2012 Phoenix Mercury season

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

Transaction log

• April 11, 2011: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tahnee Robinson's draft rights.
• January 12: The Mercury traded Temeka Johnson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Andrea Riley.
• February 2: The Mercury acquired Alexis Hornbuckle from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft.
• February 9: The Mercury signed Chastity Reed.
• February 28: The Mercury traded the 18th pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft.
• April 11: The Mercury signed Zane Tamane and Brittney Thomas.
• April 13: The Mercury signed Dymond Simon.
• April 13: The Mercury announced Marie Ferdinand-Harris' retirement.
• April 26: The Mercury signed Avery Warley.
• May 2: The Mercury signed draft picks Christine Flores, Amanda Johnson, Samantha Prahalis, and C'eira Ricketts.
• May 3: The Mercury waived Brittney Thomas.
• May 8: The Mercury waived C'eira Ricketts and Christine Flores.
• May 16: The Mercury waived Chastity Reed, Dymond Simon, Krystal Thomas, and Amanda Johnson.
• May 25: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Zane Tamane.
• June 2: The Mercury signed Andrea Riley.
• July 1: The Mercury waived Andrea Riley.
• July 5: The Mercury signed Lynetta Kizer to a seven-day contract.

Trades

Personnel changes

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Depth

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || Tue 8 || 10:00 || Japan || || 102-73 || Gray-Lawson (34) || Tamane Warley (13) || Prahalis (7) || US Airways Center 2,752 || 1-0 |-

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || Sun 20 || 12:30 || @ Minnesota || ABC || 83-105 || Houston (24) || Sanford (6) || Prahalis (6) || Target Center 12,611 || 0-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || Tue 22 || 8:00 || @ Tulsa || || 89-87 || Dupree (31) || Dupree (9) || Prahalis (7) || BOK Center 5,341 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || Sat 26 || 10:00 || Los Angeles || FS-A+ KDOC || 88-99 || Dupree (24) || Warley (9) || Taurasi (4) || US Airways Center 10,200 || 1-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || Thu 31 || 7:00 || @ Atlanta || FS-A SSO || 65-81 || Bonner (22) || Bonner (10) || Prahalis (6) || Philips Arena 4,887 || 1-3 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || Fri 1 || 8:00 || @ San Antonio || || 66-85 || Bonner Dupree (17) || Dupree (10) || Prahalis (9) || AT&T Center 6,534 || 1-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || Sun 3 || 6:00 || Tulsa || || 79-72 || Bonner (23) || Bonner (13) || Prahalis (6) || US Airways Center 7,178 || 2-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || Fri 8 || 11:00 || @ Los Angeles || TWC101 || 74-90 || Houston (22) || Bonner Gray-Lawson (6) || Prahalis (6) || Staples Center 11,198 || 2-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || Fri 15 || 10:00 || Minnesota || || 60-78 || Bonner (18) || Dupree (10) || Prahalis (4) || US Airways Center 7,394 || 2-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || Sun 17 || 4:00 || @ Tulsa || || 75-87 || Bonner (24) || Bonner (9) || Prahalis (6) || BOK Center 4,200 || 2-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || Wed 20 || 10:00 || Washington || || 80-77 || Bonner (19) || Warley (9) || Bonner Prahalis (3) || US Airways Center 5,751 || 3-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || Sat 23 || 8:00 || Los Angeles || ESPN || 84-93 || Bonner (24) || Thomas (11) || Prahalis (5) || US Airways Center 9,670 || 3-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || Wed 27 || 8:00 || @ Minnesota || FS-A+ || 80-96 || Bonner (23) || Bonner Warley (7) || Prahalis (3) || Target Center 9,674 || 3-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || Fri 29 || 8:30 || @ Chicago || CN100 || 84-81 || Bonner (27) || Thomas (11) || Houston Prahalis (4) || Allstate Arena 5,488 || 4-9 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || Sun 1 || 4:00 || @ Washington || CSN-MA || 77-90 || Houston (26) || Bonner Thomas (8) || Prahalis (5) || Verizon Center 10,789 || 4-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || Tue 3 || 8:00 || @ San Antonio || NBATV || 81-82 || Bonner (38) || Bonner Thomas (8) || Prahalis (5) || AT&T Center 6,912 || 4-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || Sat 7 || 10:00 || Atlanta || || 93-100 (2OT) || Bonner (27) || Bonner (15) || Hornbuckle Prahalis Thomas (4) || US Airways Center 7,948 || 4-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || Sun 8 || 9:00 || @ Seattle || || 68-83 || Bonner (12) || Warley (13) || Bonner (3) || KeyArena 8,639 || 4-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || Tue 10 || 3:30 || Los Angeles || FS-A || 71-90 || Bonner Prahalis (14) || 5 players (7) || Hornbuckle (3) || US Airways Center 9,336 || 4-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || Fri 13 || 10:00 || Seattle || || 64-83 || Bonner (18) || Hornbuckle (8) || Hornbuckle (5) || US Airways Center 7,647 || 4-15

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

References

References

1. (January 12, 2012). "Shock Trades Riley To Phoenix For Temeka Johnson". [[KWTV-DT.
2. (February 2, 2012). "Mercury acquire Hornbuckle in sign-and-trade". [[Fox Sports]].
3. (February 28, 2012). "Charde Houston, pick traded to Mercury". [[ESPN]].
4. (May 3, 2012). "Mercury trim roster, waive guard Thomas". [[Fox Sports]].
5. (May 8, 2012). "Mercury waive draft picks Ricketts, Flores". [[Fox Sports]].