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The PHNX Mercury Podcast is your weekly destination for everything Phoenix Mercury and WNBA. Hosted by Erika Day and Stephen PridGeon-Garner, the show brings you expert analysis, player updates, postgame reactions, and inside access to one of the WNBA’s most iconic franchises. From legends like Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner to the next generation of Mercury stars, PHNX Mercury covers the latest news, trade rumors, and WNBA storylines from a true Valley perspective. If you love Phoenix hoops and women’s basketball, this is your home court.
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The Phoenix Mercury announced on Wednesday that Kahleah Copper would be representing the team in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, as the replacement for Los Angeles Sparks guard, Kelsey Plum. That came shortly after the Merc
The Phoenix Mercury bounced back from their disappointing loss to the Connecticut Sun on Friday, with a convincing win over them on Sunday, 72-63. They presently sit at 9-18, 13th in the WNBA, and 4.5 games back from 8th
Things have gone from bad to worse for the Phoenix Mercury, who have fallen to 8-18 on the season with a 96-83 loss to the Connecticut Sun Friday. Making matters worse is that Friday marked the Mercury’s fifth consecutiv
The Phoenix Mercury enter Tuesday at 8-17, 12th in the WNBA, and five games behind the final Playoff slot. As the halfway point of the season is now in the rearview, can they climb the latter back into Playoff standing?
The Phoenix Mercury dropped a heartbreaker Thursday, falling 92-89 to the Indiana Fever. Phoenix led by double digits multiple times in the game, but it was the efforts of Kelsey Mitchell in a frenetic fourth quarter tha
The Phoenix Mercury’s win streak was snapped at three games when they fell to the Chicago Sky Tuesday. It was an uncharacteristic showing for Phoenix, which dished out nine turnovers while committing 20 turnovers. As evi
The Phoenix Mercury made it a third straight win and this time the victim was the Seattle Storm. Nate Tibbetts was out with an illness (get well soon coach!), Lexi Held had a CAREER NIGHT, Kahleah Copper went off again,
The Phoenix Mercury may be turning a corner, ending their three-game road trip with two consecutive wins. After a gritty, shorthanded win over the Toronto Tempo, the Merc are back in the Valley for a three-game homestand
The Phoenix Mercury survived an absolutely chaotic matchup with the Indiana Fever, beating Indiana 111-109 behind a clutch Kahleah Copper performance, another huge Alyssa Thomas night, a career game from Valériane Ayayi
The Phoenix Mercury have now lost five straight games and sit at 2-7 after another loss to the New York Liberty. The frustrating part? Phoenix did a lot of things well enough to win. Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper each
The Phoenix Mercury had the Atlanta Dream on the ropes… until the fourth quarter completely flipped the game. Phoenix led by as many as 15 and carried a lead into the final period before Atlanta caught fire late, escapin
The Phoenix Mercury dropped their second straight home game, falling to the Los Angeles Sparks and moving to 2–4 on the season, the worst six-game start of the Nate Tibbetts era. Erika and Stephen break down what went wr
The Phoenix Mercury handed the previously undefeated Chicago Sky their first loss of the season, but the biggest story might be Jovana Nogic continuing to look like one of the steals of the entire WNBA season. Erika, Ste
The Phoenix Mercury are just 1-2 to start the season, but the bigger story might be that this roster STILL hasn’t fully come together yet. After Fiba delays kept her out to begin the year, Valériane Ayayi finally made he
The Phoenix Mercury are 1-1 to open the season, but the context around that start matters. The Mercury open the year with the second-hardest opening schedule in the WNBA, including the team’s only back-to-back of the ent
The Phoenix Mercury walked into Vegas as 9.5-point underdogs on the Las Vegas Aces’ ring night… and completely stole the show. Jovana Nogic announced herself in a BIG way with a brilliant Mercury debut, Alyssa Thomas con
The Mercury just went to the WNBA Finals, returned two thirds of the core of that group, and somehow STILL feel like an afterthought in a lot of national conversations heading into 2026. Phoenix already showed flashes du
The Phoenix Mercury closed preseason 2-0 after handling the Japan National Team 86-60, and the early signs are hard to ignore. Kahleah Copper led the way with 17 points, Alyssa Thomas stuffed the stat sheet with 8 points
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The Phoenix Mercury are trying to run it back after a trip to the 2025 WNBA Finals, but they’ll be doing it without Satou Sabally, who left in free agency for New York. So now what? On today’s PHNX Mercury show, we’re br
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