Why Phoenix's 2000 Season Was One Of Its Best

The Phoenix Mercury missed the playoffs in 1999, but they bounced back the following year. They finished the 1999 season with a record of 15-17, and while that is a decent record, it was not enough to make it to the playoffs. There were other Western Conference teams that had the same record, and teams like the Houston Comets and the Los Angeles Sparks were ahead of them. Phoenix recovered from that setback, and the Mercury finished the 2000 season with a record of 20-12. The Mercury lost a few players before the start of that season, as both Edna Campbell and Toni Foster were a part of an expansion draft . The WNBA added four teams before the 2000 season, as the league introduced the Indiana Fever, the Miami Sol, the Portland Fire and the Seattle Storm. Campbell was the second pick of that draft, and she went to the Storm. Later in the draft, the Storm picked up Foster. Despite those losses, the Mercury brought in some new faces. They did not have a first-round pick in that year's draft, but they had picks