Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas both made guarantees about the Mercury following Kahleah Copper's sudden injury.

The WNBA offseason is an eternity when compared to most professional sports leagues. That was true yet again this winter, even with an expansion draft, a wild free agency period and Unrivaled entering the mix.

Opening weekend in the WNBA has come and gone with eight matchups taking place in the first three days of the regular season. History was made with the first WNBA regular season game ever being played at the Chase Center for Valkyries vs.

Thomas averaged 10.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 7.9 assists last season playing for the Connecticut Sun. In the backcourt, veterans Sami Whitcomb, Sevgi Uzun, and rookie Lexi Held will be asked to fill Copper’s scoring void.

The Phoenix Mercury received multiple injury updates ahead of their game on Saturday against the Seattle Storm.

Taurasi retired after a 20-year WNBA career — all in Phoenix — that included three championships (2007, 2009, 2014), two Finals MVPs (2009, 2014) and one league MVP (2009). Griner, a nine-time All-Star, signed with the Atlanta Dream as a free agent after spending the first 11 seasons of her career with the Mercury.

The Sky still missed the playoffs last season, however, and the team needed to add some firepower to the lineup. Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper was an obvious choice, as she scored 21.1 points per game last year and teamed up with Reese during Unrivaled.

The Mercury named the 12-player roster for 2025 on Thursday, May 15. Among those cut was Celeste Taylor, who played for Phoenix last season.