How One Past Mercury Draft Unfolded

The Phoenix Mercury had two consecutive years where they had only second and third-round picks. It was still a few years before they drafted Brittney Griner, and the year before that, they drafted Samantha Prahalis , C’eira Ricketts and Christine Flores. The Mercury won a championship in 2009, and when it came to the 2010 WNBA Draft, that was one of the instances where they drafted late. The Mercury drafted Tyra Grant the the 24th pick of that year's draft. Grant attended Penn State, and during that time, she averaged 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists. Grant's best season was her third year, as she averaged 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists. While Grant did play in the preseason, she did not play for the Mercury after that. She had 12 points and three rebounds in Phoenix's loss. The Mercury also drafted Nyeshia Stevenson that year, and she attended Oklahoma. Stevenson averaged 9.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in those four years. Her best year was her last, as she averaged 14.6 points