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Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Taurasi is widely recognized as one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time; she rose to fame while playing college basketball at the University of Connecticut.
Stats current as September 19, 2024. Most points, season; 1021 – A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas 2024; 939 – Jewell Loyd, Seattle 2023; 919 – Breanna Stewart, New York 2023; Highest points per game average, season; 26.87 - A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas 2024; 25.29 – Diana Taurasi, Phoenix 2006; 24.71 – Jewell Loyd, Seattle 2023
185. 1,303. 3. Tina Thompson *. F. Houston Comets (1997 – 2008) Los Angeles Sparks (2009 – 2011) Seattle Storm (2012 – 2013) 7,488.
In 2023, WNBA players make an average $113,295 as base salary, with the highest salary in the league a little over $241,000, compared to an NBA player’s $9.7 million. That’s 85 times more ...
The average salary this season for a WNBA player is $120,648. In 2019, it was $74,349. ... Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors had the highest NBA base salary in 2020-21 as he took home $43 ...
The scoring average leader is Cynthia Cooper, who averaged 21.0 points per game [61] in five seasons with the Houston Comets (1997–2000, 2003). [62] In 2007, Paul Westhead of the Phoenix Mercury became the first person to earn both NBA and WNBA championship rings as a coach.
For reference, Wenbanyama's $13.7 million rookie salary translates to roughly $167,000 per game over an 82-game season, or more than twice Clark's rooke salary in the WNBA.
In the WNBA, Thomas recorded fifteen career triple-doubles. [2] She is one of four players to record 15+, 15+, 10+ with 0 turnovers (Nikola Vucevic 2021, Charles Barkley 1992, and Fat Lever 1988), the only WNBA player to do so ever. [3] She also won gold medals for Team USA at the 2022 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Summer Olympics.