(Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) It would have made a lot of sense for Diana Taurasi to call it a career after the WNBAâs modified bubble season ended last summer. Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2021, Taurasi will earn a base salary of $221,450, while carrying a cap hit of $221,450. Skylar Diggins-Smith Earns 2018 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award Diana Taurasi signed a 2 year / $449,544 contract with the Phoenix Mercury, including an annual average salary of $224,772. Diana Taurasi. Attended Don Lugo High School (Calif.), where she was named the 2000 Naismith and Parade Magazine National High School Player of the Year. The 38-year-old Taurasi has played her entire career with the Mercury and there was no real expectation she wouldn't re-sign with the team that drafted her ⦠She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft.Taurasi has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (), three WNBA championships (2007, 2009, and 2014), one WNBA Most Valuable Player Award ⦠Diana Taurasi. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) ... "I think the position ⦠âIâve had a lot of fun coaching Svet for these four years because her personality allows me to do and say whatever I want with her. 2021 WNBA free agency tracker: Top available free agents, key dates, timeline, things to know Teams can officially sign players on Feb. 1 According to Rachel Galligan of Winsidr, it is a two year supermax deal with $221,450 in the first year and $228,094 in the second. Her family moved to Southern California before Dee was born; Spanish is the language spoken in the Taurasi household. Diana Taurasi is staying in Phoenix while Alysha Clark is heading across the country to join the Washington Mystics. Guard: Diana Taurasi (2000-2004) National Championships: 2002, 2003, 2004; Awards: A three-time All-American, a two-time winner of the Naismith award, a two-time Big East Player of the Year, and a two-time winner of the Lieberman award, she also won the Wade Trophy and the AP National Player of the Year Award. On NBA 2K21, Diana Taurasi has an Overall 2K Rating of 91 with a Build of an All-Around 2-Way. Diana Taurasi signed a two-year deal with the team on Monday, which will keep her there until she turns 40. Getting this deal done keeps the former MVP with the team that raised her as a WNBA player. In early November: âIâm blessed that I have two kids like that, two kids whose personalities are such that theyâre OK with it (the sarcasm),âAuriemma said. First overseas trip was in 1996 when the USA Junior squad went to Mar del Plata, Argentina. Diana Taurasi is an American professional basketball player who plays at the Shooting Guard or Small Forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. Personal: Daughter of Mario Taurasi, who was born in Italy and raised in Argentina, and Liliana Taurasi, a native Argentinian...Has one older sister, Jessika...Family moved to ⦠Both signed on Monday, the first official day that WNBA free agents could officially ink deals. Diana Taurasi is staying put in Phoenix She and the team have agreed to a multi-year deal, according to ESPN. Diana Taurasi on NBA 2K21. ⢠On her debut as a WNBA player, Taurasi grabs the position among the leagueâs leaders in numerous categories while leading the Mercury to an 84-76 victory over the Seattle Storm. Diana Taurasi signed a two-year deal with the team on Monday, which will keep her there until she turns 40.