2024 Phoenix Mercury 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]

2024 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachNate Tibbetts
ArenaFootprint Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record8–8 (.500)
Place4th (Western)
2025 season →

The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Las Vegas Aces in Las Vegas.[2]

Transactions

WNBA draft
See also: 2024 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
3 25 Charisma Osborne  United States UCLA
3 29 Jaz Shelley  Australia Nebraska

Transactions
Date Transaction
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, Jaz Shelley, Bella Murekatete, and Desi-Rae Young to Rookie Contracts[3]
April 22, 2024 Signed Air Hearn to a Rookie Contract[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]

Roster changes

Roster
Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F11Allen, Rebecca6' 2" (1.88m)162 lb (73kg)1992-11-06Australia8
G0Cloud, Natasha5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22Saint Joseph's8
G/F2Copper, Kahleah6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1994-08-28Rutgers8
G9Cunningham, Sophie6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1996-08-16Missouri5
F22Dixon, Liz6' 5" (1.96m)195 lb (88kg)2000-09-29Louisville1
C42Griner, Brittney6' 9" (2.06m)205 lb (93kg)1990-10-18Baylor10
F21Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah6' 2" (1.88m)152 lb (69kg)1998-08-21South Carolina2
F4Mack, Natasha6' 3" (1.91m)182 lb (83kg)1997-11-03Oklahoma State1
G24Osborne, Charisma5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)2001-06-03UCLAR
G1Sutton, Sug 5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1998-12-17Texas2
G/F3Taurasi, Diana6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)1982-06-11Connecticut19
Head coach
Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota)
Assistant coaches
Kristi Toliver (Maryland)
Megan Vogel (South Dakota State)
Michael Joiner (Florida 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
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth
Pos. Starter Bench
PG Diana Taurasi Rebecca Allen
Sug Sutton
SG Natasha Cloud Sophie Cunningham
SF Kahleah Copper Morgan Bertsch
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
PF Natasha Mack Liz Dixon
C Brittney Griner

Schedule

Pre-season
2024 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 7 @ Seattle L 59–85 Diana Taurasi (10) Natasha Mack (7) Brittney Griner (3) Climate Pledge Arena
 0–1
2 May 10 vs. Los Angeles L 85–98 Kahleah Copper (16) Natasha Mack (4) Sug Sutton (5) Footprint Center
4,598		 0–2
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2024 game log
Total: 8–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–6)
May: 3–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 14 @ Las Vegas L 80–89 Diana Taurasi (23) Natasha Cloud (8) Natasha Cloud (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,419		 0–1
2 May 18 Atlanta W 88–85 Kahleah Copper (38) Natasha Mack (11) Natasha Cloud (5) Footprint Center
10,251		 1–1
3 May 21 @ Las Vegas W 98–88 Kahleah Copper (37) Sophie Cunningham (9) Natasha Cloud (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,374		 2–1
4 May 23 Washington W 83–80 Copper, Taurasi (20) Natasha Mack (9) Natasha Cloud (10) Footprint Center
7,474		 3–1
5 May 25 Dallas L 92–107 Kahleah Copper (32) Diana Taurasi (5) Natasha Cloud (12) Footprint Center
8,339		 3–2
6 May 28 @ Connecticut L 47–70 Natasha Cloud (9) Sophie Cunningham (9) Kahleah Copper (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,489		 3–3
7 May 29 @ New York L 78–81 Kahleah Copper (20) Kahleah Copper (9) Sug Sutton (7) Barclays Center
9,182		 3–4
8 May 31 @ Minnesota L 71–95 Kahleah Copper (21) Natasha Mack (10) Natasha Cloud (7) Target Center
7,035		 3–5
June: 5–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 2 Los Angeles W 87–68 Diana Taurasi (31) Natasha Mack (12) Natasha Cloud (12) Footprint Center
10,207		 4–5
10 June 4 @ Seattle L 62–80 Kahleah Copper (19) Kahleah Copper (7) Natasha Cloud (5) Climate Pledge Arena
8,133		 4–6
11 June 7 Minnesota W 81–80 Kahleah Copper (34) Natasha Mack (7) Natasha Cloud (10) Footprint Center
9,052		 5–6
12 June 9 @ Dallas W 97–90 Kahleah Copper (29) Brittney Griner (7) Cloud, Taurasi (7) College Park Center
5,568		 6–6
13 June 13 Las Vegas L 99–103 Brittney Griner (25) Brittney Griner (9) Cloud, Sutton (6) Footprint Center
9,325		 6–7
14 June 16 Seattle W 87–78 Kahleah Copper (30) Brittney Griner (9) Natasha Cloud (8) Footprint Center
9,444		 7–7
15 June 18 New York W 99–93 Griner, Taurasi (19) Diana Taurasi (9) Kahleah Copper (7) Footprint Center
9,824		 8–7
16 June 22 @ Minnesota L 60–73 Natasha Cloud (14) Brittney Griner (7) Natasha Cloud (5) Target Center
8,769		 8–8
17 June 28 Los Angeles Footprint Center
18 June 30 Indiana Footprint Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 July 1 Connecticut Footprint Center
20 July 3 @ Dallas College Park Center
21 July 7 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
22 July 10 Dallas Footprint Center
23 July 12 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
24 July 14 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
25 July 16 @ Washington Capital One Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 August 15 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
27 August 16 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
28 August 18 Chicago Footprint Center
29 August 21 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
30 August 23 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
31 August 26 New York Footprint Center
32 August 28 Minnesota Footprint Center
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 September 1 Las Vegas Footprint Center
34 September 3 Atlanta Footprint Center
35 September 5 Washington Footprint Center
36 September 7 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
37 September 13 Connecticut Footprint Center
38 September 15 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
39 September 17 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
40 September 19 Seattle Footprint Center
2024 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty153.833—10–18–17–25–0
2 Connecticut Sun143.8240.59–18–16–24–1
3 Minnesota Lynx134.7651.510–39–14–34–1
4 Seattle Storm116.6473.54–56–15–54–1
5 Las Vegas Aces96.6004.56–45–44–22–3
6 Phoenix Mercury88.50065–66–22–63–2
7 Atlanta Dream69.4007.52–63–63–31–4
8 Chicago Sky610.37583–73–63–41–4
9 Indiana Fever712.3688.56–74–43–83–2
10 Dallas Wings413.23510.53–62–52–80–5
11 Los Angeles Sparks413.23510.52–63–41–92–3
12 Washington Mystics414.222112–103–61–81–4

Notes

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

Statistics
Legend
  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


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

Awards and honors
Recipient Award/Milestone Date awarded Ref.
Kahleah Copper Western Conference Player of the Week May 28, 2024 [12]
Brittney Griner Western Conference Player of the Week June 18, 2024 [13]

References
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  2. "2024 Schedule - Phoenix Mercury". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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  5. "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.
  6. "Chicago Sky Trade Copper, Bertsch to Phoenix, Acquire Onyenwere, Turner, Draft Picks". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  7. Weinfuss, Josh (2024-03-30). "Free agent Brittney Griner returning to Mercury, league says". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  8. "Phoenix Mercury Finalizes Training Camp Roster". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  9. @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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Mercury sign 2024 draft pick Charisma Osborne, waive forward Morgan Bertsch". arizonasports.com. KMVP-FM. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  12. 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.
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