2009 Phoenix Mercury season The 2009 WNBA season was the 13th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association . The Mercury won the WNBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. On June 6, the Mercury and LifeLock entered a multi-year marketing partnership to launch the first-ever branded jersey in WNBA or NBA history . A press conference was held at the NBA Store in New York City with Phoenix Mercury President and COO Jay Parry and LifeLock CEO Todd Davis to make the announcement. The partnership ran through 2011, and the LifeLock name was on the front of Phoenix Mercury’s player jerseys and on warm-up suits. The Mercury and LifeLock ware the first to finalize such an agreement following the WNBA’s decision this off-season to make this opportunity available for its teams and sponsors. As part of the partnership, LifeLock offered a one-year complimentary membership to season ticket holders of all WNBA teams.Off-season Dispersal draft Based on the Mercury's 2008 record, they picked 5th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft . The Mercury picked Sequoia Holmes .WNBA draft The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft:Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 5 DeWanna Bonner Auburn 3 31 Sha Brooks Florida 3 34 Jessica Adair George Washington
Transactions July 17: The Mercury re-signed Penny Taylor . July 14: The Mercury waived Allie Quigley. June 3: The Mercury waived Alison Bales, Sha Brooks, and Laurie Koehn and claimed Ketia Swanier off waivers. June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga . May 31: The Mercury waived Murriel Page. May 18: The Mercury signed Murriel Page. May 13: The Mercury waived Jessica Adair. April 30: The Mercury signed Laurie Koehn. April 20: The Mercury waived Kim Smith and A'Quonesia Franklin. March 26: The Mercury acquired Temeka Johnson from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a first-round 2010 WNBA draft pick. March 20: The Mercury traded Barbara Farris to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for A'Quonesia Franklin and Kim Smith. March 16: The Mercury has withdrawn its qualifying offer to Belinda Snell. February 11: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga to a training camp contract. January 30: The Mercury traded Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Nicole Ohlde . January 21: The Mercury acquired Alison Bales from the Atlanta Dream in exchange for a second-round 2009 WNBA draft pick. January 7: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith to a training-camp contract. May 7, 2008: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft from the New York Liberty as part of the Leilani Mitchell transaction.Free agents Additions Player Signed Former team Sequoia Holmes December 8, 2008 Houston Comets Brooke Smith January 7, 2009 re-signed Nicole Ohlde January 30 , 2009Minnesota Lynx Temeka Johnson March 26 , 2009Los Angeles Sparks Ketia Swanier June 3 , 2009Connecticut Sun Penny Taylor July 17, 2009 re-signed
Subtractions Roster Season standings Schedule Preseason Regular season Postseason Regular season statistics Player statistics Team statistics Awards and honors Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 29 , 2009. Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 6 , 2009. Cappie Pondexter was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of July 13, 2009. Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 10, 2009. Diana Taurasi was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve. Cappie Pondexter was named to the 2009 WNBA All-Star Team as a Western Conference reserve. DeWanna Bonner was named Sixth Woman of the Year . Diana Taurasi was named to the All-WNBA First Team . Cappie Pondexter was named to the All-WNBA First Team . Diana Taurasi was named Most Valuable Player .
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