Mercury's Elite Veteran And More Wear No. 14

When it comes to No. 14, the Phoenix Mercury have had nine players wear it. This is one of the numbers that made an appearance right away, as Marlies Askamp wore it in 1997. That was the Mercury's debut season, and Askamp was one of their first players. Askamp signed a deal with them, and in her first season, she averaged 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. She spent a few more years with the Mercury before she joined the Miami Sol. Then, she played for the Los Angeles Sparks, and she won a championship with them. The center had her career high in her years with the Mercury, as she scored 23 points against the Utah Starzz. She also had six rebounds, two blocks, a steal and an assist in her team's 80-66 win. Askamp was one of two players who scored in double figures, as Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil had 18 points off the bench. A few years later, Slobodanka Tuvic wore the number, and she wore it from 2001 to 2004. In her first season with the team, she played 30 games, and she came off the bench in all of them. After tha