Phoenix Mercury all-time great Diana Taurasi announces retirement in Time magazine and on 'The View,' saying she'd lost her edge after 20 years.

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi announced her retirement on Tuesday, ending a 20-year career in the WNBA that included three WNBA championships and the league's all-time scoring record.

Plans for the Mercury’s future started to come to light last offseason. In February 2024, they acquired Copper, the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP and multi-time All-Star, from the Chicago Sky. She had led the Sky to the title over the Mercury.

In addition to her three WNBA championships with the Mercury, Taurasi won six Euroleague championships while playing year-round most of her career. She was the 2009 WNBA MVP and is one of four players to earn WNBA Finals MVP honors more than once (2009, 2014).

After 20 seasons in the WNBA and one of the most decorated professional basketball careers, Diana Taurasi announced her retirement.

Diana Taurasi’s storied basketball career has included 20 seasons in Phoenix and numerous achievements. Since being drafted by the Mercury in 2004, the WNBA logo herself has made an unchangeable mark on Phoenix and the league. Here are some of her biggest achievements.

With a flair for heroic plays and her trademark bun hairstyle, Taurasi was voted by fans in 2021 as the WNBA’s Greatest of All Time.

Perhaps the greatest player that women's basketball and the WNBA has ever seen won't be playing in the 2025 season as Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi has ele

The WNBA's all-time leading scorer and Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi announced her retirement after 20 seasons in the league.

Diana Taurasi is retiring. The WNBA's all-time scoring leader has six Olympic gold medals, three WNBA championships and two WNBA Finals MVP awards.

Phoenix Mercury veteran Diana Taurasi announced her retirement Tuesday. Why it matters: The WNBA's all-time leading scorer and six-time Olympic gold medalist is a living legend. She spent her entire career in Phoenix and has become a beloved member of the Valley community.

Diana Taurasi retired on Tuesday, ending her 20-year career with the Phoenix Mercury. She's the WNBA's career scoring leader with 10,646 points and was a three-time league champion.