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Cappie Pondexter leads a talented group of players who are expected to vie for the 2013 WNBA MVP trophy.

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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.