How Taylor's Playoff Experience Helped The Mercury

While Penny Taylor is one of the Phoenix Mercury's legendary players, she did not start her career with them. Taylor was the 11th pick of the 2001 WNBA Draft, and she was selected by an Eastern Conference team. Lauren Jackson, who played for the Canberra Capitals, was the first pick, and she went to the Seattle Storm. After Jackson, there were three Australian players drafted, and Taylor was next up. Taylor played for the Dandenong Rangers, and she was drafted by the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers were a part of the WNBA's inaugural season, and they spent a few years in the league before folding. Taylor was with them when they folded, and after that, she was a part of a dispersal draft. That is how she ended up with the Mercury. Before all of that, Taylor gained playoff experience. The Rockers made the playoffs in 2001, and she averaged seven points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist during that run. Cleveland faced the Charlotte Sting, and the Sting beat them 2-1. Charlotte beat the New York Liberty