Napheesa Collier scored a record 36 points to help her team beat Team Clark 151-131 in the WNBA All-Star Game.

Phoenix Mercury Make Roster Move Before WNBA All-Star Break originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After finishing the 2024 WNBA season at 19-21 and missing out on the playoffs, Phoenix entered 2025 with sweeping changes.

Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game has been filled with points, trending toward nearly 300 total. To get there, a good number of assists are going to be required. Insert Skylar Diggins, who wound up making a little history late in the fourth quarter.

WNBA All-Star weekend was set to come to a close with the exhibition game between Team Clark and Team Collier on Saturday night

The major free agent who could change the balance of power among the top three teams is Emma Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP who last played in the league in 2022, when she was an All-Star for the Chicago Sky.

The Phoenix Mercury had their worst season in 2012, and in the 2013 WNBA Draft, they selected a center out of Baylor.

However, second-year forward Angel Reese is having another dominant campaign, as she earned her second straight All-Star nod this season. Reese is averaging a league-best 12.6 rebounds per game, as well as a career high 14.0 points and 3.8 assists per contest.

Admittedly, Brondello thought she was free from All-Star coaching obligations since the Mercury were a half game ahead of the Liberty in the WNBA standings with only the Wings on deck earlier this month before the top two WNBA coaches were picked.

The WNBA has grown faster than ever in 2025, bringing a whole new level of stardom to the sport. Women's basketball has exploded into the national conciousness

WNBA players rated the Phoenix Mercury as the league's best-run franchise, according to a poll conducted by The Athletic. State of play: In the anonymous poll of 39 players from all 13 franchises — no rookies were included to best represent veterans' views — 28.6% of respondents picked the Mercury.