Diana Taurasi

Diana Taurasi is an American basketball player known for her long WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury and three Olympic gold medals with the United States.

Phoenix Mercury: The Phoenix-based WNBA team for which Diana Taurasi played most of her professional career. Taurasi became the franchise’s defining star and helped it win three WNBA championships.
Sue Bird: An American basketball player who won four WNBA championships and five Olympic gold medals. Bird and Taurasi formed a long-running backcourt partnership for the United States.
WNBA all-time leading scorer: The player who has scored the most regular-season points in WNBA history. Taurasi became the league’s first player to pass 10,000 career points.
Kobe Bryant: An American basketball player who spent his NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Both were prolific scorers, but Bryant played in the NBA while Taurasi built her career in the WNBA.
2004 WNBA draft: The WNBA draft in which teams selected players entering the league after college. Phoenix selected Taurasi first overall, beginning her professional career.
Lisa Leslie: An American basketball player and three-time WNBA MVP who played for the Los Angeles Sparks. Leslie was a central rival during Taurasi’s early years in the WNBA.
WNBA 25th Anniversary Team: A 2021 selection of 25 players recognized for their impact across the WNBA’s first 25 years. Taurasi was included among the league’s most influential players.
Maya Moore: An American basketball player who won four WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx and two Olympic gold medals. Moore’s peak overlapped Taurasi’s, offering a comparison between two championship-winning forwards and guards.
2004 WNBA season: The eighth season of the Women's National Basketball Association, played in 2004. Taurasi won the league’s Rookie of the Year award in her debut season.
Candace Parker: An American basketball player who won WNBA championships with the Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky. Parker became one of the league’s defining stars in the generation after Taurasi’s arrival.

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