Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman of The Athletic shared the results of an anonymous WNBA player's poll Monday, and the Phoenix Mercury star was named the biggest trash talker in the league.

The Mercury wasted little time reshaping their core, acquiring All-Stars Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally via trade, signing Sami Whitcomb and DePaul star Alexa Held before the season and recently bringing back two-time WNBA champion DeWanna Bonner.

Even though Diana Taurasi has retired, the WNBA's biggest trash talker remains in Phoenix. Taurasi held down the honor for the past two years, but now it's Mercury star Alyssa Thomas' turn. Thomas now holds the baton as the league's No. 1 trash talker, according to her peers in an anonymous poll from The Athletic.

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After defeating the Golden State Valkyries Monday, the Phoenix Mercury are riding a three-game win streak heading to Minnesota to take on the first place Lynx b

Alyssa Thomas made a free throw with a second remaining to give the Phoenix Mercury a 78-77 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Monday night.

The season has gone in some fascinating directions, some expected (the Minnesota Lynx dominating), some unexpected (the Las Vegas Aces struggling). However, with as much as we can glean from the halfway point, what are our biggest takeaways from the 2025 WNBA campaign so far?

Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase lamented an "unfortunate" foul call that led to her team losing on July 14.