Inside Lindsey Harding's Reunion With Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury were on the verge of doing something big, and a trade helped put them over the top. The Mercury had the first pick of the 2007 WNBA Draft, and they used that pick to draft Lindsey Harding. Harding played for Duke during her college years, and averaged 9.3 points, 4.1 assists, four rebounds and 1.9 steals. While the Mercury drafted her, she made her WNBA debut with the Minnesota Lynx. The Mercury sent her to Minnesota, and they received Tangela Smith in return. Smith had some good years with the Mercury, and in her first season, she averaged 12.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals. When it came to Harding, she had a nice rookie season, and she averaged 11.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and a steal for the Lynx. Harding had a solid career, and she played for a few teams before pivoting to coaching. She played for the Washington Mystics, the Atlanta Dream, the Los Angeles Sparks, the New York Liberty before coming to Phoenix. She played for the Mercury during t