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The 2024 Phoenix Mercury season was their 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.
The season tipped off against the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces in Las Vegas. The Mercury would go on to lose that game 80–89. However, they would win the next three games, including a ten-point win at Las Vegas and three-point wins over Atlanta and Washington. However, they lost their final four games of the month, including a game against Connecticut, where they scored only 47 points. They ended May 3–5.
They began June by defeating Los Angeles at home. They lost in Seattle before winning their next two games. They would lose to Las Vegas before winning their next two games. The Mercury lost two of their last three games in June to finish the month 6–4. They opened July with a loss before winning their next three matches, including two against Dallas. They would lose two games before winning the final game before the Olympic break against Washington. They finished July 4–3.
Their up-and-down season continued after the Olympic break, as they alternated wins and losses for the first five games of the month. They finished the month by losing two games to finish 3–4. They entered September in the hunt for a playoff spot and lost four of their first five games in the month. However, they defeated Chicago and Los Angeles before losing the final game of the season to Seattle. The Mercury finished the month 3–5 and the season 19–21.
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In the 2024 season, the Phoenix Mercury were 19-21 straight up, 20-19-1 against the spread, and 19-20-1 over/under the total. Phoenix was fourth in the Western Conference playoff standings, 11 games behind the Minnesota Lynx.
Phoenix's WNBA metrics were 7th for scoring offense, 7th for field goal percentage, 7th for 3-point field goal percentage, 4th for free throw percentage, and 11th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Mercury's metrics were 9th for scoring defense, 6th for field goal percentage permitted, 7th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 12th for defensive rebounding.
Their record saw them finish seventh in the WNBA, which qualified them for the playoffs. They faced off against the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx in the First Round of the playoffs. They lost both games in Minnesota to lose the series two games to zero. The first game was closer as it finished 95–102, while the second was 88–101. Their nineteen wins more than doubled their win total from a season ago. It was the second time they qualified for the playoffs and were swept in the First Round in the past three years.
Phoenix Mercury Key Players
Kahleah Copper was drafted with the seventh overall pick by the Washington Mystics in 2016 and was traded to the Chicago Sky the next year. After three years as a bench player with the Sky, she was elevated to a starting role in 2020. She emerged as a star player in 2021, being named a WNBA All-Star for the first time. Copper led the Chicago Sky during the 2021 playoffs, being named WNBA Finals MVP as the team won their first title in franchise history. Copper won an Olympic Gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In 2024, Cooper led the Mercury with 21.1 points per game.
Phoenix Mercury Head Coach
Nate Tibbets is a former NBA assistant coach from 2011 through 2023 whom the Mercury hired for the 2024 season. Tibbets led the Mercury to a 10-win improvement over the previous campaign.
Phoenix Mercury Season-by-Season Record (Last 5)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024 |
40 |
19 |
21 |
4th, Western |
Lost 1st Round |
| 2023 |
40 |
9 |
31 |
6th, Western |
- |
| 2022 |
36 |
15 |
21 |
4th, Western |
Lost 1st Round |
| 2021 |
32 |
19 |
13 |
4th, Western |
Lost WNBA Finals |
| 2020 |
22 |
13 |
9 |
5th, Western |
Lost 2nd Round |
Phoenix Mercury History
Founded in 1997, the Phoenix Mercury has three WNBA championships, with the last one in 2014.
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