How Phoenix's Stars Made History

The Phoenix Mercury have had some stars over the years, and a lot of them earned their share of accolades. The Mercury have had All-Stars, they have champions and some of them made history with their award wins. Phoenix players have been involved in the Most Valuable Player (MVP) race early on, and in the team's first season, a key player received MVP nods. Michele Timms was fifth in the MVP race , and she received 20 points. Cynthia Cooper won the award, and she was the unanimous winner. In 1998, the Mercury had another player in the MVP race, as Jennifer Gillom finished second. She had eight first-place votes, and she earned 303 points. It would be some years before a Mercury player won the award, but it finally happened in 2009. Diana Taurasi won the award that year, and she had 27 first-place votes. She ended up with a total of 323 points, and she had a significant lead over other candidates. Taurasi averaged 20.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals. She had a fantastic season, a