Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi became the first WNBA player ever to reach 10,000 points when she swished a triple with 8:23 remaining in the third quarter against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night at Footprint Center.
Taurasi, 41, celebrated the 10,000 regular season points milestone with her teammates on the court as the crowd erupted.
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The three-time WNBA champion scored a season-high 42 points on her historic night, shooting 12-for-21 from the field and 6-for-13 from deep to help the Mercury win 91-71.
She now has over 3,000 points more than the next active WNBA player on the scoring list.
There are a few stars who could be next to reach 10,000 points, but a few things will first have to go their way.
DeWanna Bonner next in line
Connecticut Sun guard DeWanna Bonner has scored 6,680 points in her career and is eighth on the all-time scoring list.
Bonner, 35, played alongside Taurasi in Phoenix for 10 years and currently averaging 19.1 points a game.
She would reach the 10,000 mark in five years at that pace and isn’t the only one who could get there by then.
Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd has 4,489 points to her name and is averaging a league-high 24.6 points. She is 29 years of age and could reach the 10,000 mark by scoring about 20 points per game for the next six years.
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