2010 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Mercury's 2009 record, they would pick 12th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Mercury waived their pick.

WNBA Draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
2	24	Tyra Grant	United States	Penn State
3	26	Nyeshia Stevenson	United States	Oklahoma

Transaction log

• March 26, 2009: The Mercury traded their first round pick in the 2010 draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in return for Temeka Johnson.
• February 9: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith to a training camp contract.
• February 26: The Mercury signed Ashley Paris to a training camp contract.
• March 17: The Mercury signed Lanae Williams to a training camp contract.
• March 30: The Mercury traded Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Mazzante to the New York Liberty in exchange for Candice Dupree from the Chicago Sky, as part of a three-team trade.
• April 16: The Mercury re-signed Penny Taylor and Temeka Johnson.
• May 3: The Mercury waived Tyra Grant.
• May 11: The Mercury waived Nyeshia Stevenson and Ashley Paris.
• May 13: The Mercury waived Lanae Williams and Yuko Oga.
• July 23: The Mercury traded Nicole Ohlde and a first-round pick in the 2011 Draft to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Kara Braxton.

Trades

Free agents

Roster

Phoenix Mercury roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From 1.5 !G 24 USA ! Bonner, DeWanna style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Auburn 6.0 !C 45 USA ! Braxton, Kara style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia 5.5 !F/C 4 USA ! Dupree, Candice style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Temple 1.5 !G 17 USA ! Holmes, Sequoia style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Nevada 1.0 !PG 2 USA ! Johnson, Temeka style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 63 !5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 132 lb (60 kg) LSU 1.5 !G 23 USA ! Lilley, Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Oregon 5.5 !F/C 21 USA ! Smith, Brooke style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Stanford 6.0 !C 50 USA ! Smith, Tangela style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Iowa 1.0 !PG 11 USA ! Swanier, Ketia style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 144 lb (65 kg) Connecticut 4.0 !F 13 AUS ! Taylor, Penny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Australia 2.5 !G/F 3 USA ! Taurasi, Diana style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Connecticut	Head coach Corey Gaines (Loyola Marymount) Assistant coaches Julie Hairgrove (Arizona) Bridget Pettis (Florida) Athletic trainer Tamara Poole (Cal State Dominguez Hills) Strength and conditioning coach Ben Hadley Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Postseason

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

• Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 5, 2010.
• Candice Dupree was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 3, 2010.
• Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 17, 2010.
• Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 24, 2010.
• Candice Dupree was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA reserve.
• Diana Taurasi was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a Team USA starter.
• Penny Taylor was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Diana Taurasi was named to the All-WNBA First Team.

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