2025 Phoenix Mercury season

The 2025 Phoenix Mercury season was the 28th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second season under general manager, Nick U'Ren, and head coach, Nate Tibbetts. It will be the first season since 2012 without 11-year veteran and 2014 WNBA champion Brittney Griner under contract, signing with the Atlanta Dream in free agency. It will also be the first season following the retirement of 3-time WNBA champion and WNBA all-time leading scorer Diana Taurasi who spent all 20 of her WNBA seasons (2004–2014, 2016–2024) with the franchise.

Draft

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions / unsigned

Roster

Depth

Schedule

Preseason

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | May 6 | @ Las Vegas | L 84–85 | Sabally, Westbeld (14) | Shyla Heal (7) | Alyssa Thomas (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>8,637 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | May 11 | Golden State | L 79–84 | Sabally, Thomas (15) | Sami Whitcomb (8) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | PHX Arena<br>6,430 | 0–2

Regular season

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 1 | May 17 | Seattle | W 81–59 | Satou Sabally (27) | Alexis Prince (8) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | PHX Arena<br>10,623 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | May 21 | Los Angeles | W 89–86 | Satou Sabally (25) | Kathryn Westbeld (6) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | PHX Arena<br>8,024 | 2–0 |- |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | May 23 | @ Seattle | L 70–77 | Alyssa Thomas (16) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>9,091 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 4 | May 25 | Washington | W 68–62 | Monique Akoa Makani (13) | Sabally, Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (5) | PHX Arena<br>10,065 | 3–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 5 | May 27 | Chicago | W 94–89 | Satou Sabally (20) | Satou Sabally (8) | Alyssa Thomas (15) | PHX Arena<br>8,818 | 4–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 6 | May 30 | Minnesota | L 71–74 | Satou Sabally (26) | Satou Sabally (11) | Sami Whitcomb (6) | PHX Arena<br>9,043 | 4–2

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 7 | June 1 | @ Los Angeles | W 85–80 | Satou Sabally (24) | Satou Sabally (9) | Monique Akoa Makani (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,033 | 5–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 8 | June 3 | @ Minnesota | L 65–88 | Lexi Held (16) | Satou Sabally (8) | Lexi Held (3) | Target Center<br>8,772 | 5–3 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 9 | June 5 | Golden State | W 86–77 | Lexi Held (24) | Kalani Brown (8) | Satou Sabally (5) | PHX Arena<br>9,943 | 6–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 10 | June 7 | Seattle | L 77–89 | Satou Sabally (22) | Musa, Sabally, Whitcomb (5) | Satou Sabally (6) | PHX Arena<br>9,876 | 6–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 11 | June 11 | Dallas | W 93–80 | Satou Sabally (20) | Satou Sabally (8) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | PHX Arena<br>13,001 | 7–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | bgcolor=#FED8B1| 12 | June 15 | @ Las Vegas | W 76–70 | Satou Sabally (22) | Satou Sabally (9) | Alyssa Thomas (13) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,497 | 8–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 13 | June 18 | @ Connecticut | W 83–75 | Held, Thomas (14) | Satou Sabally (15) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,864 | 9–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 14 | June 19 | @ New York | W 89–81 | Monique Akoa Makani (21) | Alyssa Thomas (15) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Barclays Center<br>16,383 | 10–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 15 | June 21 | @ Chicago | W 104–86 | Sami Whitcomb (17) | Mack, Westbeld (5) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,291 | 11–4 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 16 | June 27 | New York | W 106–91 | Satou Sabally (25) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (15) | PHX Arena<br>12,009 | 12–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 17 | June 29 | Las Vegas | L 81–84 | Alyssa Thomas (16) | Satou Sabally (9) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | PHX Arena<br>13,247 | 12–5

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 18 | July 3 | @ Dallas | L 89–98 | Kahleah Copper (33) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | College Park Center<br>6,162 | 12–6 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 19 | July 7 | Dallas | W 102–72 | Sami Whitcomb (36) | Mack, Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (15) | PHX Arena<br>11,932 | 13–6 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 20 | July 9 | Minnesota | W 79–71 | Alyssa Thomas (29) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Sami Whitcomb (6) | PHX Arena<br>10,083 | 14–6 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 21 | July 14 | @ Golden State | W 78–77 | DeWanna Bonner (22) | DeWanna Bonner (11) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 15–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 22 | July 16 | @ Minnesota | L 66–79 | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Natasha Mack (13) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Target Center<br>16,421 | 15–7 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- bgcolor=#fcc | 23 | July 23 | Atlanta | L 79–90 | DeWanna Bonner (18) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | PHX Arena<br>11,850 | 15–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 24 | July 25 | @ New York | L 76–89 | Alyssa Thomas (20) | Alyssa Thomas (13) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Barclays Center<br>17,515 | 15–9 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 25 | July 27 | @ Washington | W 88–72 | Alyssa Thomas (27) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 16–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 26 | July 30 | @ Indiana | L 101–107 | Alyssa Thomas (32) | Alyssa Thomas (15) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 16–10

