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2007 Phoenix Mercury season
The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury won their first WNBA championship.
Offseason
WNBA draft
The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2007 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lindsey Harding | Duke | |
| 2 | 18 | Tyresa Smith | Delaware | |
| 3 | 28 (from Minn.) | Leah Rush | Oklahoma | |
| 3 | 31 | Chrissy Givens | Middle Tennessee | |
| 3 | 37 (from Det.) | Emily Westerberg | Arizona State |
Transactions
- February 5: The Mercury re-signed Jennifer Lacy and Jen Derevjanik.
- February 21: The Mercury traded Sandora Irvin to the San Antonio Silver Stars for a second-round pick in the 2008 draft.
- March 8: The Mercury re-signed free agent Penny Taylor.
- March 20: The Mercury signed Adriana Moises.
- April 4: The Mercury traded the draft rights to Lindsey Harding to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tangela Smith.
- April 5: The Mercury waived Kamila Vodichkova.
- April 25: The Mercury waived Michelle Campbell and Jocelyn Penn.
- April 26: The Mercury waived Charity Egenti and Yolanda Jones.
- May 1: The Mercury waived Natalie Nakase.
- May 10: The Mercury waived Chloe Kerr and Carrie Moore.
- May 14: The Mercury waived Chrissy Givens.
- May 17: The Mercury waived Leah Rush, Tyresa Smith and Mandisa Stevenson.
- May 18: The Mercury waived Kwe Ryong Kim and Crystal Smith.
- June 21: The Mercury waived Adriana Moises.
- July 5: The Mercury signed Teana Miller.
| Date | Trade |
|---|---|
| April 4, 2007 | **To Phoenix Mercury** |
| Tangela Smith | draft rights to Lindsey Harding |
Free agents
Additions
| **Tangela Smith** | April 4, 2007 | Minnesota Lynx |
|---|
Subtractions
| **Olympia Scott** | 2009 | free agent |
|---|
Roster
Season standings
Schedule
Regular season
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | San Antonio | 81-72 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 23 | @ Seattle | 87-100 | Loss | 1-1 |
| May 25 | Houston | 111-85 | Win | 2-1 |
| May 29 | Sacramento | 76-75 | Win | 3-1 |
| May 31 | @ San Antonio | 97-85 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 2 | @ Connecticut | 67-76 | Loss | 4-2 |
| June 3 | @ New York | 82-83 | Loss | 4-3 |
| June 5 | Minnesota | 85-90 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 7 | Chicago | 80-66 | Win | 5-4 |
| June 9 | @ Sacramento | 74-70 | Win | 6-4 |
| June 13 | @ Washington | 69-86 | Loss | 6-5 |
| June 15 | @ Indiana | 89-78 | Win | 7-5 |
| June 20 | Washington | 101-106 | Loss | 7-6 |
| June 22 | Detroit | 84-87 | Loss | 7-7 |
| June 24 | Houston | 90-85 | Win | 8-7 |
| June 30 | @ Houston | 92-75 | Win | 9-7 |
| July 3 | @ Minnesota | 95-79 | Win | 10-7 |
| July 6 | Connecticut | 111-109 (2OT) | Win | 11-7 |
| July 8 | @ Detroit | 82-111 | Loss | 11-8 |
| July 11 | San Antonio | 77-87 | Loss | 11-9 |
| July 17 | Seattle | 89-79 | Win | 12-9 |
| July 20 | Los Angeles | 77-87 | Loss | 12-10 |
| July 22 | Minnesota | 106-93 | Win | 13-10 |
| July 25 | @ Minnesota | 103-79 | Win | 14-10 |
| July 27 | @ Chicago | 98-96 | Win | 15-10 |
| July 29 | Indiana | 80-75 | Win | 16-10 |
| July 31 | @ Houston | 76-74 | Win | 17-10 |
| August 2 | @ San Antonio | 84-79 | Win | 18-10 |
| August 4 | @ Seattle | 101-111 | Loss | 18-11 |
| August 7 | @ Los Angeles | 96-93 | Win | 19-11 |
| August 9 | New York | 97-86 | Win | 20-11 |
| August 11 | Los Angeles | 100-83 | Win | 21-11 |
| August 17 | @ Sacramento | 101-91 | Win | 22-11 |
| August 19 | Sacramento | 87-73 | Win | 23-11 |
| August 24 (first round, game 1) | @ Seattle | 101-84 | Win | 1-0 |
| August 26 (first round, game 2) | Seattle | 95-89 | Win | 2-0 |
| August 30 (West finals, game 1) | @ San Antonio | 102-100 | Win | 3-0 |
| September 1 (West finals, game 2) | San Antonio | 98-92 | Win | 4-0 |
| September 5 (WNBA finals, game 1) | @ Detroit | 100-108 | Loss | 4-1 |
| September 8 (WNBA finals, game 2) | @ Detroit | 98-70 | Win | 5-1 |
| September 11 (WNBA finals, game 3) | Detroit | 83-88 | Loss | 5-2 |
| September 13 (WNBA finals, game 4) | Detroit | 77-76 | Win | 6-2 |
| September 15 (WNBA finals, game 5) | @ Detroit | 108-92 | Win | 7-2 |
Regular season statistics
| Player | GP | MIN | FG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Taurasi | 32 | 1025 | 206 | 135 | 137 | 45 | 34 | 613 |
| Penny Taylor | 34 | 1010 | 198 | 214 | 98 | 51 | 22 | 605 |
| Cappie Pondexter | 31 | 966 | 193 | 112 | 123 | 29 | 8 | 532 |
| Tangela Smith | 34 | 1072 | 165 | 220 | 44 | 40 | 56 | 428 |
| Kelly Miller | 34 | 1040 | 115 | 168 | 156 | 42 | 5 | 321 |
| Kelly Mazzante | 34 | 488 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 182 |
| Kelly Schumacher | 34 | 543 | 57 | 147 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 151 |
| Belinda Snell | 30 | 343 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 107 |
| Jennifer Derevjanik | 23 | 200 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 36 |
| Jennifer Lacy | 20 | 94 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Olympia Scott | 8 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Adriana Moises | 4 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Teana Miller | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Cappie Pondexter was named the 2007 Finals MVP.
References
References
- "Phoenix Mercury Draft History". WNBA.com.
- [http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2007.html WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Transactions]
- "2007 Phoenix Mercury Stats".
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