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MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Liz Cambage #8 of Team Parker shoots the ball against Team Delle Donne during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Liz Cambage #8 of Team Parker shoots the ball against Team Delle Donne during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images)
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EVERETT, WA- MAY 15: Brittney Griner #42 of Phoenix Mercury handles the ball against the Seattle Storm on May 15, 2019 at the Angel of the Winds Arena, in Everett, Washington. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joshua Huston/NBAE via Getty Images)
EVERETT, WA- MAY 15: Brittney Griner #42 of Phoenix Mercury handles the ball against the Seattle Storm on May 15, 2019 at the Angel of the Winds Arena, in Everett, Washington. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joshua Huston/NBAE via Getty Images)

Phoenix Mercury

After the draft, Phoenix Mercury GM Jim Pitman made it clear that the team felt that they were just minutes from a title last season. Signing all of their free agents and luring veterans like Essence Carson had him confident about the team’s chances in 2019, as well. Adding three of the top 13 players in the draft certainly didn’t hurt that optimism. This could be the year for Phoenix to bring a title home for the first time in five years.

Of course, that was before the announcement that Diana Taurasi would miss training camp and up to one-third of the regular season due to back surgery. While they were able to find a way around the loss of Sancho Lyttle last season, this is Taurasi. It’s not a matter of simply plugging in another player and moving on.

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