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The Phoenix Mercury will face one of the WNBA's toughest teams before hosting one of the league's worst teams this week.
Phoenix will finish a two-game road swing with the Minnesota Lynx on Monday, July 13, then will head home to host the Connecticut Sun for the first time on Friday, July 19.
Minnesota has won both contests in Phoenix, most recently a 111-77 rout on June 1. Lynx point guard Olivia Miles and forward Natasha Howard were both named starters for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.
Miles, a rookie out of TCU, is the only first-year starter in this year’s All-Star Game and the first Lynx player to be voted in as a rookie starter since Maya Moore in 2011.
The Sun had a rough showing in June, losing seven straight before winning the last two games of the month.
The Sun is led by former Mercury fan favorite Brittney Griner, who dropped 29 points against the Lynx on July 6. Griner spent 11 seasons with the Mercury after being drafted first overall in 2013. She set the WNBA's all-time career blocks mark on June 22, delivering her 878th block to reach No. 1.
The Mercury will host the second of the back-to-back series against the Sun on Sunday, July 19.
Entering their Thursday, July 9, home matchup with the Indiana Fever, Phoenix star Kahleah Copper was averaging 20.6 points per game, Alyssa Thomas 14.4 points, 8.4 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Mercury face Lynx on the road, welcome Brittney Griner in Phoenix
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Phoenix will finish a two-game road swing with the Minnesota Lynx on Monday, July 13, then will head home to host the Connecticut Sun for the first time on Friday, July 19.
Minnesota has won both contests in Phoenix, most recently a 111-77 rout on June 1. Lynx point guard Olivia Miles and forward Natasha Howard were both named starters for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.
Miles, a rookie out of TCU, is the only first-year starter in this year’s All-Star Game and the first Lynx player to be voted in as a rookie starter since Maya Moore in 2011.
The Sun had a rough showing in June, losing seven straight before winning the last two games of the month.
The Sun is led by former Mercury fan favorite Brittney Griner, who dropped 29 points against the Lynx on July 6. Griner spent 11 seasons with the Mercury after being drafted first overall in 2013. She set the WNBA's all-time career blocks mark on June 22, delivering her 878th block to reach No. 1.
The Mercury will host the second of the back-to-back series against the Sun on Sunday, July 19.
Entering their Thursday, July 9, home matchup with the Indiana Fever, Phoenix star Kahleah Copper was averaging 20.6 points per game, Alyssa Thomas 14.4 points, 8.4 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Reach the reporter or send tips for stories at [email protected], as well as @jennarortiz on X.
Catch the best high school sports coverage in the state. Sign up for Azcentral Preps Now. And be sure to subscribe to our daily sports newsletters so you don't miss a thing.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Mercury face Lynx on the road, welcome Brittney Griner in Phoenix
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