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2019 Phoenix Mercury season
The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped off on May 25, 2019 versus the Seattle Storm.
| 2019 Phoenix Mercury season |
|---|
| Sandy Brondello |
| Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| 10,193 per game |
| 15–19 (.441) |
| 5th (Western) |
| 8th seed; Lost in 1st Round to Chicago |
| Brittney Griner – 20.7 ppg |
| DeWanna Bonner – 6.5 rpg |
| Diana Taurasi – 5.3 apg |
| Fox Sports Arizona (FS-A) |
| ← 2018 |
| 2020 → |
The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped off on May 25, 2019 versus the Seattle Storm.
The Mercury's season started with the news that star Diana Taurasi would miss a significant part of the season due to a back procedure. The team started out the season 5–5 by the end of June. This record included a three game losing streak immediately followed by a three game winning streak. July proved more of the same as the team posted a 5–4 record. A two game losing streak split five wins. In August, the team went 5–6, but did secure a playoff spot. Taurasi returned for six games during the season. However, the team finished on a four game losing streak to end the season 15–19. This record earned them the eighth seed in the playoffs.
As the eight seed, the Mercury traveled to the Chicago Sky in the first round. The Mercury are the only eighth seed to win since the WNBA switched to its current playoff format in 2016. However, they could not repeat the feat this season when they lost by 29 points.
The Mercury did well at the end of season awards with Brittney Griner leading the WNBA in scoring, Brianna Turner making the WNBA All-Rookie Team, and Leilani Mitchell winning the WNBA Most Improved Player Award.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Alanna Smith | Australia | Stanford |
| 2 | 13 | Sophie Cunningham | United States | Missouri |
| 3 | 32 | Arica Carter | United States | Louisville |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| February 1, 2019 | Re-Signed G Briann January |
| Re-Signed G Yvonne Turner | |
| February 6, 2019 | Signed G/F Essence Carson |
| March 21, 2019 | Re-Signed F Sancho Lyttle |
| March 22, 2019 | Re-Signed G/F DeWanna Bonner |
| April 10, 2019 | Traded C Marie Gülich to Atlanta for F Brianna Turner |
| May 21, 2019 | Traded G Stephanie Talbot to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft |
| 2019 playoff game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) |
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series
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September 11
@ Chicago Sky
L 76–105
Bonner (21)
Bonner (6)
3 tied (3)
Wintrust Arena6,042
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| Los Angeles Sparks (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 15–2 | 7–10 | 10–6 | |
| Las Vegas Aces (4) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 11–5 | |
| Seattle Storm (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–6 | |
| Minnesota Lynx (7) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 7–9 | |
| Phoenix Mercury (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 5–11 | |
| e – Dallas Wings | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 5–11 |
Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.
| 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 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeWanna Bonner | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | June 10, 2019 | |
| Briann January | WNBA Community Assist Award - May | June 27, 2019 | |
| Brittney Griner | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | July 8, 2019 | |
| DeWanna Bonner | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 15, 2019 | |
| Brittney Griner | |||
| Brittney Griner | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | September 3, 2019 | |
| WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month - August | September 4, 2019 | ||
| Peak Performer: Points | September 9, 2019 | ||
| Brianna Turner | WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 16, 2019 | |
| Leilani Mitchell | Most Improved Player Award | September 18, 2019 |
- The Official Site of the Phoenix Mercury
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