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Voted as one of the top 15 players in the history of WNBA, Diana Taurasi is a popular player of the Phoenix Mercury basketball team. Following her highly decorated high school years, Diana Taurasi enrolled at the University of Connecticut where he began playing basketball for the women's team.

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In 2004, she was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury into the WNBA. On her WNBA debut, Phoenix did not make it to the Playoffs but Taurasi took home the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.

On the same year, she was selected to be one of the representatives of the USA at the 2004 Summer Olympics which was held in Athens Greece. The USA women's national basketball team took home a gold medal after defeating Australia.

Diana Taurasi is estimated to be worth $1.5 million

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2019

Salary

Base salary with the Phoenix Mercury for the year 2019

$117,490

2018

Salary

Base salary with the Phoenix Mercury for the year 2018

$117,490

2018

Contract

A two-year contract with the Phoenix Mercury

$237,000

2017

Salary

Base salary with the Phoenix Mercury for the year 2017

$113,500

2015

Salary

Base salary with the Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg for the year 2015

$1,500,000

2014

Asset

Purchase value of Diana Taurasi's house in Manhattan Beach

$3,300,000

2014

Salary

Base salary with the Phoenix Mercury for the year 2014

$107,000

2010

Salary

Base salary with the Phoenix Mercury for the year 2010

$49,000