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As espnW.com previews the 2013 WNBA season, Michelle Smith takes a look at the Phoenix Mercury.

The Phoenix Mercury have their healthy stars back, not to mention the addition of Brittney Griner, and have nowhere to go but up after a forgettable 2012.

Jessica Adair was cut by the Phoenix Mercury because of her weight. That spurred a dramatic weight-loss journey that landed her back in the WNBA, where she's an example for others.

Phoenix is mired in a 4-19 season, but DeWanna Bonner -- the league's perpetual Sixth Woman of the Year -- has transformed into the team's go-to talent.

In a game between two of UConn's finest, Maya Moore and the Lynx bested Diana Taurasi and the Mercury.

Minnesota showed naysayers its stellar regular-season record was a sign of things to come.

Minnesota had 27 wins in the regular season and was 3-2 against Phoenix, but the Mercury know how to win when it counts -- in the postseason.

The WNBA playoffs field has been pared in half, with the Fever, Dream, Lynx and Mercury shooting for spots in the Finals.

It's time to tip off the most exciting part of the WNBA season -- the playoffs. Who has what it takes to win a WNBA title?

Before she'd even picked a college, she got a WNBA tattoo. More than a decade later, she's one of the league's best.

One of the WNBA's most competitive rivalries resumes in the first round when Phoenix tries to take down Seattle, which topped the Mercury in three of their four meetings this year.

Getting on a WNBA roster is rough and finding playing time can be even rougher. Alexis Gray-Lawson counts herself as a survivor.

Seattle will get its 2010 WNBA championship rings Saturday, part of a long tradition of giving serious jewelry to the victors.

Doping allegations led to a five-month break from the game. She's vindicated, and coaches say the layoff has helped her.