2010 Phoenix Mercury season

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

2010 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachCorey Gaines
ArenaUS Airways Center
Attendance8,982 per game
Results
Record1519 (.441)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost Conference Finals
Team Leaders
PointsTaurasi (22.6)
ReboundsDupree (7.6)
AssistsTaylor (5.0)
Media
TelevisionFS-A
NBATV, ESPN2

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

Date Trade
March 26, 2009 To Phoenix Mercury To Los Angeles Sparks
Temeka Johnson first round pick in 2010 draft
March 30, 2010 To Phoenix Mercury To New York Liberty
Candice Dupree (from Chi.) Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Mazzante
July 23, 2010 To Phoenix Mercury To Tulsa Shock
Kara Braxton Nicole Ohlde and a first-round pick in 2011 Draft

Free agents

Roster

Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 24 Bonner, DeWanna 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Auburn
C 45 Braxton, Kara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia
F/C 4 Dupree, Candice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Temple
G 17 Holmes, Sequoia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Nevada
PG 2 Johnson, Temeka 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 132 lb (60 kg) LSU
G 23 Lilley, Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Oregon
F/C 21 Smith, Brooke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Stanford
C 50 Smith, Tangela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Iowa
PG 11 Swanier, Ketia 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 144 lb (65 kg) Connecticut
F 13 Taylor, Penny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Australia
G/F 3 Taurasi, Diana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
  • Ben Hadley

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Tangela Smith Brooke Smith
PF Candice Dupree Kara Braxton
SF Penny Taylor DeWanna Bonner / Sequoia Holmes
SG Diana Taurasi Taylor Lilley
PG Temeka Johnson Ketia Swanier

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Seattle Storm x286.82417–011–620–2
Phoenix Mercury x1519.44113.09–86–1113–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x1420.41214.08–96–1111–11
Los Angeles Sparks x1321.38215.08–95–1210–12
Minnesota Lynx o1321.38215.07–106–118–14
Tulsa Shock o628.17622.04–132–154–18

Schedule

Preseason

2010 Game Log: Preseason

Regular season

2010 Game Log: Regular Season
Watch all games live on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2010 Game Log: Postseason

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
DeWanna Bonner 32425.4.465.358.8406.11.30.691.1612.0
Kara Braxton 13017.2.544.000.7114.81.20.620.3811.1
Candice Dupree 343429.8.664.000.9367.61.31.030.8215.7
Sequoia Holmes 1507.9.205.000.7331.30.40.400.001.8
Temeka Johnson 343427.3.411.309.7963.24.70.940.219.2
Taylor Lilley 21110.8.397.326.9090.90.70.520.053.3
Nicole Ohlde 20011.1.442.000.6091.90.50.200.403.0
Brooke Smith 1608.2.739.000.8571.80.30.060.252.5
Tangela Smith 343429.2.395.347.7505.20.90.680.859.2
Ketia Swanier 32010.1.391.387.5241.21.70.340.033.0
Penny Taylor 323230.0.509.442.8934.45.01.470.2815.9
Diana Taurasi 313132.2.427.374.9124.34.71.230.6122.6

Awards and honors

References

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