The same year she was one of the inaugural WNBA draft picks, stepping out for Phoenix Mercury the following year in 1997. Instantly, she was a cult figure. The Americans liked the cut of Timms' jib.

Michele Timms, Penny Taylor ... showcase filled with individual career highlight montage videos and the Mercury's WNBA legacy displayed on the Jumbotron. As one of the league's three oldest ...

Curt Miller was expected to be a candidate for the five open head-coaching positions. Instead, he has been named Wings GM.

Coaching jobs in the WNBA come with the expectation of results.  With the exception of Nate Tibbetts (Phoenix Mercury), who ...

and two former WNBA players made the cut. Minnesota Lynx legend Seimone Augustus got in via the Women's Committee, while former Phoenix Mercury guard and Australian star Michele Timms made it ...

Reese’s announcement to leave college for the WNBA was one of the biggest stories ... of Fame honor with basketball stars like former Phoenix Mercury player and Australian international Michele Timms.

While legendary trailblazer Michele Timms played in the inaugural WNBA season in 1997 ... Three years later at Phoenix Mercury, it would be another pair of Opals, Penny Taylor and Belinda Snell ...

Low pay, short contracts and instability have made for a shallow WNBA coaching pool through the years. Is that changing?