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Guard · 5′11″ 172 lb · Born 1982-06-11 in Glendale, CA · High school: Don Antonio Lugo · College: UConn 2000-01 to 2002-03 · 2004 WNBA draft, round 1, pick 1 by 
Phoenix Mercury
Seasons
23 (3 College · 20 WNBA)
Teams
2 (1 College · 1 WNBA)
Championships
WNBA 2007, WNBA 2009, WNBA 2014
WNBA playoff seasons
12
Awards and honours
- WNBA Most Valuable Player: 2009
- WNBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
- WNBA Finals MVP ×2: 2009, 2014
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (first team) ×10: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (second team) ×4: 2005, 2016, 2017, 2020
- WNBA All-Star Game selection ×13: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024
- NCAA Naismith College Player of the Year ×2: 2002-03, 2003-04
- NCAA Wade Trophy: 2002-03
- NCAA AP Player of the Year: 2002-03
- NCAA NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player ×2: 2002-03, 2003-04
NCAA College career game logs →
2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
WNBA WNBA career game logs →
4 × 10 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft 1¾ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mercury | 34 | 31 | 33.2 | 578 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | .416 | .330 | .760 | .512 |
| 2005 | Mercury | 34 | 32 | 32.0 | 527 | 15.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | .410 | .313 | .801 | .528 |
| 2006 | Mercury | 34 | 33 | 33.9 | 860 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .452 | .397 | .781 | .576 |
| 2007 | Mercury | 32 | 31 | 32.1 | 613 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .440 | .367 | .835 | .580 |
| 2008 | Mercury | 34 | 33 | 31.8 | 820 | 24.1 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .446 | .360 | .870 | .589 |
| 2009 | Mercury | 34 | 31 | 28.6 | 631 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .461 | .407 | .894 | .613 |
| 2010 | Mercury | 34 | 31 | 29.4 | 702 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | .427 | .374 | .912 | .585 |
| 2011 | Mercury | 34 | 31 | 28.4 | 692 | 20.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | .449 | .395 | .903 | .612 |
| 2012 | Mercury | 29 | 7 | 5.7 | 112 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .436 | .395 | .900 | .607 |
| 2013 | Mercury | 32 | 32 | 32.3 | 651 | 20.3 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | .456 | .347 | .854 | .603 |
| 2014 | Mercury | 33 | 33 | 30.8 | 536 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | .454 | .365 | .874 | .597 |
| 2016 | Mercury | 33 | 33 | 29.8 | 589 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | .396 | .350 | .909 | .558 |
| 2017 | Mercury | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | 556 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .400 | .384 | .912 | .574 |
| 2018 | Mercury | 33 | 33 | 29.9 | 682 | 20.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | .446 | .383 | .925 | .630 |
| 2019 | Mercury | 6 | 6 | 21.5 | 26 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | .103 | .042 | .944 | .273 |
| 2020 | Mercury | 19 | 19 | 28.1 | 356 | 18.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | .409 | .365 | .912 | .617 |
| 2021 | Mercury | 16 | 16 | 28.4 | 243 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | .365 | .339 | .861 | .537 |
| 2022 | Mercury | 31 | 31 | 31.0 | 519 | 16.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | .373 | .337 | .894 | .553 |
| 2023 | Mercury | 26 | 26 | 27.3 | 415 | 16.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .403 | .342 | .848 | .559 |
| 2024 | Mercury | 36 | 36 | 28.9 | 538 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | .400 | .333 | .857 | .549 |
| Total | 20 seasons | 595 | 556 | 29.1 | 10,646 | 17.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | .425 | .360 | .870 | .576 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mercury | 9 | 9 | 33.2 | 179 | 19.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .504 | .390 | .731 | .642 |
| 2009 | Mercury | 11 | 11 | 33.1 | 245 | 22.3 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .451 | .365 | .893 | .587 |
| 2010 | Mercury | 4 | 4 | 31.5 | 74 | 18.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | .473 | .542 | .818 | .614 |
| 2011 | Mercury | 5 | 5 | 31.2 | 100 | 20.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | .398 | .286 | .929 | .519 |
| 2013 | Mercury | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | 104 | 20.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | .333 | .176 | .950 | .477 |
| 2014 | Mercury | 8 | 8 | 32.4 | 175 | 21.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | .492 | .386 | .853 | .616 |
| 2016 | Mercury | 5 | 5 | 30.8 | 118 | 23.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .515 | .432 | .970 | .705 |
| 2017 | Mercury | 5 | 5 | 32.0 | 86 | 17.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .409 | .353 | .769 | .549 |
| 2018 | Mercury | 7 | 7 | 35.3 | 147 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .477 | .419 | .864 | .626 |
| 2020 | Mercury | 2 | 2 | 35.0 | 51 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .471 | .476 | 1.000 | .666 |
| 2021 | Mercury | 10 | 10 | 30.4 | 176 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.0 | .391 | .347 | .884 | .574 |
| 2024 | Mercury | 2 | 2 | 30.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | .423 | .389 | 1.000 | .575 |
| Total | 12 seasons | 73 | 73 | 32.7 | 1,486 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | .446 | .374 | .882 | .593 |