Diana Taurasi is without doubt one of the biggest basketball gamers of her technology. However the 20-year WNBA veteran has but to decide about her basketball future.
If Taurasi decides to step away from the WNBA, she’s going to depart with three league championships, a pair of WNBA Finals MVP trophies and 11 All-Star appearances. She additionally received three NCAA Division I titles throughout her storied run with the UConn Huskies.
This week, the long run Corridor of Famer mentioned she’ll take a while earlier than deciding if she’ll play one other season.
“I don’t take retirement calmly. I do know the minute I say it or announce it, whether or not it’s, you understand, in a month or two months, I’m going to imply it,” Taurasi informed The Related Press. “I discuss to (spouse) Penny (Taylor) and the Mercury, so I’m nonetheless within the thought course of.”
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi catches a move throughout warmups Sept. 19, 2024, at Footprint Middle in Phoenix. (Owen Ziliak/The Republic/USA Right this moment Community by way of Imagn Photos)
Taurasi, who has spent her complete WNBA profession with the Phoenix Mercury, final performed in late September. The Minnesota Lynx eradicated the Mercury from the playoffs Sept. 25.Â
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“I’ve not taken (retirement) calmly. I give it some thought day by day. You realize, I’m nonetheless in deep thought of it. I wish to make the best resolution, you understand, and I’m simply taking my time just a little bit,” Taurasi mentioned. “And, you understand, typically when the season ends, the very last thing you wish to take into consideration is the following season.”
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) smiles after hitting a 3-pointer Sept. 19, 2024, at Footprint Middle in Phoenix. (Owen Ziliak/The Republic/USA Right this moment Community by way of Imagn Photos)
Taurasi likes the strikes the staff made final offseason, including Natasha Cloud and Kahleah Copper, which she mentioned made the staff into a possible championship contender. In July, the Mercury unveiled a $100 million coaching middle. The state-of-the-art advanced options two basketball courts named after Taurasi.
“I do suppose with the additions (on court docket) we made and within the entrance workplace, we’ll be there for a very long time,” she mentioned. “You realize these are my sisters. I’ve gone by way of lots with them. So, you understand, I’ll chat with them. It’s lots to course of the season as an entire.”
The Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi celebrates after scoring her 10,000th profession level in the course of the second half of a sport towards the Atlanta Dream Aug. 3, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Picture/Matt York)
Each time she does determine to retire, Taurasi is intrigued by the thought of getting concerned with possession of a staff.
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“I positively love the thought of with the ability to have a place the place, clearly, you affect a staff,” she mentioned. “However greater than that, simply being round (proprietor) Mat (Ishbia) for just a little bit, simply seeing how he’s influenced this complete metropolis and alter the vitality of what an proprietor can do to essentially the outlook of a metropolis, the sensation of a metropolis. The issues to which he’s completed with the staff, it’s actually the following step, I feel, for feminine athletes.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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