The Phoenix Mercury are playing with pride to close the 2026 season, evidenced by their come-from-behind victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday. PHNX Mercury is reacting to that victory as Gil, Stephen and Kevin are joined by Carlan Gay, USA Sports’ WNBA play-by-play announcer who was on the call for the last-second thriller.

With Carlan in studio, they also talk about the Mercury’s season as a whole before looking ahead to Thursday’s game against the Las Vegas Aces, as he’ll be on the call once again. And while the Mercury won’t be in the postseason this year, they discuss what he expects from the eight-team field.

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0:00 - Carlan Gay joins the pod
5:00 - The Mercury are not rolling over
16:30 - Next seasons's roster fit
29:00 - Alyssa Thomas' impact and greatness
39:30 - Looking ahead to Aces game (A'ja Wilson)
50:00 - WNBA Playoffs

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While they have long been eliminated from playoff contention, the Phoenix Mercury have won two straight games as the 2026 season comes to a close. Their latest victory — a 94-91 win over the Portland Fire — is yet another encouraging step when looking for silver linings this season.

Undrafred rookie guard Shay Ciezki is looking like a crown jewel for the franchise, as she turned in another career performance with 22 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and a perfect 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. Even more impressive is that she scored 17 of her 22 points in the third frame and did all of her work in 21 minutes before fouling out.

PHNX Suns’ Gil McGregor, Stephen PridGeon-Garner and Kevin Thomas discuss what the Mercury may have found in Ciezki and dive into the positives that can be taken from the close to the season. Follow the show: @PHNX_Suns, @GilMcGregor_, @StephenPG3 and @KevoPosts!

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The Phoenix Mercury's very own Kahleah Copper has won another gold medal as Team USA took down France in the Gold Medal game at the FIBA World Cup. Can Copper return to Alyssa Thomas and the Mercury with the same level of play?

Join Gilbert McGregor and Stephen PridGeon-Garner on the PHNX Mercury Podcast!

0:00 - Kahleah Copper wins another gold
14:00 - Mercury could be fun to watch down the stretch
30:00 - The Mercury standard and Kahleah Copper

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