PHOENIX – The Phoenix Mercury today announced their opening night roster for the 2025 WNBA season. The Mercury have waived forward Temira Poindexter and guards Megan McConnell and Celeste Taylor. The contract of forward Murjanatu Musa, who is still completing her season overseas, has been partially suspended until she reports to the team. Kitija Laksa, who has also been away from the team while playing overseas, will report to the Mercury in the coming days.

Headlined by the offseason additions of All-WNBA forward and perennial MVP candidate Alyssa Thomas and All-Star and former No. 2 overall pick Satou Sabally who join returning All-WNBA wing Kahleah Copper, the 2025 Mercury roster features 11 new players. The star core is joined by veterans Sami Whitcomb and Kalani Brown, returner Natasha Mack, and new faces Monique Akoa Makani, Lexi Held, Alexis Prince, Sevgi Uzun and Kathryn Westbeld.

The Mercury will tip off the 2025 WNBA regular season at home on Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. against the Seattle Storm in the Fry’s Food Stores Home Opener. Tickets for the home opener are available atphoenixmercury.com/tix.

2025 Phoenix Mercury Roster

No.	Player	Pos.	Height	Birthdate	Exp.	College/Country
8	Monique Akoa Makani	G	5-11	2/4/2001	R	–/Cameroon-France
21	Kalani Brown	C	6-7	3/21/1997	5	Baylor/USA
2	Kahleah Copper	G-F	6-1	8/28/1994	9	Rutgers/USA
1	Lexi Held	G	5-10	12/28/1999	R	DePaul/USA
9	Kitija Laksa	G	6-1	5/21/1996	R	South Florida/Latvia
4	Natasha Mack	F/C	6-4	11/3/1997	2	Oklahoma St/USA-Montenegro
20	Murjanatu Musa*	F	6-2	5/5/2000	R	–/Nigeria
6	Alexis Prince	F	6-2	2/5/1994	3	Baylor/USA
0	Satou Sabally	F	6-4	4/25/1998	5	Oregon/Germany-USA
25	Alyssa Thomas	F	6-2	4/12/1992	11	Maryland/USA
10	Sevgi Uzun	G	5-10	11/25/1997	1	–/Turkey
24	Kathryn Westbeld	F	6-3	1/29/1996	R	Notre Dame/USA
33	Sami Whitcomb	G	5-10	7/10/1988	8	Washington/Australia

*Contract partially suspended

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