May 11, 2024 | Waived Amy Atwell, Air Hearn, Mya Hollingshed, Bella Murekatete, Charisma Osborne, Jaz Shelley, and Christyn Williams[9] | |
Signed Liz Dixon to a Training Camp Contract from waivers | ||
June 10, 2024 | Waived Morgan Bertsch[10] | |
June 13, 2024 | Signed Charisma Osborne[11] | |
July 2, 2024 | Waived Liz Dixon | |
July 5, 2024 | Signed Liz Dixon to 7-day contract[3] | |
July 12, 2024 | Released Liz Dixon (contract ended) | |
Signed Celeste Taylor to 7-day contract[3] | ||
August 16, 2024 | Released Celeste Taylor (contract ended)[3] | |
August 18, 2024 | Signed Monique Billings to 7-day contract[12] | |
August 20, 2024 | Acquired the rights the rights to Klara Lundquist from the Washington Mystics in exchange for Sug Sutton and a 2025 3rd round pick[13] | |
August 23, 2024 | Signed Celeste Taylor to a second 7-day contract | |
August 25, 2024 | Signed Monique Billings to a rest-of-season contract[14] | |
August 30, 2024 | Signed Celeste Taylor to a third 7-day contract | |
September 5, 2024 | Signed Amy Atwell to a 7-day contract[15] | |
September 6, 2024 | Signed Celeste Taylor to a rest-of-season contract[16] |
Roster changes
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Depth
Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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PG | Natasha Cloud | Charisma Osborne |
SG | Diana Taurasi | |
SF | Kahleah Copper | Rebecca Allen |
PF | Sophie Cunningham | Monique Billings Mikiah Herbert Harrigan |
C | Brittney Griner | Natasha Mack |
Schedule
Pre-season
2024 pre-season game log Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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2024 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
2024 game log Total: 19–21 (Home: 10–10; Road: 9–11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 3–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–4)
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June : 6–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–2)
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July : 4–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–2)
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August : 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
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September : 3–5 (Home: 1–4; Road: 2–1)
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2024 season schedule |
Playoffs
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First round vs. Minnesota Lynx
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2024 playoff schedule |
Standings
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | yx – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | — | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 5–0 |
2 | cx – Minnesota Lynx | 30 | 10 | .750 | 2 | 14–6 | 16–4 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 28 | 12 | .700 | 4 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
4 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 27 | 13 | .675 | 5 | 12–8 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 2–3 |
5 | x – Seattle Storm | 25 | 15 | .625 | 7 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 11–9 | 4–1 |
6 | x – Indiana Fever | 20 | 20 | .500 | 12 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 8–12 | 3–2 |
7 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 21 | .475 | 13 | 10–10 | 10–10 | 9–11 | 3–2 |
8 | x – Atlanta Dream | 15 | 25 | .375 | 17 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
9 | e – Washington Mystics | 14 | 26 | .350 | 18 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 9–11 | 1–4 |
10 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 27 | .325 | 19 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
11 | e – Dallas Wings | 9 | 31 | .225 | 23 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–18 | 0–5 |
12 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 8 | 32 | .200 | 24 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 3–17 | 2–3 |
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Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- c – Commissioner's Cup winners
- y – Regular Season Champion
- 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 | New York Liberty | |||||||||||||
8 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||
4 | Las Vegas Aces | |||||||||||||
5 | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||
7 | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||
6 | Indiana Fever |
Bold Series winner
Statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award/Milestone | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Kahleah Copper | Western Conference Player of the Week | May 28, 2024 | [17] |
WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [18] | |
2024 Olympic Gold Medal Winner | August 11, 2024 | [19] | |
Brittney Griner | Western Conference Player of the Week | June 18, 2024 | [20] |
WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [18] | |
2024 Olympic Gold Medal Winner | August 11, 2024 | [19] | |
Diana Taurasi | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [18] |
2024 Olympic Gold Medal Winner | August 11, 2024 | [19] |
References
- ^ a b "PHOENIX MERCURY NAME NATE TIBBETTS HEAD COACH". mercury.wnba.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Schedule - Phoenix Mercury". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "PHOENIX MERCURY SIGNS WNBA CHAMPION NATASHA CLOUD". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "PHOENIX MERCURY ACQUIRES REBECCA ALLEN IN SIGN-AND-TRADE WITH CONNECTICUT SUN FOR GUARD MORIAH JEFFERSON". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Trade Copper, Bertsch to Phoenix, Acquire Onyenwere, Turner, Draft Picks". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Weinfuss, Josh (2024-03-30). "Free agent Brittney Griner returning to Mercury, league says". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Phoenix Mercury Finalizes Training Camp Roster". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ @PhoenixMercury (May 11, 2024). "The Phoenix Mercury today waived center Bella Murekatete, forward Mya Hollingshed and guards Amy Atwell, Air Hearn, Charisma Osborne, Jaz Shelley and Christyn Williams" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ LaCertosa, Justin (June 10, 2024). "Morgan Bertsch waived by Phoenix Mercury, according to WNBA transactions page". burncitysports.com. Burn City Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Mercury sign 2024 draft pick Charisma Osborne, waive forward Morgan Bertsch". arizonasports.com. KMVP-FM. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "PHOENIX MERCURY SIGNS VETERAN FORWARD MONIQUE BILLINGS TO A SEVEN-DAY CONTRACT". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ @WashMystics (August 20, 2024). "Trade Alert: We have acquired Sug Sutton and a 2025 third round draft pick from the Phoenix Mercury for the rights to Klara Lundquist" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PhoenixMercury (August 25, 2024). "The Phoenix Mercury today announced the signing of forward Monique Billings to a rest-of-season contract! 🌵" (Tweet). Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Phoenix Mercury sign Australian Olympian Amy Atwell to 7-day contract". arizonasports.com. KMVP-FM. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ @PhoenixMercury (September 6, 2024). "The Phoenix Mercury has signed guard Celeste Taylor to a rest of season contract!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Scott, Dana (May 28, 2024). "Phoenix Mercury's Kahleah Copper named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 on July 20". WNBA (Press release). July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 women's basketball: Team USA rides its luck in roller-coaster final to win eighth consecutive Olympic gold". Olympics. August 11, 2024.
- ^ LaCertosa, Justin (June 18, 2024). "Brittney Griner named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week". burncitysports.com. Burn City Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
External links
- Official website