Photos: Mercury Open $100M Practice Facility with Courts Named After Diana Taurasi

The Phoenix Mercury celebrated the official opening of a new $100 million practice facility in downtown Phoenix ahead of WNBA All-Star weekend on Thursday.

The 58,000-square-foot facility features ten baskets and two indoor basketball courts named after Mercury legend Diana Taurasi.

The Diana Taurasi basketball courts feature "built-in courtside technologies that provide real-time performance analytics," according to the team.

The courts also feature a unique logo inspired by Taurasi. Mercury governor Mat Ishbia said the team was "honored to name our basketball courts after the greatest women's basketball player of all time."

The facility additionally features a strength and cardio training area, turf training areas, a sauna and steam room, and a full kitchen with a private chef, the Mercury stated.

Other highlights include hot and cold pools featuring an underwater treadmill, a smoothie bar, a physician room and two massage rooms, the team said.

Josh Bartelstein, CEO of the Mercury and Phoenix Suns, said the facility "sets the standard for what it means to invest in women's sports."

The U.S. Olympic team was the first squad to practice on the new courts, according to the Associated Press' Doug Feinberg. The team includes Taurasi, who will make her record sixth Olympic appearance for Team USA during the Paris Games alongside Mercury teammates Kahleah Copper and Brittney Griner.

The Mercury are not the only WNBA team that has recently unveiled new practice facilities.

The Las Vegas Aces became the first franchise to build a training facility specifically for a WNBA team when the team opened a 64,000-square-foot, $40,000 facility in 2023. The Seattle Storm followed that up by opening a $64 million, 50,000-square-foot practice facility in April.

The newest WNBA practice facility is located in Phoenix's warehouse district within the team member campus for the Player 15 Group, Ishbia's investment company. The campus opened in April as the new headquarters for the Mercury, Suns, the NBA G League affiliate Valley Suns, and Footprint Center operations.

The WNBA All-Star weekend will take place on Friday and Saturday at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix.