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Diana Taurasi      

Guard for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury; Olympic Gold Medalist

Diana Taurasi is considered one of the greatest women to play basketball. Her penchant for scoring in crucial situations has earned her the nickname "White Mamba", first coined by Kobe Bryant. Current Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton also labelled her as the Michael Jordan of the WNBA.

Taurasi was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. Since the day she was drafted, Taurasi has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award, three WNBA championships, a historic five Olympic gold medals, one WNBA Most Valuable Player Award, two WNBA Finals MVP Awards, five scoring titles, and three FIBA World Cups.

Taurasi is married to former teammate Penny Taylor and they have two children.

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