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 27 | August 1 | @ Atlanta | L 72–95 | Kahleah Copper (19) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Monique Akoa Makani (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,283 | 16–11 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 28 | August 3 | @ Chicago | W 83–67 | Kahleah Copper (25) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,081 | 17–11 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 29 | August 5 | Connecticut | W 88–62 | Satou Sabally (23) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | PHX Arena<br>8,083 | 18–11 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 30 | August 7 | Indiana | W 95–60 | DeWanna Bonner (23) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | PHX Arena<br>17,071 | 19–11 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 31 | August 10 | Atlanta | L 66–74 | Alyssa Thomas (21) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (5) | PHX Arena<br>13,953 | 19–12 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 32 | August 15 | Las Vegas | L 83–86 | Satou Sabally (26) | Mack, Thomas (6) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | PHX Arena<br>10,850 | 19–13 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 33 | August 17 | @ Seattle | W 85–82 | Alyssa Thomas (19) | Sabally, Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>14,169 | 20–13 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 34 | August 19 | @ Golden State | W 98–91 | Kahleah Copper (25) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 21–13 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 35 | August 21 | @ Las Vegas | L 61–83 | Alyssa Thomas (17) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,460 | 21–14 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 36 | August 22 | Golden State | W 81–72 | Monique Akoa Makani (18) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Alyssa Thomas (16) | PHX Arena<br>10,280 | 22–14 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 37 | August 26 | @ Los Angeles | W 92–84 | Satou Sabally (19) | Alyssa Thomas (16) | Alyssa Thomas (15) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,726 | 23–14 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 38 | August 28 | Chicago | W 83–79 | Kahleah Copper (28) | Natasha Mack (12) | Alyssa Thomas (6) | PHX Arena<br>10,445 | 24–14 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 39 | August 30 | New York | W 80–63 | Kahleah Copper (22) | Natasha Mack (10) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | PHX Arena<br>13,252 | 25–14

|- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | September 2 | Indiana | W 85–79 | Alyssa Thomas (23) | Natasha Mack (10) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | PHX Arena<br>13,132 | 26–14 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 41 | September 4 | @ Washington | W 75–69 | Kahleah Copper (18) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 27–14 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 42 | September 6 | @ Connecticut | L 84–87 | Kahleah Copper (18) | Natasha Mack (9) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 27–15 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 43 | September 9 | Los Angeles | L 83–88 | Satou Sabally (24) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | PHX Arena<br>13,151 | 27–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 44 | September 11 | @ Dallas | L 76–97 | Satou Sabally (14) | Brown, Akoa Makani, Sabally (5) | Sabally, Thomas (5) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 27–17

Notes:

• Games highlighted in <span style="color:#FED8B1;">██</span> represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Playoffs

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | September 14 | New York | L 69–76 (OT) | Kahleah Copper (15) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | PHX Arena<br>10,095 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | September 17 | @ New York | W 86–60 | Sabally, Thomas (15) | DeWanna Bonner (8) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Barclays Center<br>17,017 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 3 | September 19 | New York | W 79–73 | Satou Sabally (23) | Satou Sabally (12) | Alyssa Thomas (11) | PHX Arena<br>13,104 | 2–1

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | September 21 | @ Minnesota | L 69–82 | Kahleah Copper (22) | DeWanna Bonner (9) | Alyssa Thomas (7) | Target Center<br>10,121 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 2 | September 23 | @ Minnesota | W 89–83 (OT) | Satou Sabally (24) | Satou Sabally (9) | Alyssa Thomas (13) | Target Center<br>10,824 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 3 | September 26 | Minnesota | W 84–76 | Satou Sabally (23) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | PHX Arena<br>15,941 | 2–1 |-bgcolor=#bbffbb | 4 | September 28 | Minnesota |W 86–81 | Alyssa Thomas (23) | Alyssa Thomas (8) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | PHX Arena<br>16,919 | 3–1

|- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | October 3 | @ Las Vegas | L 86–89 | Kahleah Copper (21) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,266 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | October 5 | @ Las Vegas | L 78–91 | Kahleah Copper (23) | Natasha Mack (10) | Monique Akoa Makani (7) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,404 | 0–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | October 8 | Las Vegas | L 88–90 | DeWanna Bonner (25) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Alyssa Thomas (9) | Mortgage Matchup Center<br>17,071 | 0–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | October 10 | Las Vegas | L 86–97 | Kahleah Copper (30) | Alyssa Thomas (12) | Alyssa Thomas (10) | Mortgage Matchup Center<br>17,071 | 0–4 |-

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Source:

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

Notes

References

External links

• Official website of the Phoenix Mercury