Why The Mercury Found The Right Lineup

The Phoenix Mercury had an exceptional 2025 season, and they made history in the process. They made the WNBA Finals, which was the franchise's sixth time getting that far. The Mercury have won three championships in that time, while their opponents got the best of them in the other matchups. Phoenix's season had some great moments, and it also had some obstacles. The Mercury played without some of their best players at times, as Satou Sabally was out with an ankle injury, and Kahleah Copper dealt with a knee injury early in the season, and a hanstring injury later on. With the Mercury missing players, their head coach, Nate Tibbetts, had to adjust and try out different lineups. Phoenix's starting lineup in the first game of the season was Monique Akoa Makani, Sami Whitcomb, Alyssa Thomas, Kathryn Westbeld and Sabally. This lineup played well, and they beat the Seattle Storm 81-59 . As the season progressed, the lineup changed, and it most cases, the Mercury would win. The lineup they used the most was one th