With the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals , Alyssa Thomas has been the talk of the team. In her first season, she helped the franchise reach its first Finals since 2021. Coincidentally, Diana Taurasi took the team to its last appearance.

Both have been consistent competitors and two of the best when both were playing. The trash-talk stories only continue to highlight Phoenix with Thomas joining the team and replacing Taurasi.

However, when the Mercury traded for Thomas , it had nothing to do with trying to emulate what the WNBA's greatest player of all time has done. Rather, it's to continue her own legacy .

“I don't think anybody can feel the shoes with Diana and what she's done for this game, and let alone this franchise,” Thomas said via Desert Wave Media Co on Tuesday. “

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