Best duos in Phoenix Mercury history
Nothing's more exciting on a WNBA court than when two teammates are in sync and together make magic happen. The WNBA as a league has been around for just over 25 years, but in that short amount of time, it has built a solid reputation for having the best basketball players in the world, who thrill fans with their skillful moves and elevate the excitement and drama of each game no different than their male counterparts in the NBA.
The most successful teams, however, don't just revolve around one player. They find more success when they have players who can work together to bring victory to their team. Just as in the NBA, every team in the womens' league throughout its brief but storied history has had a dynamic duo whose names, like Cooper and Swoopes, Fowles and Moore, and Ogwumike and Parker, have earned the right to be spoken in the same breath as Jordan and Pippen, Magic and James Worthy, Bird and McHale.
Who are they, these players whose tag-team dominance drive up the score and whose names are inextricably tied to their franchise? Stacker compiled a list of the best duos in Phoenix Mercury history using stats from Basketball Reference.
Read on to see which women have been setting the tone for women's basketball on your favorite team.
#10. 1998 Phoenix Mercury
- F-C Jennifer Gillom: 6 win shares (#2 player in 1998)
- F Michelle Brogan: 4 win shares (#11 player in 1998)
- Total: 10 win shares (#2 duo in 1998)
#9. 2004 Phoenix Mercury
- F Penny Taylor: 5.2 win shares (#7 player in 2004)
- G Anna DeForge: 5.1 win shares (#8 player in 2004)
- Total: 10.3 win shares (#5 duo in 2004)
#8. 2011 Phoenix Mercury
- F Penny Taylor: 5.4 win shares (#4 player in 2011)
- G Diana Taurasi: 5.1 win shares (#8 player in 2011)
- Total: 10.5 win shares (#3 duo in 2011)
#7. 2000 Phoenix Mercury
- F Brandy Reed: 7.3 win shares (#3 player in 2000)
- F Michelle Brogan: 3.4 win shares (#21 player in 2000)
- Total: 10.7 win shares (#4 duo in 2000)
#6. 2008 Phoenix Mercury
- G Diana Taurasi: 7.4 win shares (#2 player in 2008)
- G Cappie Pondexter: 3.3 win shares (#27 player in 2008)
- Total: 10.7 win shares (#4 duo in 2008)
#5. 2018 Phoenix Mercury
- G Diana Taurasi: 5.6 win shares (#5 player in 2018)
- C Brittney Griner: 5.2 win shares (#6 player in 2018)
- Total: 10.8 win shares (#2 duo in 2018)
#4. 2007 Phoenix Mercury
- F Penny Taylor: 6.4 win shares (#2 player in 2007)
- G Diana Taurasi: 4.5 win shares (#13 player in 2007)
- Total: 10.9 win shares (#2 duo in 2007)
#3. 2021 Phoenix Mercury
- C Brittney Griner: 6.3 win shares (#2 player in 2021)
- G Skylar Diggins-Smith: 4.9 win shares (#8 player in 2021)
- Total: 11.2 win shares (#2 duo in 2021)
#2. 2006 Phoenix Mercury
- G Diana Taurasi: 6.8 win shares (#3 player in 2006)
- G Cappie Pondexter: 4.8 win shares (#11 player in 2006)
- Total: 11.6 win shares (#3 duo in 2006)
#1. 2014 Phoenix Mercury
- C Brittney Griner: 6.8 win shares (#2 player in 2014)
- G Diana Taurasi: 5.6 win shares (#3 player in 2014)
- Total: 12.4 win shares (#2 duo in 2014)
