The Phoenix Mercury traveled to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Lynx on July 16, 2025, ahead of the WNBA All-Star break.

The Phoenix Mercury suffered a loss to the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx despite 12 points and nine assists by Alyssa Thomas.

The major free agent who could change the balance of power among the top three teams is Emma Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP who last played in the league in 2022, when she was an All-Star for the Chicago Sky.

The top two teams in the WNBA will face off as the Phoenix Mercury (15-6) and Minnesota Lynx (19-4) meet on Wednesday afternoon at Target Center.

Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Courtney Williams had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 79-66 to improve to 12-0 at home this season heading into the All-Star break.

Phoenix Mercury fans were treated to a new NASCAR design featuring a design centered around All-Star forward Alyssa Thomas.

Even though Diana Taurasi has retired, the WNBA's biggest trash talker remains in Phoenix. Taurasi held down the honor for the past two years, but now it's Mercury star Alyssa Thomas' turn. Thomas now holds the baton as the league's No. 1 trash talker, according to her peers in an anonymous poll from The Athletic.

The Phoenix Mercury announced that they have re-signed veteran guard Kiana Williams to a seven-day contract. This comes after news that starting point guard Mon